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1. Hogarth moralized : a complete edition of all the most capital and admired works of William Hogarth / accompanied with concise and comprehensive explanations of their moral tendency by ... Dr. Trusler ; an introduction, and many additional notes ...

Hogarth moralized : a complete edition of all the most capital and admired works of William Hogarth / accompanied with concise and comprehensive explanations of their moral tendency by ... Dr. Trusler ; an introduction, and many additional notes ...
Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
xxvi, 293 p., [55] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22666765200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. Picturesque views in England and Wales / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. ; engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath ; with descriptive and historic illustrations by H.E. Lloyd., Esq. ; in two volumes.

Picturesque views in England and Wales / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. ; engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath ; with descriptive and historic illustrations by H.E. Lloyd., Esq. ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Date:
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 60 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22960448310008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. [The travellers guide : being the best mapp of the kingdom of England and principalaty [sic] of Wales. Wherein are delineated 3000 towns and villages more than in any mapp yet extent besides ye notations of bridges & rivers &c. To which is added ye direct and cross roads according to Mr. Ogilby's late survey. / Described by C: Saxton and now carefully corrected with new additions by Phillip Lea].

[The travellers guide : being the best mapp of the kingdom of England and principalaty [sic] of Wales. Wherein are delineated 3000 towns and villages more than in any mapp yet extent besides ye notations of bridges & rivers &c. To which is added ye direct and cross roads according to Mr. Ogilby's late survey. / Described by C: Saxton and now carefully corrected with new additions by Phillip Lea].
Creator:
Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-
Date:
[1686?]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([10] sheets) : hand colored maps ; sheets 28 x 69 cm, and smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The city and country builder's, and workman's treasury of designs, or, The art of drawing, and working the ornamental parts of architecture : illustrated by upwards of four hundred ... designs ... engraved on 186 ... plates ... to which are prefix'd, the five orders of columns ; according to Andrea Palladio ... the whole interspersed, with sure rules, for working, all the varieties of raking members in pediments, modilions, &c. ... / by Batty Langley.

The city and country builder's, and workman's treasury of designs, or, The art of drawing, and working the ornamental parts of architecture : illustrated by upwards of four hundred ... designs ... engraved on 186 ... plates ... to which are prefix'd, the five orders of columns ; according to Andrea Palladio ... the whole interspersed, with sure rules, for working, all the varieties of raking members in pediments, modilions, &c. ... / by Batty Langley.
Creator:
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
Date:
1740
Physical Description:
iv, 24 pages, clxxxiv [i.e. 186] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22783714370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler

5. A geometrical plan of the city and suburbs of Bristol / survey'd by John Rocque ...

A geometrical plan of the city and suburbs of Bristol / survey'd by John Rocque ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
[175-?]
Physical Description:
1 map : ill. ; 48 x 45 cm., on sheet 55 x 75 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A genealogical history of the kings of England and monarchs of Great Britain, &C. from the conquest anno 1066 to the year, 1677. In seven parts or books. Containing a discourse of their several lives, marriages, and issues ... all engraven in copper plates ... By Francis Sandford, esq., Lancaster herald at arms.

A genealogical history of the kings of England and monarchs of Great Britain, &C. from the conquest anno 1066 to the year, 1677. In seven parts or books. Containing a discourse of their several lives, marriages, and issues ... all engraven in copper plates ... By Francis Sandford, esq., Lancaster herald at arms.
Creator:
Sandford, Francis, 1630–1694
Date:
1683
Physical Description:
6 p. l., 578 (i.e. 588), [10] p., 1 l. : illus., plates (part double) 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22666780090008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

7. A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern : in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders, viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, compared with one another : the three Greek orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise, and the two Latine, Tuscan and Composita, the latter / written in French by Roland Freart, sieur de Chambray ; made English for the benefit of builders ; to which is added An account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain tearms particularly affected by architects ; with Leon Baptista Alberti's treatise of statues ; by John Evelyn, Esq. fellow of the Royal Society.

A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern : in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders, viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, compared with one another : the three Greek orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise, and the two Latine, Tuscan and Composita, the latter / written in French by Roland Freart, sieur de Chambray ; made English for the benefit of builders ; to which is added An account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain tearms particularly affected by architects ; with Leon Baptista Alberti's treatise of statues ; by John Evelyn, Esq. fellow of the Royal Society.
Creator:
Fréart, Roland, sieur de Chambray, 1606–1676
Date:
MDCLXIV [1664]
Physical Description:
[24], 159, [1] pages : illustrations ; 36 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22686285810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Glasgow looking glass.

Glasgow looking glass.
Date:
[1825]
Physical Description:
1 v. : ill. ; 45 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. A political and satirical history of the years 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760 : in a series of one hundred and four humorous and entertaining prints, containing all the most remarkable transactions, characters and caricatures, of those memorable years : to which is annexed, an explanatory key to every print, rendering the whole full and significant ... / drawn and etch'd by some of the most eminent parties interested therein.

A political and satirical history of the years 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760 : in a series of one hundred and four humorous and entertaining prints, containing all the most remarkable transactions, characters and caricatures, of those memorable years : to which is annexed, an explanatory key to every print, rendering the whole full and significant ... / drawn and etch'd by some of the most eminent parties interested therein.
Date:
[1763?]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22880636380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Susan Nash

10. Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square.

Mrs. Stewart's concert Hanover Square.
Date:
[1789]
Physical Description:
1 print : etching ; sheet 13 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the ladyes of Englande doe dresse.

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the ladyes of Englande doe dresse.
Creator:
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : etching ; 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22685503660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

12. Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the younge menne doe smoke.

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the younge menne doe smoke.
Creator:
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 pages) : etching ; 19 x 12 cm, folded to 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22685504440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

13. A plan of the palace gardens and town of Kensington ... = Plan du palais jardins et bourg de Kensington : situé à deux mile de Londres / par Jean Rocque ...

