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A man picks up the money spilling from a rich gentleman's pockets. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli (?), c. 1800.
Piattoli, Giuseppe, active 1785-1807.Reference: 17942i- Pictures
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Fungi: twenty species, including the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), death cap (Amanita phalloides) and Boletus and Agaricus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, c. 1827, after Prieur.
Prieur, active 1820-1830.Date: [1827]Reference: 20597i- Archives and manuscripts
Roulin, François Désiré (1797-1874), physician and naturalist
Date: 1846-1864Reference: MS.7548/92-101Part of: Miscellaneous: French, 19th-20th centuries- Pictures
Woman and child outside a wigwam with Pernettya, Misodendrum and Berberis plants. Coloured lithograph by M. & N. Hanhart, c. 1857, after W. Snow.
Snow, William Parker.Date: [1857]Reference: 21013i- Pictures
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Fungi: 16 species, including Jew's ear (Auricularia auricula), puffballs (Lycoperdon) and Agaricus and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.
Prieur, active 1820-1830.Date: [1827]Reference: 20596i- Pictures
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Edible fungi: 19 species, including horse and field mushrooms (Agaricus), morels (Morchella and Helvella) and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.
Prieur, active 1820-1830.Date: [1827]Reference: 20595i- Books
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Bibliotheca triplex: or, a catalogue of the libraries of three eminent and learned gentlemen deceas'd. Containing many Excellent and Valuable Greek, Latin, French, English, &c. Books, in Divinity, Law, Physick, Philosophy, Philology, History, Mathematicks, &c. in all Volumes, well bound. Which will be sold by auction, at the Black-Boy (alias Latin) Coffee-House in Ave-Mary-Lane, near Ludgate-Street, on Thursday the 19th of this instant February, 1707/8, beginning every Evening at Five a-Clock, till the Sale is ended. By Thomas Ballard, Bookseller. Catalogues may be had At Mr. Vaillant's, over-against Bedford House, in the Strand; Mr. Brown's without Temple-Bar; Mr. Knapton's in St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Strahan's, in Cornhil, Booksellers; at Hamlin's Coffeehouse, near the Royal Exchange; and at the Place of Sale.
Hooke, Jacob, active 1703-1711.Date: 1708]- Books
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A catalogue of the entire large and valuable collection of prints, drawings, and books of prints, of Mr George Vertue, Engraver. Late of Brownlow-Street, deceased. Consisting of the most capital Works of Raphael, Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin, Jul. Romano, Vandyck, Jordans, Teniers, &c. And a large Collection of Heads and Portraits by Drevet, Edelinck, Masson, Mellan, and Other eminent French and English Masters. Which will be Sold by Auction, By Mr. Ford, At his Great Room the upper End of St. James's Haymarket, On Wednesday the 16th of this Instant March, 1757, and the Five following Evenings, Sunday excepted. The Whole may be view'd on Monday the 14th, and every Day till the Time of Sale, which will begin each Evening exactly at Six O'Clock. Catalogues to be had gratis at Mr. Ford's. N. B. Mr. Vertue's Library of Books will be sold the 18th, and 19th Instant.
Ford, Mr., active 1741-1757.Date: 1757]- Books
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Officina Shrewsburiana: or, a catalogue of valuable Greek, Latin, English, French, &c. books, Excellent in each Faculty and Science, and in all Volumes, fairly Bound, (many Gilt and Letter'd on the Back) being the better part of the stock of Mr. William Shrewsbury, Bookseller, Lately Deceas'd. Which will be sold by auction, at Tom's Coffeehouse, adjoining to Ludgate, on Wednesday the 19th of November, 1707, beginning every Evening at Five a-Clock, till the Sale is ended. By Thomas Ballard, Bookseller. Catalogues may be had at Mr. Helmes's in Westminster-Hall, Mr. Archer's in Henrietta-Street, Covent-Garden; Mr. Paul Vaillant's over-against Bedford-House in the Strand, Mr. Brown's without Temple-Bar, Mr. Clement's in St. Paul's Church-Yard, Mr. Strahan's, over-against the Royal Exchange, and at the Place of Sale.
