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1.
A circular brick-tower at Tottenham 16-f. diameter, about 40 f. high in all : in the fore-part or

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1720 and 1756?]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3581 v.1
Collection Title:
Volume 1, page 71. Original drawings of heads, antiquities, monuments, views, &c. by George Vertue
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from ink inscription at top of image.
Subject (Geographic):
Tottenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Coleraine, Henry Hare, Baron, 1636-1708
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Towers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A circular brick-tower at Tottenham 16-f. diameter, about 40 f. high in all : in the fore-part or court-yard at Lord Colerane's house, which has been built time out of mind / [art original]

2.
A journey through England, 1752 May 8.

Call Number:
LWL Mss Vol. 48
Image Count:
93
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a diary of a journey from Dublin to England and then to Cork, written in a lighthearted and sometimes satirical manner. Traveling with his father, his friend Valerius, and a servant, the Irish author records his impre...
Description:
Author of the manuscript is an unknown Irishman.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Liverpool (England), London (England), and Nottingham (England)
Subject (Topic):
English wit and humor, Travelers' writings, English, Women, Conduct of life, Description and travel, and Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A journey through England, 1752 May 8.

3.
A perspective view of Brighthelmston, and of the sea coast as far as the Isle of Wight Inscribed

Creator:
Canot, Pierre Charles, 1710-1777, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1765]
Call Number:
Drawer 765.00.00.95
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of Brighton, the town with numerous houses and other buildings, St. Nicholas's Church on the hill above the town to the right, the coast stretching away in the distance, windmills in the fields to the left with haywains drawn by oxen and reapers ...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, & sold by Jas. Lambert, painter, at Lewes in Sussex, and Robert Sayer, map and printseller, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
Brighton (England), England., England, and Brighton.
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Cityscapes, Churches, Coastlines, Meadows, Windmills, and Church buildings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A perspective view of Brighthelmston, and of the sea coast as far as the Isle of Wight Inscribed (by permission) to His Royal Highness William Henry Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Earl of Connaught of the Kingdom of Ireland, Ranger of Hampton Court Park, and Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter - by His Royal Highnesses most obedt. & devoted servt. James Lambert / [graphic]

4.
A perspective view of Richard Hands Bunn House at Chelsey who has the honour to serve the Royal

Published / Created:
[ca. 1750?]
Call Number:
730.00.00.05+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Façade of the bungalow in Chelsea, with colonnade at front; above at centre the royal arms, with soldiers and men holding scientific instruments on either side
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Chelsea (London, England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Bungalows, Facades, Scientific equipment, British, and Soldiers
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A perspective view of Richard Hands Bunn House at Chelsey who has the honour to serve the Royal Family [graphic].

5.
A south view of Chesterfield Church [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1819?]
Call Number:
Folio 633 780 En58
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of Chesterfield Church and the churchyard, with gravestones
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by J. Ford, Chesterfield
Subject (Geographic):
Chesterfield (England) and England.
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Churches, and Cemeteries
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A south view of Chesterfield Church [graphic].

6.
A view of Dr. Battys house at Twickenham [graphic].

Published / Created:
[not before 1748]
Call Number:
SH Views H448 no. 3 Box 105
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the home of Dr. Batty in Twickenham from across the Thames. Three horses on the shore pull a fishing boat in foreground, a tree to the left. A row boat on the river midfield wtih two other small boats in the distance, up and down stream
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Batty, Robert, 1763?-1849
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Boats, Estates, and Landscapes (Representations)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view of Dr. Battys house at Twickenham [graphic].

7.
A view taken on Twickenham Common Vüe prenez sur la Communes de Twickenham / [graphic] =

Creator:
Boydell, John, 1720-1804, printmaker
Published / Created:
1753.
Call Number:
Topos M627 no. 19+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Vüe prenez sur la Communes de Twickenham
Description:
Titles from text below image, in English and French.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, & sold by J. Boydell, engraver at the Unicorn, the corner of Queen Street, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England), England, and Twickenham.
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc and Houses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A view taken on Twickenham Common Vüe prenez sur la Communes de Twickenham / [graphic] =

8.
A visit to the cottage at Windsor [graphic].

Published / Created:
[November 1820]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on George IV who greets Lady Conygham as she draws up in a carriage beside his cottage at Windsor."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Novr. 1820 by Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Windsor Great Park (England)
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Adultery, Mistresses, Dwellings, Carriages & coaches, and Arrivals & departures
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > A visit to the cottage at Windsor [graphic].

