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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788, author. Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29.
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29
1773 January 29
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788. Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse.
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse
[1753]
Stubbs, George, 1724-1806. The anatomy of the horse :
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1766
Constable, John, 1776-1837. Letter to John Thomas Smith.
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Letter to John Thomas Smith
1797, between January 16 and March 23
Cozens, Alexander, 1717-1786. Principles of beauty, relative to the human head /
Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786
Principles of beauty, relative to the human head
MDCCLXXVIII [1778]
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801. A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth :
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth
approximately 1798-1799
Bruce, James, 1730-1794. Travels to discover the source of the Nile :
Bruce, James, 1730–1794
Travels to discover the source of the Nile
1790
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716-1774. Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,
1755
Cook, James, 1728-1779. A voyage to the Pacific ocean.
Cook, James, 1728–1779
A voyage to the Pacific ocean
1784
Engelbrecht, Martin, 1684-1756, engraver. Album of Rococo ornamental designs of gardens, flora and fauna, games and pastimes, costume, chinoiserie, hermits and grottoes, occupations, cities and villages, saints and martyrs, and biblical scenes.
Engelbrecht, Martin, 1684–1756
Album of Rococo ornamental designs of gardens, flora and fauna, games and pastimes, costume, chinoiserie, hermits and grottoes, occupations, cities and villages, saints and martyrs, and biblical scenes
circa 1735-1750
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834. A fourth book, containing twelve imitations of drawings, of modern carriages :
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
A fourth book, containing twelve imitations of drawings, of modern carriages
[1797]
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681-1754, ill., engraver. Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, belonging to the right honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham : laid out by Mr. Bridgman, principal gardener to their majesties King George I and II / delineated in a large plan and fifteen perspective views : drawn on the spot by Mons. Rigaud, and engraved by him and Mons. Bernard Baron =
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire, belonging to the right honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham : laid out by Mr. Bridgman, principal gardener to their majesties King George I and II / delineated in a large plan and fifteen perspective views : drawn on the spot by Mons. Rigaud, and engraved by him and Mons. Bernard Baron =
MDCCXLVI [1746]
Grand tour watercolor albums.
Grand tour watercolor albums
1793-1842
Panorama, Leicester-Square
Panorama, Leicester-Square
[1793]
Halfpenny, William, -1755. New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ... /
Halfpenny, William, -1755
New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ...
1750-1752
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793. The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy :
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy
1786
Wickham, Harriet, 1766-1847. Album of watercolors of flowering plants in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847
Album of watercolors of flowering plants in Yorkshire and Cumbria
1796-1803
Dry drug jar.
Dry drug jar
circa 1750
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. Some account of London /
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798
Some account of London
1791
Roberts, John (Hosier), creator. no_linkage [Billhead of John Roberts, hosier, London, recording purchases by B. Buggin].
Roberts, John (Hosier), no_linkage
[Billhead of John Roberts, hosier, London, recording purchases by B. Buggin]
1773
Wells, William Frederick, 1762-1836, creator. A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure :
Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure
1796
Cowley, Charlotte. no_linkage The ladies history of England :
Cowley, Charlotte. no_linkage
The ladies history of England
1780 [i.e. 1781]
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676. A general system of horsemanship in all it's [sic] branches :
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592–1676
A general system of horsemanship in all it's [sic] branches
MDCCXLIII [1743]
The emperor of China's palace at Pekin :
The emperor of China's palace at Pekin
MDCCLIII [1753]
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. The soldier's return.
Burns, Robert, 1759–1796
The soldier's return
[1793]
A survey of the estate of Richard Moore, Esq., Kentwell Hall, Suffolk.
A survey of the estate of Richard Moore, Esq., Kentwell Hall, Suffolk
1777
Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691. Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works : applied to the arts of smithing, joinery, carpentry, turning, bricklayery : to which is added Mechanick dyalling : shewing how to draw a true sun-dyal on any given plane ... /
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works : applied to the arts of smithing, joinery, carpentry, turning, bricklayery : to which is added Mechanick dyalling : shewing how to draw a true sun-dyal on any given plane ...
1703
Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744-1797. Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America, from the year 1772, to 1777 :
Stedman, John Gabriel, 1744–1797
Narrative, of a five years' expedition, against the revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America, from the year 1772, to 1777
1796
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795, artist. Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) and eggs, with red currant (Ribes cf. rubrum L.) and Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), both closed and open, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) and eggs, with red currant (Ribes cf. rubrum L.) and Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), both closed and open, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
Britannia illustrata, or, Views of all the palaces, several seats and other publick buildings of England, very neatly engrav'd =
Britannia illustrata, or, Views of all the palaces, several seats and other publick buildings of England, very neatly engrav'd =
1724
Hyakunin isshu karuta.
Hyakunin isshu karuta
late 18th century?
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795, artist. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), male, with Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa), both open and closed, and Pupa (Lepidoptera Pieridae), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), male, with Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa), both open and closed, and Pupa (Lepidoptera Pieridae), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
For the use of schools ... The young artist's complete magazine, for the instruction of the youth of both sexes ...
For the use of schools ... The young artist's complete magazine, for the instruction of the youth of both sexes ..
[1788]
Gough, Richard, 1735-1809. Sepulchral monuments in Great Britain;
Gough, Richard, 1735–1809
Sepulchral monuments in Great Britain;
1786-1796
Moll, Herman, -1732. Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps :
Moll, Herman, -1732
Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps
[174-?]
Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802, author. The botanic garden :
Darwin, Erasmus, 1731–1802
The botanic garden
MDCCXCI [1791]
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828. History of British birds.
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
History of British birds
1797-1804
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716-1774. Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,
1754
The art of drawing without a master /
The art of drawing without a master
[1768]
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681-1754, ill., engraver. A general plan of the woods, park and gardens of Stowe, the seat of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham :
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
A general plan of the woods, park and gardens of Stowe, the seat of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham
1739
Wright, Joseph, 1734-1797. Joseph Wright notebook.
Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797
Joseph Wright notebook
1775-1780
Newman, Frederick. no_linkage The curiosities and beauties of England displayed.
Newman, Frederick. no_linkage
The curiosities and beauties of England displayed
[1795?]
Rocque, John, -1762. Plan du chateau, jardin et parc de Wilton :
Rocque, John, -1762
Plan du chateau, jardin et parc de Wilton
1754
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833. Antiquities of London and its environs /
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Antiquities of London and its environs
1791-[1800]
The English pilot :
The English pilot
MDCCIII [1703]
Buck, Samuel, 1696-1779. [A collection of engravings of castles, abbeys, etc. in England and Wales, by Saml. and Nathl. Buck]
Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779
[A collection of engravings of castles, abbeys, etc. in England and Wales, by Saml. and Nathl. Buck]
1726-42
Probert, John, active 1764, cartographer, surveyor. A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr. and his Lady :
Probert, John, active 1764
A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr. and his Lady
1767
Wet drug jar.
Wet drug jar
circa 1750
Taylor, Brook, 1685-1731. New principles of linear perspective, or, The art of designing on a plane,
Taylor, Brook, 1685–1731
New principles of linear perspective, or, The art of designing on a plane,
1749
Wickham, Harriet, 1766-1847. A collection of English grasses.
Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847
A collection of English grasses
circa 1792-1808
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795, artist. ?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria L.), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), both closed and open, with wasp cocoon, ants and cocoons, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria L.), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), both closed and open, with wasp cocoon, ants and cocoons, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652. Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent.
Jones, Inigo, 1573–1652
Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent
1744
Gilpin, William, 1724-1804. Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape.
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape
circa 1790
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809 artist. XII views in aquatinta from drawings taken on the spot in South-Wales
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
XII views in aquatinta from drawings taken on the spot in South-Wales
MDCCLXXV [1775-1776]
Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768. Polymetis: or, An enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists.
Spence, Joseph, 1699–1768
Polymetis: or, An enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists
1747
Historical descriptions of new and elegant picturesque views of the antiquities of England and Wales :
Historical descriptions of new and elegant picturesque views of the antiquities of England and Wales
[1786]
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795, artist. Double flower cultivar of Wood anemone (Anemone cf. nemorosa L. cultivar), with Painted handmaiden moth (Euchromia polymena), both open and closed, with Blister beetle / Spanish fly (Myalabris sp.), Sawyer beetle (?Monochamus sp.) and (Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Double flower cultivar of Wood anemone (Anemone cf. nemorosa L. cultivar), with Painted handmaiden moth (Euchromia polymena), both open and closed, with Blister beetle / Spanish fly (Myalabris sp.), Sawyer beetle (?Monochamus sp.) and (Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
Homer. no_linkage The Iliad of Homer /
Homer. no_linkage
The Iliad of Homer
1715-1720
Pillement, Jean, 1728-1808. A new book of Chinese designs /
Pillement, Jean, 1728–1808
A new book of Chinese designs
1755
Blunt, John, surgeon. Practical farriery, or, The complete directory :
Blunt, John, surgeon
Practical farriery, or, The complete directory
MDCCLXXIII [1773]
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795, artist. Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) and eggs, with bramble (Rubus L.) and Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) and longhorned beetle (?Desmocerus sp.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) and eggs, with bramble (Rubus L.) and Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) and longhorned beetle (?Desmocerus sp.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
Marlborough Coffee House (London, England) A catalogue of curious and true original pictures, by the best Italian and other masters :
Marlborough Coffee House (London, England)
A catalogue of curious and true original pictures, by the best Italian and other masters
[1712]
Holmes & Griffin (Firm : London, England) [Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]
Holmes & Griffin (Firm : London, England)
[Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]
1788
Rose, Richard, 1728-1770. A journal of a voyage to Madrass :
Rose, Richard, 1728–1770
A journal of a voyage to Madrass
1761
Linwood, Mary, 1755-1845. Exhibition of Miss Linwood's pictures in needle work :
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
Exhibition of Miss Linwood's pictures in needle work
[1798?]
Williams, William, active 1724-1733, engraver, publisher. Oxonia depicta sive Collegiorum et aularum in inclyta Academia Oxoniensi ichnographica, orthographica & scenographica delineatio :
Williams, William, active 1724–1733
Oxonia depicta sive Collegiorum et aularum in inclyta Academia Oxoniensi ichnographica, orthographica & scenographica delineatio
[1733]
Jesuits. Allerhand so lehr- als geist-reiche Brief, Schrifften und Reis-Beschreibungen :
Jesuits
Allerhand so lehr- als geist-reiche Brief, Schrifften und Reis-Beschreibungen
1726-1758
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751-1806. The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book :
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751–1806
The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book
1793
By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party.
By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party
between 1792 and 1818?
R. M. no_linkage The Mars and the L'Hercule, April 21, 1798 :
R. M. no_linkage
The Mars and the L'Hercule, April 21, 1798
1799
Rocque, John, -1762. A plan of the city of Bristol /
Rocque, John, -1762
A plan of the city of Bristol
1743
Buck, Samuel, 1696-1779, engraver. [Views of the cities of Westminster and London taken from the opposite bank of the Thames]
Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779
[Views of the cities of Westminster and London taken from the opposite bank of the Thames]
1749
Signet ring, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
Signet ring, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
not before 1787
The magic ring :
The magic ring
November 1st, 1796
Rogers, Charles, 1711-1784. A collection of prints in imitation of drawings.
Rogers, Charles, 1711–1784
A collection of prints in imitation of drawings
1778
Stowe :
Stowe
1766
Hutchins, Mr. (Hassil), active 1779-1789, auctioneer, publisher. A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship :
Hutchins, Mr. (Hassil), active 1779–1789
A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship
[1783]
The royal pastime of cupid, or, Entertaining game of the snake.
The royal pastime of cupid, or, Entertaining game of the snake
12th May 1794
The rice manufactury in China :
The rice manufactury in China
[1770?]
Society of Dilettanti (London, England) Antiquities of Ionia,
Society of Dilettanti (London, England)
Antiquities of Ionia,
1769-1915
Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794, author. Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire :
Gibbon, Edward, 1737–1794
Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire
MDCCXCVI [1796]
Ripa, Cesare, 1560-1645, author. Iconologia, or, Moral emblems /
Ripa, Cesare, 1560–1645
Iconologia, or, Moral emblems
MDCCIX [1709]
Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818. Vinters in Kent, a seat of James Whatman Esqr.
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Vinters in Kent, a seat of James Whatman Esqr
1797
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795, artist. Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava), male, with Marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), common sawfly (Hymenoptera ?Tenthredinidae), and (Heliconius wallacei flavescens), Fluminense swallowtail (Parides ascanius) with shells, left and right, (Agaronia gibbosa Born, 1778), and center, (Voluta musica L. 1758), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava), male, with Marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), common sawfly (Hymenoptera ?Tenthredinidae), and (Heliconius wallacei flavescens), Fluminense swallowtail (Parides ascanius) with shells, left and right, (Agaronia gibbosa Born, 1778), and center, (Voluta musica L. 1758), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons. Jug with hunting scenes after George Stubbs.
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Jug with hunting scenes after George Stubbs
ca. 1780
Chinese landskips.
Chinese landskips
[ca. 1752?]
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, ill. The virtuosi's museum :
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
The virtuosi's museum
1778[-1781]
A lady's ticket for the anniversary sermon of the Small Pox Hospital :
A lady's ticket for the anniversary sermon of the Small Pox Hospital
[1752]
Rocque, John, -1762. A plan of the palace gardens and town of Kensington ... = Plan du palais jardins et bourg de Kensington :
Rocque, John, -1762
A plan of the palace gardens and town of Kensington ... = Plan du palais jardins et bourg de Kensington
[1736?]
Walker, Augustine, artist. no_linkage Cut-paper diorama of the HMS Defiance.
Walker, Augustine, no_linkage
Cut-paper diorama of the HMS Defiance
1762
Darly, M. (Mary), engraver. no_linkage Hinton & Lock :
Darly, M. (Mary), no_linkage
Hinton & Lock
[not after 1778]
A political and satirical history of the years 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760 :
A political and satirical history of the years 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760
[1763?]
Gautier Dagoty, 1717-1785. Exposition anatomique des organes des sens :
Gautier Dagoty, 1717–1785
Exposition anatomique des organes des sens
MDCCLXXV [1775]
The royal and entertaining Game of the goose.
The royal and entertaining Game of the goose
[between 1761 and 1794]
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?, author, publisher. The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant :
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant
MDCCLVIII [1758]
Payne, John, 1710-1771. Twelve designs of country-houses :
Payne, John, 1710–1771
Twelve designs of country-houses
1757
Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square.
Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square
[1789]
Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple :
Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple
1788
Paine, James, 1717?-1789. Plans, elevations, and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses,
Paine, James, 1717?-1789
Plans, elevations, and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses,
1783
To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity :
To all who are possessed of a laudable curiosity
[1773]