Hooke, Jacob, active 1703-1711.Date: 1707]- Books
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A catalogue of pictures collected abroad by Mr. Edmund Glover, who is going to reside at Oporto, Consisting of several valuable painting by Old Palma, Castiglione, Guerchino, Rembrandt, Dominichino, P. Brill, Vandervelde, D. Teniers, Claude, Solimene, Bott, N. Poussin, &c. Also some curious bronzes: Which will be sold by auction, at Mr. Ford's great room in the Hay-Market, on Tuesday the 16th, Wednesdy the 17th, and Thursday the 18th of this instant March. -And on Friday the 19th, and the following days, - will be sold by auction, at Mr. Ford's, a collection of curious old Japan China, in jars, beakers, bowls, dishes, &c. several pieces of the brown edge, and some exceedings fine dresden. Rare old India Japan, in cabinets, chests, &c. beautiful inlaid tables; soem fashionable plate, jewels, watches, snuff-boxes, mathematical instruments, various curiosities, and rich lace heads of the newest pattern: likewise a chamber organ of an exceeding fine tone, two harpsichords, a chariot, &c. The said collections of pictures, China, &c. may be view'd at Mr. Ford's on Friday the 12th, and the following days till the time of sale, which will begin each day exactly at half on hour after eleven o'clock. Catalogues to be had gartis at Mr. Ford's.
Ford, Mr., active 1741-1757.Date: 1742]- Pictures
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Tobacco plants (Nicotiana rustica and N. paniculata): flowering and fruiting stem of both species with their respective floral segments.Engraving by J.Caldwall, c.1805, after P.Henderson.
Henderson, Peter, active 1799-1829.Date: 1 July 1805Reference: 18320i- Books
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A catalogue of the entire and choice library of Thomas Pelham junior, Esq; (late Member of Parliament for Lewes in Sussex, and one of the commissioners of trade and plantations) deceas'd. Consisting of Variety of curious and uncommon Books in most Branches of Polite Literature, and in several Languages; amongst which are most of the Classics cum Notis Variorum, Elzevir, and in Usilm Delphini, and other Classic Historians; many scarce Italian and Latin Authors, and the best modern English Books; chiefly collected by him when Secretary to the Embassy at Paris. Amongst many other valuable Articles are the following. Dictionnaire de Trevoux, 5 vol. Le Clerc Hist. des Provinces Unies, 2 vol. Dimostvenis Opera, opt. Edit. Dict. de Commerce, 3 vol. Rapin's Hist. with Heads, &c. 2 vol. Locke's Works, 3 vol. Dr. Middleton's Cicero, l. p. 2 vol. Milton's Poetical Works, l. p. 2 vol. Diogenes Laertius, 2 vol. Bamnan's Quintilian, 2 vol. Cronovius's Tacitus, 2 vol. Masvicius's Virgil, 2 vol. Horace, par Sanadon, vol. Folard Hist. de Polybe, 5 vol. Hist. du Peuple de Dieu, 7 vol. Ciceronis Opera Graevis, 11 vol. which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Cock, at his house in the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden, on Monday next, the 19th instant, and the three following Evenings. The said Library may be view'd on Friday next, the 16th Instant, and every Day after, (sunday excepted) till the Time of Sale, which will begin each Evening at half an Hour after five precisely. Catalogues of which may be had gratis at the Place of Sale.
Cock, Mr. (Christopher), active 1720-1749.Date: 1744]- Books
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The Memoirs of Cap. George Carleton, an English officer, who served in the two last wars against France and Spain, and was present in several engagements both in the fleet and army. Containing an account of the conduct of the Earl of Peterborough, and other general officers, admirals, &c. and several remarkable transactions both by sea and land. In which the genius, pride, and barbarity of the spaniards, during the author's being a prisoner of war among them, are set in a true light. Together with a description of many of their cities, towns, &c. particularly Valencia, Barcelona, Molviedro, Saguntum, Alicant, Montserat, Denia, St. Clement de la Mancha, Madrid, Valadolid, Bilboa, St. Jean, de Luz, Bayonne, Pont d'Esprit, Pampelona, Saragoza, &c. Their manners and customs, both religious and civil; observations on their monasteries and nunneries, and their manner of investing nuns. Likewise their bull-feasts, and other publick diversions.
Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
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A master-Key to popery. Containing, I. A discovery of the most secret practices of the secular and regular Romish priests, in their Auricular Confession. II. A true Copy of the Pope's yearly Bull of Indulgences and Pardon of Sins, to all those that serve in the War against the Enemies of the Romish Religion. The Explanation of the Bull, with some Remarks upon it. III. An Account of their Masses, privileg'd Altars, Transubstantiation and Purgatory; and of the Means the Priests make use of to delude the People. IV. Of the Inquisitors, and their Practices in several Instances. V. Of their prayers, Adoration of Images and Relicks, &c. By the reverend Mr. Gavin, Chaplain of His Majesty's Regiment, commanded by the Honourable, Col. Charles Cathcart.
Gavin, Antonio, active 1726.Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- Books
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A new inquiry into the suspension of vital action, in cases of drowning and suffocation : being an attempt to concentrate into a more luminous point of view, the scattered rays of science, respecting that interesting though mysterious subject : to elucidate the proximate cause, to appretiate the present remedies, and to point out the best method of restoring animation / by A. Fothergill, M.D. F. R. S. member of the Royal College of Physicians, honorary member of the Medical Societies of London, Edinburgh, and Paris; also of the Philosophical Societies of Manchester, Philadelphia, &c.
Fothergill, A. (Anthony), 1732?-1813.Date: 1795- Books
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The husbandman's instructor, or, Countryman's guide. Containing plain and approved rules for the ordering, chusing, breeding, feeding, buying, selling, fattening, and to cure all manner of diseases in bulls, cows, calves, rams, ewes, lainbs, slvine, goats, asses, mules, dogs, comes, &c. to which is added, Useful directions for the right ordering and improving poultry; how to cure their several distempers, and make them very profitable to their owners. Also instructions for destroying all sorts of Vermin, which infest houses, fields, granaries, orchards, gardens, ships, beds, bedsteads, or any other places. By A.S. gent.
A. S.Date: [1707?]- Pictures
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The Prince Regent presenting to political ministers the expected baby of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who urinates in their faces; representing the burden of taxation required by the Royal family. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1816.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1 August 1816Reference: 12212i- Books
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The Spiritual treasury, or, Sacred diary, Of the favours, graces, priviledges, and perpetual indulgences, granted by the vicars of Our Lord Jesus Christ on earth to the arch-confraternity of the brethren and sisters of the holy cincture of our glorious parents, St. Augustine, and St. Monica, his pious mother. Instituted by our holy mother, the church, under Pope Eugene IV. in our Church of St. James, at Bologna in Italy, under the invocation and patronage of our blessed lady of consolation; and extended in like manner unto all the other confraternities over the earth thereto duly annexed: faithfully extracted out of the truly golden-bull of Pope Clement X. Beginning with these words, ex injuncto nobis, &c. Translated, compiled, and orderly disposed according to the tenor of the Latin and Italian collections, and latest well-approved editions now extant. By the R.F.J. White, M'K. Or. Er. S.P.N. Aug. S.T.D. First English edition. Dedicated by the compiler to the sacred spouse and mother of God, the B.V.M. Mother of consolation. A work particularly recommended to every Catholick family, having regard to the nouriture and sanctification of their souls.
Date: 1753- Books
Diui Mesue et noua quedam vltra ea que secum associari co[n]sueueru[n]t opera : preclarissima vt inferius speculanti sub manus indicio demo[n]stratur.
Pseudo-Mesuë.Date: Anno 1538 mense Januario- Pictures
A vaccinated man grows horns in front of a couple with a lancet. Coloured etching, c. 1800.
Date: [C. 1800]Reference: 16164i- Books
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Incipit clarificatoriu[m] ioha[n]nis de tornamira super nono alma[n]soris cu[m] textu ipsius Rasis.
Jean, de Tournemire, approximately 1330-approximately 1396.Date: [17 June 1490]- Archives and manuscripts
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Collection of texts relating to astrology by Albumasar, John of Seville and Ibn al-Saffar
Date: 1332-1335Reference: MS.19- Books
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Literary memoirs of Germany and the North : being a choice collection of essays on the following interesting subjects ... / Done from the Latin and High-Dutch, by a society of gentlemen.
Date: 1759- Archives and manuscripts
Morson, Thomas Newborn Robert (1799-1874); Thomas Morson & Son Ltd
Morson, Thomas Newborn Robert, 1799-1874.Date: 1751-1991Reference: SA/MOR- Archives and manuscripts
Society of Medical Officers of Health
Society of Medical Officers of HealthDate: 1856-1998Reference: SA/SMO