A plan of the palace gardens and town of Kensington ... = Plan du palais jardins et bourg de Kensington : situé à deux mile de Londres / par Jean Rocque ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
[1736?]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 28 x 48 cm., on sheet 39 x 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. The caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror / by G.M. Woodward, Esqr., author of Eccentric excursions.

The caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror / by G.M. Woodward, Esqr., author of Eccentric excursions.
Date:
[1807-1821]
Physical Description:
5 volumes : all color illustrations ; 28 x 43 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22897471360008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. The characters of the passions / done after the originalls of Monsr. Le Brun.

The characters of the passions / done after the originalls of Monsr. Le Brun.
Creator:
Le Brun, Charles, Sir, 1619–1690
Date:
[17--]
Physical Description:
[1], 19 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22971051850008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. A collection of prints in imitation of drawings. To which are annexed lives of their authors with explanatory and critical notes, by Charles Rogers ...

A collection of prints in imitation of drawings. To which are annexed lives of their authors with explanatory and critical notes, by Charles Rogers ...
Creator:
Rogers, Charles, 1711–1784
Date:
1778
Physical Description:
2 v. illus., plates, ports. 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. The repository of arts, literature, fashions, &c.

The repository of arts, literature, fashions, &c.
Date:
[1809-1829]
Physical Description:
41 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22606603340008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie : teaching, by the opticks, how to delineate all bodies, buildings, or landskips, &c. : by the catoptricks, how to delineate confused appearences so as when seen in a mirror or pollisht body of any intended shape, the reflection shall shew a designe : by the dioptircks [sic], how to draw parts of many figures into one when seen through a glass or christal cut into many faces : usefull for all painters, engravers, architects, &c. and all others that are any waies inclined to speculatory ingenuity / by Joseph Moxon ; hydrographer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty.

Practical perspective, or, Perspective made easie : teaching, by the opticks, how to delineate all bodies, buildings, or landskips, &c. : by the catoptricks, how to delineate confused appearences so as when seen in a mirror or pollisht body of any intended shape, the reflection shall shew a designe : by the dioptircks [sic], how to draw parts of many figures into one when seen through a glass or christal cut into many faces : usefull for all painters, engravers, architects, &c. and all others that are any waies inclined to speculatory ingenuity / by Joseph Moxon ; hydrographer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty.
Creator:
Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Date:
1670. (fol.)
Physical Description:
[6], 66 p., LX [i.e. 42] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. ; 32 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22932271290008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

19. London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563 [cartographic material] / Radulphus Aggus.

London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563 [cartographic material] / Radulphus Aggus.
Creator:
Agas, Ralph, 1545–1621
Date:
October 30th, 1789
Physical Description:
1 map ; 38 x 104 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22709589860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Thirty different drafts of Guinea / by William Smith, Surveyor to the Royal African Company of England.

Thirty different drafts of Guinea / by William Smith, Surveyor to the Royal African Company of England.
Creator:
Smith, William, surveyor
Date:
[not before 1727]
Physical Description:
30 leaves (1 folded) : chiefly ill., maps, plans (etchings) ; 28 x 42 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22843330240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia.

Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia.
Creator:
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778–1823
Date:
1821
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 44 [i.e. 34] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22651239640008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Cornelius Osgood, transfer from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

22. The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy : wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar in instructive lessons comprised under the following heads : l. features and limbs, 2. profiles and ovals, 3. whole figures, 4. drapery, 5. light and shade, 6. landscapes, 7. perspective, 8. enlarging and contracting, 9. imitation of life : explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs on seventy-two copper-plates, neatly engraved : with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art and observations on design as well in regard to theory as practice / by the author of The artist's assistant.

The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy : wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar in instructive lessons comprised under the following heads : l. features and limbs, 2. profiles and ovals, 3. whole figures, 4. drapery, 5. light and shade, 6. landscapes, 7. perspective, 8. enlarging and contracting, 9. imitation of life : explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs on seventy-two copper-plates, neatly engraved : with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art and observations on design as well in regard to theory as practice / by the author of The artist's assistant.
Creator:
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
[2], 16 p., [72] leaves of plates (one folded) : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. The draughtsman's assistant, or, Drawing made easy : wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar in instructive lessons comprised under the following heads : features and limbs, profiles and ovals, whole figures, drapery, light and shade, landscapes, perspective, enlarging and contracting, imitation of life, &c. &c. : explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs : neatly engraved on seventy-two copper plates : with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art and observations on designs, as well in regard to theory as practise / by the author of The artist's assistant.

The draughtsman's assistant, or, Drawing made easy : wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar in instructive lessons comprised under the following heads : features and limbs, profiles and ovals, whole figures, drapery, light and shade, landscapes, perspective, enlarging and contracting, imitation of life, &c. &c. : explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs : neatly engraved on seventy-two copper plates : with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art and observations on designs, as well in regard to theory as practise / by the author of The artist's assistant.
Creator:
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
Date:
[ca. 1801]
Physical Description:
[2], 16 p., [72] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. A plan of the city of Bristol / survey'd and drawn by John Rocque ; engraved by John Pine, 1742.

A plan of the city of Bristol / survey'd and drawn by John Rocque ; engraved by John Pine, 1742.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1743
Physical Description:
1 map on 2 sheets ; 100 x 228 cm., sheets 110 x 122 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. London before the fire in 1666 = Plan de Londres tel quil etoi avant l'incendie de 1666 / gravé par Hollar.

London before the fire in 1666 = Plan de Londres tel quil etoi avant l'incendie de 1666 / gravé par Hollar.
Creator:
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607–1677
Date:
[1666?]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 14 x 24 cm., on sheet 37 x 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22931361130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Pigmy revels, or, All alive at Lilliput [graphic] / Woodward delin.

