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Temple-Oagg. A poem in three canto's,
Coffey, Charles, -1745.Date: 1728- Books
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The temple of fame, a poem. Inscrib'd to Mr. Congreve.
Bryan, active 1709.Date: 1709- Pictures
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Basil Valentine contemplates a chemical jar containing homunculi of a man and woman holding hands, and a child emanating from them (alchemical symbol of conception); he is suddenly visited by Sabine Stuart de Chevalier, who reveals that she has the key to his works and crowns him as the king of alchemists. Etching by J. Le Roy, ca. 1781, after Hostoul after Sabine Stuart de Chevalier.
Chevalier, Sabine Stuart de, active 18th century.Date: 1781Reference: 37282i- Books
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Poem on the piety and prosperity of Her Most Sacred and Serene Majesty Anne, by the grace of God, the magnisicent and munificent Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, defender of the faith. As also patroness and Possessor of many American isles, vvith sundry other plantations, colonies and countries, situated in the occidental or western part of the universe. By William Williams; [II] one of Her Majesty's loyal subjects.
Williams, William, active 1709.Date: 1709- Books
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Temple-Oagg: or, The Spaw-Well. A new poem, in three canto's.
Coffey, Charles, -1745.Date: 1723- Books
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The famous history of the renown'd and valiant prince, Robert sirnamed, the Bruce, King of Scotland, &c. And of sundry other valiant Knights, Both Scots and English. Enlarged with an Addition of the Scottish Kings, Lineally descended from Him, To Charles now Prince. Together with a Note of the Beginnings of the most Part of the Ancient and Famous Nobility of Scotland. A history both pleasant and profitable, set forth and done in heroic verse, by Patrick Gordon, Gentleman.
Gordon, Patrick, active 1615-1650.Date: 1718- Books
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The family almanack, for the year of our Lord 1750. Being the 2d after bissextile, or leap-year. containing every thing that is necessary and useful in a common almanack. Viz. An exact and compleat calendar, the true rising and setting of the sun, the nightly rising and setting of the moon, the increase, decrease, and length of days, the regulation of clocks and watches, times of high-water at London Bridge, and many other places, the moon's signs, the month days in new stile or foreign account of time, with the lunations, weather, eclipses, and many other particulars. Of general use to all men. To which is added, a physical directory, or, short, plain, and curious instructions, for gathering and drying of herbs, so as to preserve their true astral and balsamick vertues, and their use in the cure of most distempers incident to human bodies. By Nathanael Culpepper, student in physick and the coelestial science. Imprimatur, H. H.
Culpepper, Nathanael, active 17th century-18th century.Date: [1750]- Books
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The family almanack, for the year of our Lord 1742. Being the second after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. Containing every Thing that is Necessary and Useful in a Common Almanack. Viz. An exact and compleat Calendar, the true Rising and Setting of the Sun, the Nightly Rising and Setting of the Moon, the Increase, Decrease, and Length of Days, the Regulation of Clocks and Watches, Times of High-Water at London Bridge, and many other Places, the Moon's Signs, the Month Days in New Stile or Foreign Account of Time, with the Lunations, Weather, Eclipses, and many other Particulars. Of General Use to All Men. To which is added, a physical directory, Or, short, plain, and curious Instructions, for gathering and drying of Herbs, so as to preserve their true Astral and [bal'amick] Vertues, and their Use in the Cure of most Distempers incident to Human Bodies. By Nathanael Culpepper, Student in Physick and the Coelestial Science. Imprimatur, T. C.
Culpepper, Nathanael, active 17th century-18th century.Date: [1742]- Books
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The family almanack, for the year of our Lord 1751. Being the 3d after Bissextile, or Leap-Year. Containing every Thing that is Necessary and Useful in a Common Almanack. Viz. An exact and compleat Calendar, the true Rising and Setting of the Sun, the Nightly Rising and Setting of the Moon, the Increase, Decrease, and Length of Days, the Regulation of Clocks and Watches, Times of High-Water at London Bridge, and many other Places, the Moon's Signs, the Month Days in New Stile or Foreign Account of Time, with the Lunations, Weather, Eclipses, and many other Particulars. Of General Use to All Men. To which is added, a physical directory, Or, short, plain, and curious Instructions, for gathering and drying of Herbs, so as to preserve their true Astral and Balsamick Vertues, and their Use in the Cure of most Distemper incident to Human Bodies. By Nathanael Culpepper, Student in Physick and the Coelestial Science. Imprimatur, H. H.