9.
Alderley [graphic]

Creator:
Bonnor, Thomas, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1794]
Call Number:
Folio 633 780 En58
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the church at Alderley and its neighboring buildings at the town crossroads
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Alderley Edge (England) and England.
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc and Churches
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Alderley [graphic]

10.
Anchor Inn at Tempsford [art original]

Creator:
Noseda, Walter, artist
Published / Created:
[19th century]
Call Number:
Folio 64 B39 813
Collection Title:
Page 138b. Magna Britannia.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title and statement of responsibility written in pencil beneath drawing, on mounting sheet.
Subject (Geographic):
Bedfordshire (England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc and Taverns (Inns)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Anchor Inn at Tempsford [art original]

11.
At Windsor the petty cannons houses in the form of a fetterlock one of King Edwd. [the] IVth's

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756
Published / Created:
[1776?]
Call Number:
776.00.00.66+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Petty cannons houses in the form of a fetterlock and Petty canons houses in the form of a fetterlock
Description:
Title from text within cartouche above image.
Publisher:
Society of Antiquaries
Subject (Geographic):
Windsor (Windsor and Maidenhead, England), England, and Berkshire.
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc and Residential facilities
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > At Windsor the petty cannons houses in the form of a fetterlock one of King Edwd. [the] IVth's Royal Badges [graphic].

12.
Brooklyn City Hall

Creator:
Magnus, Charles, lithographer
Published / Created:
not before 1849]
Call Number:
WA Prints 421
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Subject: View of the Classical style Brooklyn City Hall, flying an American flag. Another Classical style building sits behind it, while people walk along the street and others ride on horseback. The scene is set within a simple ivy border
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 421: Partially hand-colored.
Publisher:
Charles Magnus
Subject (Geographic):
New York (State), New York., Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), New York, and Brooklyn.
Subject (Name):
Brooklyn City Hall (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Subject (Topic):
Public buildings, Buildings, structures, etc, and Buildings
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Brooklyn City Hall

13.
Cam [graphic]

Creator:
Ravenhill, Thomas
Published / Created:
December 17, 1787.
Call Number:
Folio 633 780 En58
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of a church at Cam, including the churchyard with gravestones
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs by Richd. Bigland
Subject (Geographic):
Cam (England) and England.
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Churches, and Cemeteries
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Cam [graphic]

14.
Capitol of the State of California, Sacramento

Creator:
Baker, Geo. H. (George Holbrook), 1827-1906, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1854 and 1862?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 387
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 387: Manuscript annotation in lower right: GH [or CH?] Baker.
Publisher:
Geo. H. Baker?
Subject (Geographic):
California and Sacramento (Calif.)
Subject (Topic):
Capital and capitol, Capitols, and Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Capitol of the State of California, Sacramento

15.
Carte hydrographique de la baye de la Havane : avec le plan de la ville et de ses forts pour

Creator:
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772
Published / Created:
1762?]
Call Number:
2003 Folio 85
Image Count:
1
Description:
BEIN 2003 Folio 85: No. 30 of 45 maps bound together with binder's spine title: Atlas of America; ms. table of contents. Bookplate: Robinson. Bookplate of Paul Mellon.
Publisher:
Dépost des cartes et plans de la marine
Subject (Geographic):
Cuba, Havana Bay (Cuba), Havana, and Havana (Cuba)
Subject (Topic):
Nautical charts, Fortification, and Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Carte hydrographique de la baye de la Havane : avec le plan de la ville et de ses forts pour joindre a la Carte de l'isle de Cube

16.
Cheltenham [graphic].

Published / Created:
[17 December 1787]
Call Number:
Folio 633 780 En58
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the church at Cheltenham and the churchyard with gravestones
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs Dec. 17, 1787 by Richd. Bigland
Subject (Geographic):
Cheltenham (England) and England.
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Churches, and Cemeteries
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Cheltenham [graphic].

17.
Cirencester Cross [graphic]

Creator:
Lysons, Samuel, 1763-1819, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1790]
Call Number:
49 3641 Shelved as 49 2523
Collection Title:
Page 200. Portfolio containing 50 drawings by Lady Diana Beauclerk and her daughter Mary, Miss
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text at top of image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Cirencester (England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc and Monuments & memorials
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Cirencester Cross [graphic]

18.
Cirencester [graphic]

Creator:
Bonnor, Thomas
Published / Created:
[1 January 1781]
Call Number:
Folio 633 780 En58
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament January1st 1781 by Ralph Bigland, Garter principal King of Arms
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Cirencester (England)
Subject (Topic):
Churches and Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Cirencester [graphic]

19.
Cliveden near Strawberry-Hill, Twickenham, formerly the villa of Mrs. Catherine Clive the comedian

Creator:
Barrow, Joseph Charles, artist
Published / Created:
[1792]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Watercolor drawing of Little Strawberry Hill, which was home to the actress Kitty Clive in the 1780's and then to Mary and Agnes Berry after 1791. Trees flank either side of the house and a hedgerow separates the structure from the figures in the fore...
Description:
Titled in Thomas Kirgate's hand below image on mounting page.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Clive, Kitty, 1711-1785, Berry, Mary, 1763-1852, and Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Cliveden near Strawberry-Hill, Twickenham, formerly the villa of Mrs. Catherine Clive the comedian, and now of Miss Mary and Miss Agnes Berry, 1792 [art original].