Pigmy revels, or, All alive at Lilliput [graphic] / Woodward delin.
Creator:
Sansom, Francis, active 1784–1799
Date:
1800-1801
Physical Description:
8 prints : hand-colored etchings ; sheets 45 x 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22897437350008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Antiquities of Scotland in a series of etchings / David Roberts.

Antiquities of Scotland in a series of etchings / David Roberts.
Creator:
Roberts, David, 1796–1864
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
[9] prints : etchings ; plate marks 26 x 20 cm, on sheets 54 x 38 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22777738790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

28. [Admission ticket to a masquerade at Bayswater, January 20, 1820].

[Admission ticket to a masquerade at Bayswater, January 20, 1820].
Date:
[1820]
Physical Description:
1 ticket : illustrations ; 10 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22813013530008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

29. Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : Showynge howe the womenne doe goe shoppynge.

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : Showynge howe the womenne doe goe shoppynge.
Creator:
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 pages) : etching ; 19 x 12 cm, folded to 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22685495100008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

30. Aesop's Fables : with his life, in English, French and Latin : newly translated : illustrated with one hundred and twelve sculptures : to this edition are likewise added, thirty one new figures representing his life / by Francis Barlow.

Aesop's Fables : with his life, in English, French and Latin : newly translated : illustrated with one hundred and twelve sculptures : to this edition are likewise added, thirty one new figures representing his life / by Francis Barlow.
Date:
1687
Physical Description:
[6], 40, 40, 17, 2-221, [3] pages, [2], 31 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 33 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22835216080008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Six views of the most important towns, and mining districts, upon the table land of Mexico / drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward, and engraved by Mr. Pye ; with a statistical account of each.

Six views of the most important towns, and mining districts, upon the table land of Mexico / drawn by Mrs. H.G. Ward, and engraved by Mr. Pye ; with a statistical account of each.
Creator:
Ward, Emily Elizabeth, 1798–1882
Date:
MDCCCXXIX [1829]
Physical Description:
[8] leaves, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 33 x 50 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22623847610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia.

Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia.
Creator:
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778–1823
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 44 [i.e. 34] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 62 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22653451080008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. [Panorama of popular printed images].

[Panorama of popular printed images].
Date:
[circa 1680]
Physical Description:
1 print : etching ; 85 x 1340 mm, in a box 99 x 84 x 25 mm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22650117790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

34. The emperor of China's palace at Pekin : and his principal gardens, as well in Tartary, as at Pekin, Gehol and the adjacent countries : with the temples, pleasure-houses, artificial mountains, rocks, lakes, &c. as disposed in different parts of those royal gardens : with an exact elevation of the great mogul's superb throne : the whole neatly engraved on twenty copper-plates twelve inches square, from the original views, correctly taken on the spot.

The emperor of China's palace at Pekin : and his principal gardens, as well in Tartary, as at Pekin, Gehol and the adjacent countries : with the temples, pleasure-houses, artificial mountains, rocks, lakes, &c. as disposed in different parts of those royal gardens : with an exact elevation of the great mogul's superb throne : the whole neatly engraved on twenty copper-plates twelve inches square, from the original views, correctly taken on the spot.
Date:
MDCCLIII [1753]
Physical Description:
[2] pages, 20 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 40 x 51 cm (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22979204190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Scenes in England : for the amusement and instruction of little tarry-at-home travellers / by the Rev. Isaac Taylor.

Scenes in England : for the amusement and instruction of little tarry-at-home travellers / by the Rev. Isaac Taylor.
Creator:
Taylor, Isaac, 1759–1829
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
xvi, 152 p., [29] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill., map ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22961238550008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

36. The supernatural visitor, or, Warnings from the world of spirits relating the appearance of persons after death, for the purpose of detecting murders, forewarning death, and discovering hidden treasures / by C. Williams, author of numerous popular works.

The supernatural visitor, or, Warnings from the world of spirits relating the appearance of persons after death, for the purpose of detecting murders, forewarning death, and discovering hidden treasures / by C. Williams, author of numerous popular works.
Creator:
Williams, C., active 1840
Date:
1840
Physical Description:
24 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22724550410008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. 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 = Les jardins de Stowe dans le Comte de Bucks, appartenant a le Tres-Honorable Seigneur Le Vicomte de Cobham / tracé par Mr Bridgman, jardinier principal aux S. Maj. Brit. George I & II ; en une grande plan & XV. veües perspective ; designé sur la place par M. Rigaud, & gravé par le mesme & M. Bernard Baron.

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 = Les jardins de Stowe dans le Comte de Bucks, appartenant a le Tres-Honorable Seigneur Le Vicomte de Cobham / tracé par Mr Bridgman, jardinier principal aux S. Maj. Brit. George I & II ; en une grande plan & XV. veües perspective ; designé sur la place par M. Rigaud, & gravé par le mesme & M. Bernard Baron.
Creator:
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
Date:
MDCCXLVI [1746]
Physical Description:
1 leaf, 16 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 57 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22764688080008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. A general plan of the woods, park and gardens of Stowe, the seat of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham : with several perspective views in the gardens.

A general plan of the woods, park and gardens of Stowe, the seat of the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Cobham : with several perspective views in the gardens.
Creator:
Rigaud, Jacques, 1681–1754
Date:
1739
Physical Description:
16 sheets : illustrations ; 97 x 63 cm, or smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22721909240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Plan du chateau, jardin et parc de Wilton : la terre du comte de Pembroke, située dans la comté de Wilts. à 75 miles de Londres / par J. Rocque ... = An exact survey of the beautiful & magnificent house, garden & park of the Right Honble. the Earl of Pembroke : with the ancient town of Wilton 3 miles from Salisbury / by John Rocque ...