Culpepper, Nathanael, active 17th century-18th century.Date: [1751]- Books
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The family almanack, for the year of our Lord 1745. Being the first after bissextile, or leap-year. Containing every thing that is necessary and useful in a common almanack. Viz. An exact and compleat calendar, the true rising and setting of the sun, the nightly rising and setting of the moon, the increase, decrease, and length of days, the regulation of clocks and watches, times of high-water at London Bridge, and many other places, the moon's signs, the month days in new stile or foreign account off time, with the lunations, weather, eclipses, and many other particulars. Of general use to all men. To which is added, a physical directory, or, short, plain, and curious instructions, for gathering and drying of herbs, so as to preserve their true astral and balsamick vertues, and their use in the cure of most distempers incident to human bodies. By Nathanael Culpepper, student in physick and the Cœlestial science. Imprimatur, W.W.
Culpepper, Nathanael, active 17th century-18th century.Date: [1745]- Books
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Breve trattato delle malatie degli occhi / di Domenico Billi ... dedicato a ... il signor cardinale Alessandro Albani.
Billi, Domenico, active 1750.Date: MDCCXLIX. [1749]- Books
Natuurkundige verlustigingen, behelzende microscopise waarneemingen van in- en uitlandse water- en land-dieren / Door Martinus Slabber.
Slabber, Martinus, 1741?-1835.Date: 1778- Books
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The accomplish'd lady's delight, in preserving, physick, beautifying, cookery, and gardening. Containing, I. The art of preserving, and candying, fruits and flowers, and making all sorts of conserves, syrups, jellies, and pickles. II. The physical cabinet: or, excellent receipts in physick and chirurgery. Also some new receipts relating to the fair sex, whereby they may be richly furnish'd with all manner of beautifying waters, to add loveliness to the face and body. III. The compleat cook's guide: or directions for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl and fish, after the newest fashion, now in use at the British court; with the making of sauces, pyes pasties, tarts, custards, &c. VI. [sic] The female angler, instructing ladies and others, in the various methods of taking all manner of fish, in the fish-pond or river. V. The lady's diversion in her garden or, the compleat flowerist, with the nature and use of all sorts of plants and flowers.
Date: [1720?]- Pictures
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St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Line engraving by G. Hawkins, 1795(?).
Hawkins, George, active 1795-1820.Date: [1795?]Reference: 17668i- Pictures
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King George III taking the waters at Cheltenham. Coloured aquatint by J.C. Stadler after C. Rosenberg, 1812.
Rosenberg, Charles, the elder, active 18th/19th century.Date: [1812]Reference: 23324i- Pictures
Moscow: people swimming and sunbathing at Cerebrensky public baths. Etching by M.G. Eichler, 1799, after G. de la Barthe, 1796.
Barthe, Guerard de la, active 1796.Date: 1799Reference: 24142i- Pictures
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Bath, Somerset: bathers and onlookers in the courtyard containing the royal baths and great pump room, with a statue of King Bladud, founder of the baths. Engraving by W. Elliott after T. Robins.
Robins, Thomas, active 1750-1770.Reference: 15486i- Pictures
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Bagnigge Wells, London: a fashionably dressed young couple greeting an acquaintance [an officer?] at a soiree. Mezzotint, 1772, after a painting attributed to J. Sanders.
Sanders, John, active 1750-1783.Date: 1772Reference: 38744i- Pictures
Sadler's Wells and the New River, with the city in the background. Engraving by A. Cruse after B. Lens, 1730.
Lens, Bernard, 1682-1740.Reference: 38525i- Pictures
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St Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Line engraving by S. Sparrow, 1788.
Date: 24 May 1788Reference: 17639i- Books
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New Tunbridge Wells near Islington : Rules proper to be observed in drinking these waters.
Date: [between 1736 and 1748]- Pictures
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St Pancras Wells, King's Cross, London: view showing St Pancras church, and the Wells in the background. Engraving by J. Roberts after J.B.C. Chatelain.
Chatelain, Jean Baptiste Claude, 1710?-1771?Reference: 38749i- Pictures
A Persian man sits on the ground to smoke a hooka. Etching by J. Record, 1760.
Date: 1760Reference: 25285i- Pictures
Hyde Park, near Kensington Palace: ladies and children drinking from a spring and eating a picnic. Engraving by J. Godby, 1802, after Mary Spilsbury.
Spilsbury, Mary, 1777-1823.Date: 3 July 1802Reference: 25345i- Books
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The case of Mr. Greenshields, fully stated and discus'd in a letter from a commoner of North Britain, to an English peer.
Lockhart, George, 1681-1732.Date: [1711]