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Rare Books and Manuscripts
1,318
Reference Library
3
Creator
Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661
17
Rocque, John, -1762
8
Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703
6
Nimrod, 1778–1843
6
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
6
Speed, John, 1552?-1629
6
Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
5
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
5
Storer, James, 1771–1853
5
Bonifacio, Natale, 1538–1592
4
Britton, John, 1771–1857
4
C. & J. Greenwood
4
Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
4
Dixon, Henry Hall, 1822–1870
4
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
4
Matal, Jean, 1520–1597
4
Measom, George S
4
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
4
Strutt, Joseph, 1749–1802
4
Beattie, William, 1793–1875
3
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3
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1,318
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1,238
Available
80
New Additions
2023-2024
8
Classification
Books
961
Maps & Atlas (printed)
116
Prints
98
Archives & Manuscripts
61
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
26
Periodicals
17
Articles & Chapters
5
Visual Materials
3
Drawings & Watercolors
2
Music (printed)
2
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unknown
1,318
Period
19th century
727
18th century
331
17th century
188
20th century
56
16th century
31
21st century
1
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wove paper
1
wove paper.
1
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engraving
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1,318
wood engraving
202
map
153
etching
130
armorial bookplates (provenance)
105
lithograph
98
aquatint
97
ephemera
86
stipple engraving
58
steel engraving
56
woodcut
55
advertisement
42
trade cards (advertising)
40
atlase
35
private press books (publishing)
35
extra-illustrated copies (provenance)
34
mezzotint
33
blank form
30
drawing book
29
billhead
28
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
38
Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
29
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
26
Drawing -- Technique.
23
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
19
Clothing and dress -- Great Britain.
17
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
16
Satire, English.
16
Architecture -- Orders -- Early works to 1800.
15
Voyages and travels.
15
Architecture -- Details -- Early works to 1800.
14
Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
14
London (England) -- Description and travel.
14
Painting -- Technique.
14
Beaumont, Richard Blackett -- Bookplate.
12
Great Britain -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
12
Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate.
12
Clothing trade -- Great Britain.
11
Horses -- Early works to 1800.
11
Geography -- Early works to 1800.
10
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Subject Period
19th century
140
18th century
44
17th century
19
20th century
7
11th century
2
16th century
2
16th century,
1
16th-18th centuries
1
18th centtury
1
Alfred, 871-899
1
Silurian
1
To 332 B.C
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
304
England
132
London (England)
53
London
51
France
36
Italy
27
United States
23
America
22
Wales
21
Cambridgeshire (England)
20
Europe
17
Edinburgh
14
West Indies
14
Scotland
13
Canada
11
Edinburgh (Scotland)
11
India
11
Ireland
9
Netherlands
9
Northwest Passage
9
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
7
Raphael, 1483–1520
5
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
4
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
4
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788–1824
3
Coke, Thomas William, Earl of Leicester, 1752–1842
3
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533–1603
3
Louis XIII, King of France, 1601–1643
3
Strathallan, James Andrew John Lawrence Charles Drummond, Viscount, 1767–1851
3
Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664–1726
3
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
3
Beckford, William, 1760–1844
2
Bickford family
2
Buggin, Barrington
2
Canterbury, Charles Manners-Sutton, Viscount, 1780–1845
2
Charles I, King of England, 1600–1649
2
Cowper, William, 1731–1800
2
Cracknall, James
2
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
2
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528
2
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Exhibition History
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
16
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
10
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
8
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
8
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
6
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
6
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
4
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
3
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
2
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
1
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
1
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
1
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
1
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
1
Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28)
1
The Paston Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World (Yale Center for British Art, February 15, 2018-May 27, 2018)
1
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
1
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
34
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
21
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
7
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
3
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Ryskamp
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Clive Caplan
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Doret, Yale BA 1968, and Linda Mitchell
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Edward J. Levy, transfer from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gordon S. Haight
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans and Agnes Platenius
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Helen Chillman.
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hilda Lease Jay
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hilda Lease Jay.
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John E. Hankins
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English
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French
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Latin
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German
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Italian
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Dutch
15
Spanish
3
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3
Portuguese
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In memory of Jacob Henry Tillett, would-be-M.P. for his native city : November, 17th, 1868 : July, 12th, 1870 : February, 4th, 1874 : March, 5th, 1875
1892
2
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world
[ca. 1820]
3
Potter, John (Hatter)
Potter, No. 22, Old Bond Street, late foreman to Mr. Breach, hatter to Their Majesties
[approximately 1816]
4
British Fire Office (London, England)
[Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]
March 1st, 1808
5
Macdonald, Thomas (Engraver)
Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer
[approximately 1880?]