Plan du chateau, jardin et parc de Wilton : la terre du comte de Pembroke, située dans la comté de Wilts. à 75 miles de Londres / par J. Rocque ... = An exact survey of the beautiful & magnificent house, garden & park of the Right Honble. the Earl of Pembroke : with the ancient town of Wilton 3 miles from Salisbury / by John Rocque ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1754
Physical Description:
1 map : ill. ; 29 x 30 cm., on sheet 47 x 61 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Africa : being accurate description of the regions of AEgypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billendulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, AEthiopia, and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations of their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages : their customs, modes, and manners, languages, religions, and inexhaustible treasure, with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter, and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds, and serpents / collected and translated from most authentick authors, and augmented with later observations ; illustrated with notes, and adorn'd with peculiar maps, and proper sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq. master of His Majesties revels in the Kingdom of Ireland.

Africa : being accurate description of the regions of AEgypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billendulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, AEthiopia, and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations of their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages : their customs, modes, and manners, languages, religions, and inexhaustible treasure, with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter, and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds, and serpents / collected and translated from most authentick authors, and augmented with later observations ; illustrated with notes, and adorn'd with peculiar maps, and proper sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq. master of His Majesties revels in the Kingdom of Ireland.
Creator:
Ogilby, John, 1600–1676
Date:
MDC LXX [1670]
Physical Description:
[18], 38, [2], 39-146, [2], 147-281, [3], 283-304, [2], 305-314, [2], 315-488, [2], 489-632, [2], 633-658, [2], 659-767, [1] pages, [98] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 41 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22827087340008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Antiquities of London and its environs / engraved and published by John Thomas Smith ; dedicated to Sir James Winter Lake ... ; containing views of houses, monuments, statues, and other curious remains of antiquity engraved from original drawings, communicated by several members of the Society of Antiquaries ; with remarks and references to the historical works of Pennant, Lysons, Stowe, Weaver, Camden, Maitland, &c.

Antiquities of London and its environs / engraved and published by John Thomas Smith ; dedicated to Sir James Winter Lake ... ; containing views of houses, monuments, statues, and other curious remains of antiquity engraved from original drawings, communicated by several members of the Society of Antiquaries ; with remarks and references to the historical works of Pennant, Lysons, Stowe, Weaver, Camden, Maitland, &c.
Creator:
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Date:
1791-[1800]
Physical Description:
[96] leaves : chiefly ill., ports. ; 40 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. Polymetis: or, An enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists. Being an attempt to illustrate them mutually from one another. By the Rev.d Mr. Spence.

Polymetis: or, An enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists. Being an attempt to illustrate them mutually from one another. By the Rev.d Mr. Spence.
Creator:
Spence, Joseph, 1699–1768
Date:
1747
Physical Description:
xii, 361, [1] p. front. (port.) illus., XLI pl. (part fold.) 42 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. Description of the panorama of the superb city of Mexico : and the surrounding scenery / painted on twenty-seven hundred square feet of canvass by Robert Burford, Esq. ; from drawings made on the spot, at the request of the Mexican government, by Mr. W. Bullock, Junior.

Description of the panorama of the superb city of Mexico : and the surrounding scenery / painted on twenty-seven hundred square feet of canvass by Robert Burford, Esq. ; from drawings made on the spot, at the request of the Mexican government, by Mr. W. Bullock, Junior.
Creator:
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
16 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustrations, plan ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22974676380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. Select engravings from a collection of pictures : by the most eminent Italian, Flemish, and Dutch masters exhibiting at the Saloon of Arts, Old Bond Street : with a short biographical notice of the painters.

Select engravings from a collection of pictures : by the most eminent Italian, Flemish, and Dutch masters exhibiting at the Saloon of Arts, Old Bond Street : with a short biographical notice of the painters.
Date:
MDCCCXVIII [1818]
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 59, [1] pages, [1], 90 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22757426140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. Vitruvius Britannicus, or, The British architect : containing the plans, elevations, and sections of the regular buildings, both publick and private in Great Britain, with a variety of new designs : in 200 large folio plates : engraven by the best hands : and drawn either from the buildings themselves, or the original designs of the architects / by Colen Campbell = Vitruvius Britannicus, ou, L'architecte britannique, contenant les plans, elevations, & sections des batiments reguliers, tant particuliers que publics de la Grande Bretagne : compris en 200 grandes planches gravez en taille douce par les meilleurs maitres, et tous ou dessinez des batiments memes, ou copiez des dessiens originaux des architects / par le Sieur Campbell.

Vitruvius Britannicus, or, The British architect : containing the plans, elevations, and sections of the regular buildings, both publick and private in Great Britain, with a variety of new designs : in 200 large folio plates : engraven by the best hands : and drawn either from the buildings themselves, or the original designs of the architects / by Colen Campbell = Vitruvius Britannicus, ou, L'architecte britannique, contenant les plans, elevations, & sections des batiments reguliers, tant particuliers que publics de la Grande Bretagne : compris en 200 grandes planches gravez en taille douce par les meilleurs maitres, et tous ou dessinez des batiments memes, ou copiez des dessiens originaux des architects / par le Sieur Campbell.
Creator:
Campbell, Colen, 1676–1729
Date:
MDCCXV-MDCCLXXI [1715-1771]
Physical Description:
5 volumes : illustrations ; 51 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22777367000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. A plan of the house & gardens of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire at Chiswick : embellished with views of that magnificent structure and of the several temples & other ornaments, with references to their respective situations in the plan / by J. Rocque.

A plan of the house & gardens of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire at Chiswick : embellished with views of that magnificent structure and of the several temples & other ornaments, with references to their respective situations in the plan / by J. Rocque.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
[17--]
Physical Description:
1 map : ill. ; 42 x 66 cm., on sheet 66 x 84 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. The principles of drawing and painting : laid down in the most easy and simple manner, according to the practice of the best masters : with a view to the instruction of youth in this useful and elegant art : with twenty-eight copperplates, after Volpato, Vandyke, Morland, &c. / engraved by Mitchell.

The principles of drawing and painting : laid down in the most easy and simple manner, according to the practice of the best masters : with a view to the instruction of youth in this useful and elegant art : with twenty-eight copperplates, after Volpato, Vandyke, Morland, &c. / engraved by Mitchell.
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
20 p., 28 leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22897148960008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. [Views in Calcutta]

[Views in Calcutta]
Creator:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
Date:
1786-1788
Physical Description:
12 prints : etching ; images 40 x 52 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22709741520008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. A survey of the city and suburbs of Bristol / survey'd by John Rocque ... = Plan de la ville et faubourgs de Bristol / levé par Jean Rocque.

A survey of the city and suburbs of Bristol / survey'd by John Rocque ... = Plan de la ville et faubourgs de Bristol / levé par Jean Rocque.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1750
Physical Description:
1 map ; 48 x 45 cm., on sheet 57 x 78 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. A collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings : descriptive of the manners, customs and dresses of the Hindoos / by Balt. Solvyns.

A collection of two hundred and fifty coloured etchings : descriptive of the manners, customs and dresses of the Hindoos / by Balt. Solvyns.
Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760–1824
Date:
1799
Physical Description:
[2], 66, [1], 35, [1], 8, [1], 8, [1], 8, [1], 8, [1], 10, [1], 13, [1], 17, [1], 8, [1], 36, [1], 22 leaves of plates : col. ill. (etchings) ; 52 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22838321910008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. The decorations of the garden-pavilion in the grounds of Buckingham palace / engraved under the superintendence of L. Grüner ... ; with an introduction by Mrs. Jameson.

The decorations of the garden-pavilion in the grounds of Buckingham palace / engraved under the superintendence of L. Grüner ... ; with an introduction by Mrs. Jameson.
Creator:
Gruner, Ludwig, 1801–1882
Date:
MDCCCXLVI [1846]
Physical Description:
11, [1] pages, 15 [i.e. 16] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22828618230008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the Englyshe bathe the bodyes of the womenne & childrenne in the sea.

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the Englyshe bathe the bodyes of the womenne & childrenne in the sea.
Creator:
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 pages) : etching ; 19 x 12 cm, folded to 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22685481460008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

53. An exact plan of the royal palace gardens and park at Richmond : with Sion House &c. on the opposite side the River Thames / survey'd & publish'd by John Rocque ... = Plan du palais, jardins et parc de Richmond : à 8 miles de Londres / levé et publié par Jean Rocque ...

An exact plan of the royal palace gardens and park at Richmond : with Sion House &c. on the opposite side the River Thames / survey'd & publish'd by John Rocque ... = Plan du palais, jardins et parc de Richmond : à 8 miles de Londres / levé et publié par Jean Rocque ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1754
Physical Description:
1 map : ill. ; 28 x 45 cm., on sheet 44 x 59 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. Sixteen scenes taken from The miseries of human life / by one of the wretched.

Sixteen scenes taken from The miseries of human life / by one of the wretched.
Creator:
Atkinson, John Augustus, 1775–approximately 1833
Date:
March 1st 1807
Physical Description:
[16] leaves, [17] leaves of plates : ill ; 20 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22762327520008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. A book of caricaturas : on sixty copper plates, with ye principles of designing in that droll & pleasing manner / by M. Darly ; with sundry ancient & modern examples & several well known caricaturas, taken from the Tabernacles, Newmarket Playhouses, &c., &c.

A book of caricaturas : on sixty copper plates, with ye principles of designing in that droll & pleasing manner / by M. Darly ; with sundry ancient & modern examples & several well known caricaturas, taken from the Tabernacles, Newmarket Playhouses, &c., &c.
Creator:
Darly, M. (Mary)
Date:
[1762]
Physical Description:
60 leaves : chiefly ill. ; 14 x 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22709724750008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. [Views on the River Wye].

[Views on the River Wye].
Creator:
Jukes, Francis, 1745–1812
Date:
[1797-1802]
Physical Description:
16 prints : aquatint and etching ; platemarks 37 x 47 cm, on sheets 41 x 54 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22637420370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. The road to the temple of honour and fame : an instructive and entertaining game.

The road to the temple of honour and fame : an instructive and entertaining game.
Date:
May 20, 1811
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 59 x 43 cm, folded to 20 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22945332690008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

58. Scotia depicta, or, the antiquities, castles, public buildings, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, cities, towns, and picturesque scenery, of Scotland : illustrated in a series of finished etchings / by James Fittler, A.R.A. and engraver to His Majesty, from accurate drawings made on the spot by John Claude Nattes ; with descriptions, antiquarian, historical, and picturesque.

Scotia depicta, or, the antiquities, castles, public buildings, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, cities, towns, and picturesque scenery, of Scotland : illustrated in a series of finished etchings / by James Fittler, A.R.A. and engraver to His Majesty, from accurate drawings made on the spot by John Claude Nattes ; with descriptions, antiquarian, historical, and picturesque.
Creator:
Fittler, James, 1758–1835
Date:
1804
Physical Description:
[52] leaves, 48 [that is, 49] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 31 x 46 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22966140610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. F. Furness, painter and gilder : Repository of Arts, High Street, Stockton / W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinb.

F. Furness, painter and gilder : Repository of Arts, High Street, Stockton / W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinb.
Creator:
Furness, F.
Date:
[between 1826 and 1840?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 7 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

60. Four details from a suit of armour / Nicholas Phillips.

Four details from a suit of armour / Nicholas Phillips.
Creator:
Phillips, Nicholas
Date:
[1979]
Physical Description:
5 prints in 1 box : collaged etchings printed on silver leaf ; box 15 x 53 x 4 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22693542680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nicholas Phillips

61. To His Imperial Majesty, Alexander 1st., these four panoramic views of St. Petersburgh taken a century after its first foundation by Peter the Great are most humbly dedicated / by his much obliged and devoted servant Iohn A. Atkinson.

To His Imperial Majesty, Alexander 1st., these four panoramic views of St. Petersburgh taken a century after its first foundation by Peter the Great are most humbly dedicated / by his much obliged and devoted servant Iohn A. Atkinson.
Creator:
Atkinson, John Augustus, 1775–approximately 1833
Date:
[circa 1802]
Physical Description:
5 prints in 1 volume : aquatint and etching ; plate marks 45 x 81 cm, on sheets 56 x 87 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22907679440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. An historical account of the campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher : comprising the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo : with a detailed narrative of the political events connected with those memorable conflicts, down to the surrender of Paris, and the departure of Bonaparte for St. Helena / drawn up from the first authorities by William Mudford ; illustrated by numerous public and private official documents, and other papers, hitherto unpublished, communicated by officers of the highest distinction ; embellished with a series of plates descriptive of the country between Brussels and Charleroi ... by James Rouse ...

An historical account of the campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815, under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher : comprising the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo : with a detailed narrative of the political events connected with those memorable conflicts, down to the surrender of Paris, and the departure of Bonaparte for St. Helena / drawn up from the first authorities by William Mudford ; illustrated by numerous public and private official documents, and other papers, hitherto unpublished, communicated by officers of the highest distinction ; embellished with a series of plates descriptive of the country between Brussels and Charleroi ... by James Rouse ...
Creator:
Mudford, William, 1782–1848
Date:
1817
Physical Description:
[2], xviii, [2], 368 p., [32] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : col. ill., maps ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22782213540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

63. An essay towards a complete new system of midwifry : theoretical and practical : together with the descriptions, causes, and methods of removing, or relieving the disorders peculiar to pregnant and lying-in women, and new-born infants : interspersed with several new improvements; ... all drawn up and illustrated with several curious observations, and eighteen copper-plates in four parts / by John Burton.

An essay towards a complete new system of midwifry : theoretical and practical : together with the descriptions, causes, and methods of removing, or relieving the disorders peculiar to pregnant and lying-in women, and new-born infants : interspersed with several new improvements; ... all drawn up and illustrated with several curious observations, and eighteen copper-plates in four parts / by John Burton.
Creator:
Burton, John, 1710–1771
Date:
1751
Physical Description:
xix, [5], 391, [25] p., [18] leaves of plate (some folded) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22615396950008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. Marchionatus Brandenburgicus / authore Olao Iohannis Gotho, Gustavi Mag. R.S. Cosmographo.

Marchionatus Brandenburgicus / authore Olao Iohannis Gotho, Gustavi Mag. R.S. Cosmographo.
Creator:
Gothus, Olaus Joannis, 1600–1644
Date:
[ca. 1681]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 46 x 52 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22709619810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. Rowlandson's sketches from nature.

Rowlandson's sketches from nature.
Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, [18] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22608887470008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

66. London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.

London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.
Creator:
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
Date:
MDCCLXVU [1766]
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 132 pages, IIII folded leaves of plates : plans ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22677411850008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

67. The noble game of the elephant and castle, or Travelling in Asia.

The noble game of the elephant and castle, or Travelling in Asia.
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 game ; 51 x 41 cm. fold. to 17 x 14 cm. & booklet (viii, [9]-84 p. 14 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. Domestic architecture : a series of views of cottages and farmhouses, in England and Wales, built chiefly during the dynasty of the house of Stuart : from drawings by S. Prout, R.C. Burney, A. Pugin, C. Varley, J.J.Chalon, W. De La Motte, R. Hills, W.H. Pyne, and others / the plates etched by Francis Stevens.

Domestic architecture : a series of views of cottages and farmhouses, in England and Wales, built chiefly during the dynasty of the house of Stuart : from drawings by S. Prout, R.C. Burney, A. Pugin, C. Varley, J.J.Chalon, W. De La Motte, R. Hills, W.H. Pyne, and others / the plates etched by Francis Stevens.
Creator:
Stevens, Francis, 1781–1823
Date:
[between 1844 and 1850]
Physical Description:
iv, 36 p., [53] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22705784370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. A new edition considerably enlarged, of Attitudes faithfully copied from nature : and humbly dedicated to all admirers of the grand and sublime.

A new edition considerably enlarged, of Attitudes faithfully copied from nature : and humbly dedicated to all admirers of the grand and sublime.
Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756–1815
Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
[2] p., [12] leaves of plates : etchings ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

70. Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented : being twenty new plans and elevations, on twelve copper-plates : containing a great variety of magnificent buildings, accurately described : as also, several of a smaller kind elegantly design'd, with all necessary offices, of great strength, easy construction, and graceful appearance : scales are annexed, and regular estimates are made for each design : the whole carefully calculated by the great square : with instructions to workmen, &c. in several pages of letter-press : intended as an improvement of what has been published of that sort / correctly engraved from the designs of William and John Halfpenny, architects ; published according to act of Parliament, April 24, 1752.

Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented : being twenty new plans and elevations, on twelve copper-plates : containing a great variety of magnificent buildings, accurately described : as also, several of a smaller kind elegantly design'd, with all necessary offices, of great strength, easy construction, and graceful appearance : scales are annexed, and regular estimates are made for each design : the whole carefully calculated by the great square : with instructions to workmen, &c. in several pages of letter-press : intended as an improvement of what has been published of that sort / correctly engraved from the designs of William and John Halfpenny, architects ; published according to act of Parliament, April 24, 1752.
Creator:
Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
Date:
1752
Physical Description:
16 p., 12 leaves of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22862825170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

71. The journey from Chester to London.

The journey from Chester to London.
Creator:
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798
Date:
MDCCLXXXII [1782]
Physical Description:
[2], iv, 452, [6] pages, 22 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

72. A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round : as survey'd and publish'd in 16 sheets / by John Rocque ... ; reduc'd into one sheet = Carte de Londres, &c. et de ses environs : reduitte en une feuille aulieu des 16 feuilles ci devant / publiées par Jean Rocque.

