Title devised by curator., Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card., Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen., Mounted on page 123 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos. Selections. English
Description:
An abridged translation of the first three decades of Herrera's "Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos," first published in Madrid, 1601-1615., Frontispieces and further plates include: portrait of Christopher Columbus (vol. 1). -- 'A new map of South America' (vol. 2). -- 'A new map of as much of North and South America ... ' (vol. 3). -- "An hidrographical draught of Mexico as it lies in its lakes"(vol. 3) -- portrait of Ferdinand Cortes (vol. 4) -- minature portraits on frontispiece of 'The five most famous men in Peru and Chile' (vol. 5). -- illustration of 'The people of Florida sacrificing their first born to the sun'., Includes decorative head- and tail-pieces and initial letters., The preface in volume 1 is in six pages, and the headpiece to the preface and to page 1 represents a hill with a flag on top, with a sun in the background; Sig. B is under the 'a' of "Seneca.", Title page printed in red and black., and Volumes 1 and 2 dated 1725; volumes 3-6 dated 1726.
Subject (Geographic):
Latin America--History--To 1600--Early
Subject (Name):
Batley, Jeremiah, -1737, Dalkeith Palace Bookplate, and Stevens, John, -1726
Title devised by cataloger., Text within print border: Outside left arm, Da pacem Domine; outside of the right arm, Sit Laus Deo; on the inside of [the] rt. arm, Joannes Arthurus; on the inside of [the] back, Monacus Glastonie; inside left arm, salvet eum Deus., Questionable date of publication supplied by cataloger., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 96 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12., and 1 print : etching on wove paper ; sheet 22.8 x 16.5 cm.
"A collection of Roman inscriptions & sculptures found in Britain": 76 [i.e. 78] engraved plates., Engr. head-piece., and Nos. 353-[356] repeated in paging.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Osborn and T. Longman,
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Antiquities, Roman and Great Britain--Historical geography
In English., Script: Written in a careful cursive hand sloping slightly to the right in a single column 170 x 110 mm without bordering lines or ruling. the text has been partly corrected by another hand and with significant marginalia throughout by this hand in inks of different hues., Watermarks: Paper watermarked with a crowned coat of arms, probably a Dutch paper not certainly identified., Binding: English binding of diced brown Russia leather, a border of gilt dots around the edges of the covers, inside and out, the backstrip in compartments similarly treated, original title label on second compartment from top gold-lettered: "Anonimo Manuscritto di un Vero Adepto." Plain edges. Hinges and corners repaired., Tome 1: 1 smaller leaf 220 x 140 mm inserted after first leaf of index., and Tome 2: 1 smaller leaf 190 x 112 mm inserted after page 157.
Blackwell, Elizabeth, fl. 1737 Eisenberger, Nicolaus Friedrich, 1707-1771 Ludwig, Christian Gottlieb, 1709-1773 Trew, Christoph Jacob, 1695-1769
Published / Created:
1750-1773.
Call Number:
1984 +132
Image Count:
2
Alternative Title:
Curious herbal. Latin & German
Description:
6 v. in 3., Added t.p.'s in German: Vermehrtes und verbessertes Blackwellisches Kräuter-Buch., Includes indexes., Preface of v. 6 by Christian Gottlieb Ludwig., Translation of Curious herbal., and Vols. 1 and 6 printed by Fleischmann; v. 2-5 by Christian de Launoy.
Publisher:
Typis Io. Iosephi Fleischmanni,
Subject (Topic):
Botany--Pictorial works and Herbs--Therapeutic use