6
Swaine, Alport & Lothian (London, England)
[Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]
1828
7
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise
[Permit for Thomas Cooper to receive one cask of foreign brandy, 1809]
1809
8
M. &. H. Corps
Billhead recording purchase by Mrs. Harman from M. & H. Corps
[1848]
9
Walter, John
A tour in North Wales
1817
10
Wright, James, coach builder
Billhead recording repairs to the carriages of Sir George Musgrave in Penrith,Cumbria, from March, 1864 to January, 1865
1864-1865
11
Salisbury, W. T
Select meditations and reflections on death
circa 1782-1792
12
Dison & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Dison & Co., lace manufacturers
[circa 1850?]
13
Pigot, James, 1769–1843
J. Pigot, engraver, and copper plate printer
[between 1810 and 1821]
14
Henderson, F. (Clothier)
[Billhead of F. Henderson, clothier & outfitter, recording purchases by Mr. G. Duncan, Imperial Hotel, 1888]
1888
15
Vindin, John, 1795–1852
[Billheads of John Vindin, oil & colourman, Knightsbridge for purchases by Mr. Gibbs, 1823]
1823
16
Cracknall, James
Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1830
1830
17
Roche, Patrick (Bootmaker)
Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool
1850
18
Newton, T
The mansion of bliss
1822
19
Haldane, James (Tailor)
Billhead of James Haldane, London tailor, recording services rendered to Viscount Strathallan, 1843
1843
20
Parkes, Zachariah
Zachariah Parkes, Digbeth, Birmingham
[between 1820 and 1840?]
21
Marchi, Francesco de, 1504–1577
Della architettura militare
mid-16th century
22
Jersey algae
1860
23
Barklie, John R.
[Billhead of John R. Barklie, Proprietor, 99 Grafton Street, Dublin for items purchased by Mrs. Brewster of 9 Prince Edwards Terrace on March 15/55]
1855
24
Crystal Palace Company (Sydenham, London, England)
Crystal Palace season ticket, 1855
[1855]
25
The destruction of Jerusalem
[ca. 1824?]
26
Bonchurch Family Hotel (Brannon, Wotton, Isle of Wight)
[Trade card for Bonchurch Family Hotel)
[188-?]
27
Alexander McBean & Sons
Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander McBean & Sons, clothiers, Inverness
1900
28
Reece & Co. (London, England)
[Billhead of Reece & Co. for supplies bought by the Medical Botanical Society]
1838-1839
29
Nicklin & Son (Birmingham, England)
Nicklin & Son
[approximately 1817]
30
W. & T. Gregson (Firm)
W. & T. Gregson
[approximately 1820]
31
Rawstorne, John, 1761?-1832
Rawstorne, architect, Birmingham
approximately 1800
32
Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-
[The travellers guide
[1686?]
33
Hamilton, Catherine
Catherine Hamilton commonplace book
1822-1880
34
Wallis's tour of Europe
Nov. 24th, 1794
35
Miller & Sons (London, England)
[Billhead of Miller & Sons, candle merchants, London]
[between 1830 and 1850?]
36
Hafod Arms Hotel (Ceredigion, Wales)
[Printed invoice and promotional handbill of Hafod Arms Hotel]
[184-?]
37
Wolstenholme, Joseph (Metalworker)
J. Wolstenholme's best Britannia metal
[between 1830 and 1840]
38
Gibbon, Daniel (Hosier)
Billhead of Daniel Gibbon, London hosier, for purchases by Mr. H. Gibbs, 1832
1832
39
The magic ring
November 1st, 1796
40
Herring, William
W. Herring, dealer in all sorts of pheasants, fancy poultry, swans, water fowl, gold and silver fish, sporting and fancy dogs
approximately 1835
41
Westminster Hotel (Chester, England)
The Westminster Hotel
[189-?]
42
Vouillon & Laure (Firm : London, England)
Billhead of Vouillon & Laure, clothiers, London, for purchases by Mrs. H.H. Creed
1837
43
Brearey & Myers (Firm : York, England)
[Letter from Brearey & Myers to Thorpe, Black Swan, York, for order of a New Phaeton for Miss Robinson, Hammerton Hall]
June 11th, 1828
44
The British tourist
[1830s?]
45
Hill, Thomas Wright, 1763–1851
T.W. Hill's boarding school & day school, Gough St
[between 1803 and 1819]
46
Edwards, George, 1694–1773
Selections from George Edwards' A natural history of uncommon birds
approximately 1746
47
Walkinshaw, A.
Farr, fringe lace & worsted manufacturer
[1805?]
48
Northcote, James, 1746–1831
One hundred new fables
1817-1825
49
Corrall, Christopher, active 1772
Billhead of Christopher Corrall and Daniel Blachford, gold and silver lacemen, London, for purchases made by Barrington Buggin Esq., May 13th, 1772
1772
50
The combat with the giant
September 1st, 1796
51
Hollis, Walford & Co.