20.
Col. Webber's Twickenham [art original].

Published / Created:
[18--?]
Call Number:
Drawings Un58 no. 3 Box D155
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A watercolor depicting a view of the stately York House located in Twickenham, England
Alternative Title:
Colonel Webber's Twickenham and York House
Description:
Title from caption inscribed below image.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Houses and Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Col. Webber's Twickenham [art original].

21.
Cottage at Strawberry Hill [art original]

Creator:
Barrow, Joseph Charles, artist
Published / Created:
[1791]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Watercolor drawing of the cottage on the grounds of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill estate in Twickenham. The side of the cottage containing a large window faces the viewer, with the entrance and its portico facing left; a man, holding a cane in his ...
Alternative Title:
Cottage, drawn by J.C. Barrow, 1791
Description:
Title, statement of responsibility, and date written in brown ink on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Cottage at Strawberry Hill [art original]

22.
Cottage at Strawberry Hill [art original]

Creator:
Barrow, Joseph Charles, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1789?]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3678.7
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Inscription in Thomas Kirgate's hand on verso (not visible): "Cottage at Strawberry Hill, by J.C. Barrow."
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England), England, and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Cottage at Strawberry Hill [art original]

25.
Dr. Batty's house at Twickenham [art original]

Creator:
Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
Published / Created:
[1748]
Call Number:
SH Views H448 no. 2+ Box 200
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the home of Dr. Batty in Twickenham from across the Thames. On shore in the foreground a string of houses pulls a load, which is not in view
Alternative Title:
View of Dr. Batty's House at Twickenham
Description:
Title, date, artist's initials, and artist name inscribed in ink, in the same hand.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Batty, Robert, 1763?-1849
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Boats, Estates, and Landscapes (Representations)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Dr. Batty's house at Twickenham [art original]

26.
Dr. Battys house at Twickenham as view'd from the opposite shore of the River Thames Vüe de la

Creator:
Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
Published / Created:
[not before 1764]
Call Number:
Topos M627 no. 12+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View looking across the river towards the grand house fronting the Thames; three horses pull a fishing boat in foreground, a tree to the left"--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Doctor Battys house at Twickenham as viewed from the opposite shore of the River Thames and Vüe de la maison de Monsieur le Docteur Batty a Twickenham prise du rivage opposee de la Tamisè
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles, No. 13 in Cornhill & Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England), Thames River (England),, England, and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Batty, Robert, 1763?-1849
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Houses, Estates, Rivers, Horses, and Boats
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Dr. Battys house at Twickenham as view'd from the opposite shore of the River Thames Vüe de la maison de Monsieur le Docteur Batty a Twickenham prise du rivage opposee de la Tamisè. [graphic] =

27.
East front of Strawberry Hill [graphic].

Published / Created:
[approximately 1784]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > East front of Strawberry Hill [graphic].

28.
East front of Strawberry Hill [graphic].

Published / Created:
[approximately 1784]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Printed by Thomas Kirgate
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > East front of Strawberry Hill [graphic].

29.
East front of Strawberry Hill [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1798]
Call Number:
SH Views Sa5 no. 1+ Impression 2 Box 205
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the Gothic mansion with pinnacles on the battlemented roof and pointed arched windows, seen across the lawn to the right, surrounded by trees, with others to the left and two men in the left foreground, one sweeping the lawn, the other guidin...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
G.G. and J. Robinson
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > East front of Strawberry Hill [graphic].

30.
East front of Strawberry Hill [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1798]
Call Number:
SH Views Sa5 no. 1+ Impression 1 Box 205
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the Gothic mansion with pinnacles on the battlemented roof and pointed arched windows, seen across the lawn to the right, surrounded by trees, with others to the left and two men in the left foreground, one sweeping the lawn, the other guidin...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
G.G. and J. Robinson
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > East front of Strawberry Hill [graphic].