A map of London and the adjacent country 10 miles round : as survey'd and publish'd in 16 sheets / by John Rocque ... ; reduc'd into one sheet = Carte de Londres, &c. et de ses environs : reduitte en une feuille aulieu des 16 feuilles ci devant / publiées par Jean Rocque.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1748
Physical Description:
1 map ; 44 x 63 cm., on sheet 52 x 66 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

73. [Catalog for Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory]

[Catalog for Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory]
Creator:
Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory
Date:
[1784?]
Physical Description:
[36] leaves : ill. 50 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22809646310008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

74. [Twelve views of the island of Bombay and its vicinity].

[Twelve views of the island of Bombay and its vicinity].
Creator:
Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795
Date:
[May 1, 1800]
Physical Description:
12 prints : hand-colored etchings ; images 39 x 65 cm, on sheets 44 x 71 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22651601630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

75. A plan of Rome / survey'd & publish'd by Mr. G.B. Nolli, this plan has been reduced to the same scale as those of Paris & London, survey'd & publish'd by J. Rocque ... = La topographia di Roma / da G.B. Nolli è stato ridotta alla medemo scalo di quella di Londra è Parigi che sona publicate de me J.R. = Plan de Rome / levé & publié en 1748 par le Sr. G.B. Nolli, ce plan a été reduit sur la meme echelle de ceux de Paris & de Londres ; levé et publie par Jean Rocque ...

A plan of Rome / survey'd & publish'd by Mr. G.B. Nolli, this plan has been reduced to the same scale as those of Paris & London, survey'd & publish'd by J. Rocque ... = La topographia di Roma / da G.B. Nolli è stato ridotta alla medemo scalo di quella di Londra è Parigi che sona publicate de me J.R. = Plan de Rome / levé & publié en 1748 par le Sr. G.B. Nolli, ce plan a été reduit sur la meme echelle de ceux de Paris & de Londres ; levé et publie par Jean Rocque ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1750
Physical Description:
1 map ; 43 x 53 cm., on sheet 55 x 74 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

76. Precepts and observations on the art of colouring in landscape painting / by the late William Oram, Esq. of His Majesty's Board of Works ; arranged from the author's original MS. and published by Charles Clarke, Esq., F.S.A.

Precepts and observations on the art of colouring in landscape painting / by the late William Oram, Esq. of His Majesty's Board of Works ; arranged from the author's original MS. and published by Charles Clarke, Esq., F.S.A.
Creator:
Oram, William, d. 1777
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
xvi, 104 p., 6 leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22643840960008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

77. [Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].

[Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].
Creator:
Howle, J. (Tailor)
Date:
[approximately 1820-1830]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22795054110008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

78. A book of eighteen leaves : containing divers subjects for the use of goldsmiths, chasers, carvers, etc. / from Messrs. Germain, Messonier, Sig. Cattarello &c.

A book of eighteen leaves : containing divers subjects for the use of goldsmiths, chasers, carvers, etc. / from Messrs. Germain, Messonier, Sig. Cattarello &c.
Date:
1757
Physical Description:
[18] leaves : all ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22711376580008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. The complete dictionary of arts and sciences : in which the whole circle of human learning is explained, and the difficulties attending the acquisition of every art, whether liberal or mechanical, are removed, in the most easy and familiar manner ... / the theological, philological and critical branches by the Rev. Temple Henry Croker ... ; the medicinal, anatomical, and chemical, by Thomas Williams ... ; the mathematical by Samuel Clark ...

The complete dictionary of arts and sciences : in which the whole circle of human learning is explained, and the difficulties attending the acquisition of every art, whether liberal or mechanical, are removed, in the most easy and familiar manner ... / the theological, philological and critical branches by the Rev. Temple Henry Croker ... ; the medicinal, anatomical, and chemical, by Thomas Williams ... ; the mathematical by Samuel Clark ...
Date:
1765-1766
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill., maps ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22757402850008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. A treatise of japaning and varnishing : being a compleat discovery of those arts : with the best of making all sorts of varnish for japan, wood, prints, or pictures : the method of guilding, burnishing, and lackering, with the art of guilding, separating, and refining metals and of painting mezzo-tinto prints ... / by John Stalker and George Parker.

A treatise of japaning and varnishing : being a compleat discovery of those arts : with the best of making all sorts of varnish for japan, wood, prints, or pictures : the method of guilding, burnishing, and lackering, with the art of guilding, separating, and refining metals and of painting mezzo-tinto prints ... / by John Stalker and George Parker.
Creator:
Stalker, John
Date:
1688
Physical Description:
[10], 84 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. Plan of the house, gardens, park & hermitage of Their Majesties at Richmond : and of Their R.H. the Prince of Wales & the Princess Royal of Kew = Plan general des maisons, jardins, parcs & hermitage de leurs majestes a Richmond : et de l.a.r. le prince de Galles & la princesse royale a Kew ... / par ... Jean Rocque, dessinateur de jardins ...

Plan of the house, gardens, park & hermitage of Their Majesties at Richmond : and of Their R.H. the Prince of Wales & the Princess Royal of Kew = Plan general des maisons, jardins, parcs & hermitage de leurs majestes a Richmond : et de l.a.r. le prince de Galles & la princesse royale a Kew ... / par ... Jean Rocque, dessinateur de jardins ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1734
Physical Description:
1 map : ill. ; 57 x 90 cm., on sheet 62 x 96 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

82. A book of the habits, customes, and manners of diverse nations : as also the prospects of cityes, townes, temples and others structures in severall parts of the world / collected by John Seller, Senr., and are sold by him at the Hermitage in Wapping.

A book of the habits, customes, and manners of diverse nations : as also the prospects of cityes, townes, temples and others structures in severall parts of the world / collected by John Seller, Senr., and are sold by him at the Hermitage in Wapping.
Date:
[169-?]
Physical Description:
[65] leaves (some folded) : all ill. ; 16 x 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22666777540008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

83. Picturesque views in England and Wales / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. ; engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath ; with descriptive and historic illustrations by H.E. Lloyd., Esq. ; in two volumes.