Family tea establishment
[after 1842]
52
Darly, M. (Mary)
Hinton & Lock
[not after 1778]
53
Barmby, Julia Maria, 1823–1892
Julia Maria Barmby and Charlotte Elizabeth Barmby commonplace books
ca. 1844-1865
54
Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
Vere Foster's Copy books
[approximately 1897?]
55
W. & J. Proud, coach builder
Billhead recording repairs to the carriages of the late Sir Musgrave Brisco in Carlisle from July 21, 1886 to December 19, 1886
1887
56
W. Stobart Junior & Co.
Billhead recording coal purchased by W. Walters from W. Stobart Junr. & Co
[1840?]
57
Barron & Co. (Firm : London, England)
[Advertisement for venetian fan blinds, brass cornice poles spring roller blinds, painted blinds and curtain brackets, London, 1818]
[1818]
58
Science in sport, or, The pleasure of astronomy
[1804]
59
The mirror of truth
Jany. 1st, 1811
60
Wickham, Harriet, 1766–1847
A collection of English grasses
circa 1792-1808
61
King's Arms & Castle Hotel (Kenilworth, England)
King's Arms & Castle Hotel
[May 15th, 1891]
62
Cracknall, James
Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1831-1832
1832
63
Roberts, John (Hosier)
[Billhead of John Roberts, hosier, London, recording purchases by B. Buggin]
1773
64
Brébeuf, Jean de, Saint, 1593–1649
The travels & sufferings of Father Jean de Brébeuf among the Hurons of Canada
MCMXXXVIII [1938]
65
The royal pastime of cupid, or, Entertaining game of the snake
12th May 1794
66
Burch, William Walter, approximately 1796–1873
Album of the work of William Walter Burch, engraver on gold and silver
1821-1871
67
A first floor to let
[approximately 1850]
68
Frederick & Robert Sparrow & Co.
Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea warehouses
[1823]
69
Charles Skipper & East (London, England)
Charles Skipper & East, engravers, printers
[between 1833 and 1877]
70
Skelton, William, 1763–1848
Skelton, copper plate printer
[approximately 1800?]
71
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of nature in each quarter of the world
1st Novr. 1818
72
Sedgwick, James
Billhead of James Sedgwick, Manchester clothier, for purchases by John Davenport, 1811
1811
73
William Stevenson Owen, judge
between 1884 and 1909
74
Dorigny, Nicolas, 1658–1746
Recueil de XC têtes tirées des sept cartons des actes des apôtres peints par Raphl. Urbin
[1722]
75
A second floor to let
[1850?]
76
Queen Fire Insurance company of Liverpool and London
[approximately 1878?]
77
Letter to the Secretary of the Medico-Botanical Society (?) requesting information on lectures or literary proceedings,
[1847]
78
Burkitt & Hudson
Burkitt & Hudson
[not after 1818]
79
Jones & Halton (Firm)
Jones & Halton
[approximately 1850]
80
Pigot, James, 1769–1843
Pigot, engraver & copper plate printer
[between 1810 and 1821]
81
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The analysis of beauty
1753
82
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
The works of William Hogarth
1824
83
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Industry and idleness
[between 1771 and 1785]
84
Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, -1625
The general history of the vast continent and islands of America
MDCCXXV-MDCCXXVI [1725-1726]
85
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832
A brief narrative of an unsuccessful attempt to reach Repulse Bay
MDCCCXXV [1825]
86
Lothian, John
Lothian's historical atlas of Scotland
1826
87
Lewis, Samuel, -1865
A topographical dictionary of England
1831
88
Versailles illustrated, or Divers views of the several parts of the royal palace of Versailles
1726
89
Buquet, Alexandre, 1801–1846
Mouchoir des connaissances utiles
[ca. 1850-ca. 1870?]
90
Baines, Edward, 1774–1848
History of the county palatine and duchy of Lancaster
1836
91
Daniel, William Barker, 1753?-1833
Rural sports
1807
92
Venegas, Miguel, 1680–1764
A natural and civil history of California
1759
93
Kruzenshtern, Ivan Fedorovich, 1770–1846
Voyage autour du monde, fait dans les années 1803, 1804, 1805 et 1806
1821
94
Roscoe, Thomas, 1791–1871
Wanderings and excursions in North Wales
1853
95
Walker's tour through England and Wales
January 2nd 1809
96
[Drawing book of wild boars]
[ca. 1770?]
97
Blore, Thomas, 1764–1818
An history of the manor, and manor-house, of South Winfield, in Derbysire
MDCCXCCIII [1793]
98
Peck, Francis, 1692–1743
Academia tertia anglicana, or, The antiquarian annals of Stanford in Lincoln, Rutland, and Northampton shires
1727
99
Bochius, Joannes, 1555–1609
Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii principum Alberti et Isabellae, Austriae archiducum
MDCII [1602]
100
Russel, James, ca. 1720–1763
Letters from a young painter abroad to his friends in England
1750
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