31.
East view of Strawberry-hill near Twickenham in Middlesex [art original]

Creator:
Müntz, Jean-Henri, 1727-1798, artist
Published / Created:
[1758]
Call Number:
SH Views M92 no. 5 Box 110
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing of Horace Walpole's home Strawberry Hill in Twickenham from the view in the southeast
Alternative Title:
East view of Strawberry Hill near Twickenham in Middlesex
Description:
Title inscribed by artist below image; signed and dated by the artist lower right of image.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England), England, and Twickenham.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Houses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > East view of Strawberry-hill near Twickenham in Middlesex [art original]

32.
Fabbriche e disegni di Giacomo Quarenghi, architetto di S.M. l'imperatore di Russia, cavaliere di

Creator:
Quarenghi, Giulio
Published / Created:
1843-1844.
Call Number:
1988 Folio 39
Image Count:
1
Description:
Beinecke copy bound 2 v. in 1.
Publisher:
Presso i fratelli Negretti
Subject (Geographic):
Russia (Federation), Saint Petersburg, and Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Subject (Name):
Quarenghi, Giacomo, 1744-1817
Subject (Topic):
Contributions in neoclassical architecture, Neoclassicism (Architecture), and Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Fabbriche e disegni di Giacomo Quarenghi, architetto di S.M. l'imperatore di Russia, cavaliere di Malta e di S. Walodimiro

33.
General view coming from Twickenham, looking S.W [art original].

Creator:
Carter, John, 1748-1817, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1790]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the grounds of Strawberry Hill, the villa only partially visible in the distance through a gap in the trees. In the foreground stands the obelisk on a knoll, behind and to the right of which is the cottage set back among the trees. At left i...
Alternative Title:
General view coming from Twickenham, looking southwest
Description:
Title written in ink below image.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Estates, and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > General view coming from Twickenham, looking S.W [art original].

36.
Governor Pitt's house a [sic] Twickenham [art original]

Creator:
Heckel, Augustin, approximately 1690-1770, artist
Published / Created:
[1748]
Call Number:
SH Views H448 no. 1+ Box 200
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the home of Governor Pitt in Twickenham from across the Thames. Several boats can be seen on the river, including one being pulled by a string of rowboats
Alternative Title:
Governor Pitt's house at Twickenham
Description:
Title written in ink at bottom of sheet.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Rivers, George Pitt, Baron, 1721-1803
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Boats, Estates, and Landscapes (Representations)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Governor Pitt's house a [sic] Twickenham [art original]

37.
Great fire in San Francisco : May 4th, 1850 : 400 buildings burned! : loss $5,000,000!

Published / Created:
[1850]
Call Number:
WA Prints 388
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A large crowd of spectators watches many buildings burn
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pub. by W.B. Cooke & Co, Portsmouth Square
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Topic):
Fires, San Francisco (Calif.), and Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Great fire in San Francisco : May 4th, 1850 : 400 buildings burned! : loss $5,000,000!

38.
Hodgson's drawing book. No. [7].

Published / Created:
[ca. 1835]
Call Number:
File 74 835 H691
Image Count:
7
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Four topographical plates (2 colored), stitched as issued in original pale yellow printed wrappers
Description:
Cover title.
Publisher:
10, Cloth Fair, West Smithfield
Subject (Geographic):
Malmesbury (England), England, London., England., and Malmesbury.
Subject (Name):
Carlton House (London, England) and Eltham Palace (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Abbeys, Castles & palaces, and Market crosses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hodgson's drawing book. No. [7].

39.
House near Chalfont in Buckinghamshire, whither Milton retired during the plague [art original]

Creator:
Barrow, Joseph Charles, artist
Published / Created:
[1789]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3581 v.1
Collection Title:
Volume 1, page 69. Original drawings of heads, antiquities, monuments, views, &c. by George Vertue
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
Milton's cottage at Chalfont
Description:
Title from ink annotation on verso, in Horace Walpole's hand.
Subject (Geographic):
Chalfont St. Giles (England)
Subject (Name):
Milton, John, 1608-1674
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > House near Chalfont in Buckinghamshire, whither Milton retired during the plague [art original]

40.
King Edward the Second's monument in Gloucester Cathedral [graphic]

Creator:
Bonnor, Thomas
Published / Created:
[1 August 1781]
Call Number:
Folio 633 780 En58
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament August 1st 1780 by Ralph Bigland, Garter principal King of Arms
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Gloucestershire (England)
Subject (Topic):
Tombs & sepulchral monuments and Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > King Edward the Second's monument in Gloucester Cathedral [graphic]

42.
Kitty Clive's house at Strawberry Hill [art original].

Creator:
Smith, Charles John, 1803-1838, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1836]
Call Number:
485 842 C76 VI Copy 5
Collection Title:
Page 5. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
View of Little Strawberry Hill, which was home to actress Kitty Clive in the 1780's. Trees flank the house on either side; a group of women and children stand on the path in the right foreground
Description:
Title written in ink below image, in a contemporary hand.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Clive, Kitty, 1711-1785
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Kitty Clive's house at Strawberry Hill [art original].

43.
Little Strawberry Hill [art original]

Creator:
Berry, Mary, 1763-1852, artist
Published / Created:
[not before 1790]
Call Number:
SH Views B45 no. 1 Box 100
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A small pencil drawing of Little Strawberry Hill, a residence given to Mary and Agnes Berry by Horace Walpole, has been attributed to Mary Berry. A woman stands on the path in front of the house, as a man leans over the railing of the second story bal...
Description:
Title and artist name written on verso in brown ink, in unknown hand.
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Berry, Mary, 1763-1852 and Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, and Houses
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Little Strawberry Hill [art original]

44.
Little Strawberry Hill in 1813 (from a contemporary sketch). [graphic]

Published / Created:
[not before 1813]
Call Number:
SH Views Un58 no. 16 Box 125
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
A view of Little Strawberry Hill in Twickenham, surrounded by a stone wall as seen from across the road; with a man and two women in the foreground
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Twickenham (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Little Strawberry Hill in 1813 (from a contemporary sketch). [graphic]

45.
Lord Wm. Gordon's lodge, in the Green Park [graphic].

Published / Created:
[12 September 1792]
Call Number:
646 802 M243 v.4 pt.1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of a fairly large house in Green Park, surrounded by trees and shrubbery, three figures on pathway in foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Lord William Gordon's lodge, in the Green Park
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published 12th Septr. 1792 by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
Green Park (London, England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Gordon, William, 1744-1823
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Buildings, structures, etc, Parks, and Dwellings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Lord Wm. Gordon's lodge, in the Green Park [graphic].

46.
Luton-Hoo [art original].

Published / Created:
[19th century]
Call Number:
Folio 64 B39 813
Collection Title:
Page 108a. Magna Britannia.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title written in pencil beneath drawing, on mounting sheet.
Subject (Geographic):
Bedfordshire (England)
Subject (Name):
Luton Hoo (England),
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, and Estates
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Luton-Hoo [art original].

47.
Luton-Hoo on fire [art original].

Published / Created:
[not before 1843]
Call Number:
Folio 64 B39 813
Collection Title:
Page 108b. Magna Britannia.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title written in pencil beneath drawing, on mounting sheet.
Subject (Geographic):
Bedfordshire (England)
Subject (Name):
Luton Hoo (England),
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Dwellings, Estates, and Fires
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Luton-Hoo on fire [art original].

48.
Main plaza

Published / Created:
[between 1854 and 1856?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 447
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene of the west side of the Main Plaza in San Antonio, dominated by the Church of San Fernando, with a stagecoach pictured prominently in the foreground
Alternative Title:
Main plaza (W.C.A. Thielepape)
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 447: With manuscript letter in French, dated mai 1856.
Publisher:
Lith. from nature and publ. by W.C.A. Thielepape
Subject (Geographic):
San Antonio (Tex.)
Subject (Name):
San Fernando Cathedral (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Main plaza

49.
Main plaza of San Antonio, Texas

Published / Created:
[between 1854 and 1859?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 448
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A scene of the west side of the Main Plaza in San Antonio, dominated by the Church of San Fernando, with a stagecoach pictured prominently in the foreground
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 448: With manuscript description of scene written in space for correspondence.
Publisher:
Lith. from nature and publ. by W.C.A. Thielepape
Subject (Geographic):
San Antonio (Tex.)
Subject (Name):
San Fernando Cathedral (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Main plaza of San Antonio, Texas

50.
Main plaza, San Antonio, Texas

Creator:
Pentenrieder, Erhard, 1830-1875, artist
Published / Created:
[between 1856 and 1859?]
Call Number:
WA Prints 446
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A pictorial lettersheet with a large central image at top and smaller images enclosed in vine medallions trailing down the left and right sides, with a large blank space for the message. The central image, bordered by figures of a Native American and ...
Description:
Title from caption below central image.
Publisher:
Published by Pentenrieder & Blersch
Subject (Geographic):
San Antonio (Tex.), Texas, San Antonio, and Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Name):
Mission Concepción (San Antonio, Tex.), Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.), and Mission San Juan Capistrano (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Church buildings, and Missions
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Main plaza, San Antonio, Texas

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