No cover image available
Creator:
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Date:
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22628441210008651|Yale Center for British Art, transfer from the Yale University Library

84. Views in Sussex : consisting of the most interesting landscape and marine scenery in the Rape of Hastings / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., illustrated by historical descriptions ; the plates engraved by W.B. Cooke, and published under the auspices of John Fuller, esq. of Rose Hill ; the scientific and explanatory notices of the drawings by R.R. Reinagle, A.R.A.

No cover image available
Creator:
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Date:
1819
Physical Description:
[4], 20, [10] pages, [11] leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 54 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22888418660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

85. The encyclopaedia of practical carpentry and joinery : comprising the choice, preservation, and strength of materials, explanations of the theory and practical details, a complete system of lines for the carpenter, joiner, & staircase builder, together with an account of the improvements effected in England and on the continent, and illustrations of the most remarkable executed works / edited by Edward Lance Tarbuck, architect ...

No cover image available
Date:
[1859?]
Physical Description:
[4], 236, [2], xiv pages, [1], 127 plates in various foliations : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22728172360008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

86. Le circ = Circle / Charlotte Biszewski.

No cover image available
Creator:
Biszewski, Charlotte
Date:
2014
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet : color illustrations ; 20 x 71 cm, folded to 20 x 14, in covers 21 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22625742570008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

87. A general treatise of architecture : in five books ... / by John Aheron, architect.

No cover image available
Creator:
Aheron, John
Date:
MDCCLIV [1754]
Physical Description:
vi, 110, 8, [20] pages, [82] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22606992560008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

88. The new Bath guide, or, Memoirs of the B-n-r-d family : in a series of poetical epistles / by Christopher Anstey, esq.

No cover image available
Creator:
Anstey, Christopher, 1724–1805
Date:
1830
Physical Description:
lxxvi, 176 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22714656190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

89. A drawing book of landscapes / by Benj. Green ; drawing master of Christ's Hospital.

No cover image available
Creator:
Green, Benjamin, 1739–1798
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
[8] leaves of plates. : chiefly ill. ; 26 cm. x 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22811037790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

90. The tale of a crab : a rigmarole / by H.G. Hine.

No cover image available
Creator:
Hine, Henry George, 1811–1895
Date:
[between 1840 and 1850?]
Physical Description:
31 pictures on 1 folded sheet (19 panels) : etchings ; 12 x 221 cm, folded to 12 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22802466500008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

91. Nicholas Nickleby.

No cover image available
Creator:
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
Date:
1938
Physical Description:
xxiii, [3], 835, [3] pages, [42] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22907358690008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

92. A contemporary Grand Tour : book 11, Santorini.

No cover image available
Creator:
Clements, Mike
Date:
[2013]
Physical Description:
[9] cards : color illustrations ; 11 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22886850840008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

93. The history and antiquities of the abbey church of St. Peter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation. / Illustrated by John Preston Neale. The whole of the literary department by Edward Wedlake Brayley ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773–1854
Date:
1818-1823
Physical Description:
2 v., [58] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

94. The Scottish bestiary.

No cover image available
Creator:
Brown, George Mackay
Date:
1986
Physical Description:
1 case ([42] leaves) : ill. (some col.) ; 59 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22671830200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

95. Lewina the maid of Snowdon. A tale. By George Cumberland. With etchings by the author.

No cover image available
Creator:
Cumberland, George, 1754–1848
Date:
1793
Physical Description:
1 p. ., 32 p., 1 leaf. plate. 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22677397390008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

96. Theatrical pleasures / drawn and engraved by Theodore Lane ; six coloured plates.

No cover image available
Creator:
Lane, Theodore, 1800–1828
Date:
[1830]
Physical Description:
6 leaves : chiefly ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22611211870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

97. Descriptive guide of Leamington Priors : containing a brief account of that celebrated and fashionable spa : with general rules for drinking the waters, and the use of the baths : (as recommended by the most eminent physicians,) : comprising also various interesting county sketches, including a particular account of Kenilworth and Warwick Castles, Stonley-Abbey, Off-Church, Guy's Cliff, Birmingham, Coventry, Ragley Park, and Stratford-on-Avon, &c. : illustrated with elegant vignettes and a perspective view of the castle and borough of Warwick : likewise with views of the Royal Pump Room and New Baths, of the Assembly Rooms, the theatre, and other superb embellishments / by J. Bisset, (Late of Birmingham,) proprietor of the historic picture gallery, of the Public Reading Room, and the Museum of Natural History at Leamington ; with a map of ten miles round the spa.

No cover image available
Creator:
Bisset, J. (James), 1762?-1832
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 114, [12] p., [11] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map : 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22903356000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

98. Italian school of design : a series of select studies, engraved by F. Bartolozzi, and others : from the original pictures and drawings of Guercino, Michael Angelo, Domenichino, Annibale, Ludovico, and Agostino Carracci, P. Da Cortona, Carlo Maratti, Elisabetta Sirani, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Francheshino, &c. &c. : now preserved in the collection of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.

No cover image available
Creator:
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
Date:
1842
Physical Description:
4 p., [91] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
22679668530008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

99. The new Bath guide; or, Useful pocket companion for all persons residing at or resorting to this ancient city. : Giving an account of the first discovery of its medicinal waters by King Bladud; nature and efficacy of the warm baths and sudatories, with the rules and prices of bathing and pumping ...

No cover image available
Date:
1790
Physical Description:
78, [2] p., [6] leaves of plates (some folding), 1 p. of plates : ill., ports, plan ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of the Holy Trinity in Winton. / By Samuel Gale, ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Gale, Samuel, 1682–1754
Date:
MDCCXV [1715]
Physical Description:
35, [4], 25-143, [1] p., [13] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill.; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts