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1. A natural and civil history of California : containing an accurate description of that country, its soil, mountains, harbours, lakes, rivers, and seas : its animals, vegetables, minerals, and famous fishery for pearls : the customs of the inhabitants, their religion, government and manner of living, before their conversion to the Christian religion by the missionary Jesuits : together with accounts of the several voyages and attempts made for settling California and taking actual surveys of that country, its gulf, and coast of the south sea : illustrated with copper plates, and an accurate map of the country and the adjacent seas / translated from the original Spanish of Miguel Venegas, a Mexican Jesuit, published at Madrid 1758.

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Creator:
Venegas, Miguel, 1680–1764
Date:
1759
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations, map ; 21 cm (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A treatise on civil architecture : in which the principles of that art are laid down, and illustrated by a great number of plates, accurately designed, and elegantly engraved by the best hands / by William Chambers ...

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Creator:
Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
Date:
MDCCLIX [1759]
Physical Description:
[vi], iv, 85, [1] pages, [50] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 56 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Description historique-géographique des isles Britanniques ou des royaumes d'Angleterre, d'Ecosse et d'Irlande / par M. l'Abbé Expilly, de la Société Royale des Sciences & Belles-Lettres de Nancy ; avec des cartes géographiques.

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Creator:
Expilly, M. l'abbé (Jean-Joseph), 1719–1793
Date:
MDCCLIX [1759]
Physical Description:
[4], xvi, 464 pages, [4] folded leaves of plates : maps, 17 cm (12mo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The school of Raphael, or, The student's guide to expression in historical painting : illustrated by examples engraved by Duchange and others, under the inspection of Sir Nicholas Dorigny, from his own drawings after the most celebrated heads in the cartons at Hampton-Court : to which are now added, the outline of each head, and also several plates of the most celebrated antique statues, engraved by an eminent artist : with instructions for young students in the art of designing, and the passions, as characterised by Raphael in the cartons / described and explained by Benjamin Ralph.

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Creator:
Ralph, Benjamin, active 1763–1770
Date:
MDCCLIX [1759]
Physical Description:
[2], 13, [2], 14-24 pages, XI, [1], 45 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 54 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts