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Three flowering plants, all types of dock (Rumex species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
W. Dickes & Co.Date: [1855]Reference: 24804i- Pictures
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Four flowering plants, all types of dock (Rumex species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
W. Dickes & Co.Date: [1855]Reference: 24805i- Pictures
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Four flowering plants, all types of dock or sorrel (Rumex species). Chromolithograph by W. Dickes & co., c. 1855.
W. Dickes & Co.Date: [1855]Reference: 24803i- Pictures
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Two species of dock (Rumex species): flowering stems with leaves. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917.Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24493i- Pictures
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Two species of dock (Rumex species): flowering stems with leaf and rhizome. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917.Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24488i- Pictures
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Spanish rhubarb dock (Rumex abyssinicus Jacq.): two sections of the flowering stem with separate root, leaf, part of stem, flower and fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1776]Reference: 18146i- Digital Images
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Rumex Crispus (Curled Dock)
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Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa): flowering stem and separate roots. Partially coloured lithograph by F. Waller, c. 1863, after C. Gower.
Gower, Charlotte.Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24384i- Books
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The new British traveller; or, a complete modern universal display of Great-Britain and Ireland: Being a New, Complete, Accurate, and Extensive Tour Through England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Isles of Man, Wight, Scilly, Hebrides, Jersey, Sark, Guernsey, Alderney, And other Islands adjoining to and dependent on the Crown of Great-Britain. Comprising all that is worthy of Observation in every County, Shire, &c. And containing a full, ample, and circumstantial Account of every Thing remarkable in the several Cities, Market-Towns, Boroughs, Hundreds, Villages, Hamlets, Parishes, &c. throughout these Kingdoms. Being calculated equally to please the Polite - entertain the Curious - instruct the Uninformed - and direct the Traveller. The Whole Clearly and Accurately Displayed under the Following General Heads: Situation, Etymology, Extent, Roads, Capes, Battles, Sieges, Skirmishes, Civil Commotions, Trading and other Companies, Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Military Offices, Earthquakes, Storms, Inundations, and other singular Occurrences, Rocks, Rivers, Mines, Grottos, Abbey-Lands, Fossils, Caves, Hills, Moors, Springs, Woods, Antiquities-Roman, Danish, and Saxon; Minerals, Plants, Agriculture, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Amphibious Creatures, Castles, Manors, Military Ways, Camps, Docks, Harbours, Bays, Havens, Markets, Fairs, Canals, Buildings, Fortifications, Palaces, Seats, Parks, Bridges, Forests, Cathedrals, Collegiate and Parish Churches, Monuments, Ecclesiastical and Civil Jurisdictions, Corporations, Charters, Charitable Foundations, Institutions, &c. Customs, Manners, &c. Handicrafts, Commodities, Military and Naval Exploits, Lives of all such Persons as have done Honor to the Counties, Towns, or Villages in which they were born, whether Kings, Princes, Peers, Generals, Admirals, Divines, Lawyers, Physicians, Poets, Philosophers, Historians, Legislators, &c. Government, Manufactures, Trades, Commerce, Revenues, Forces, Naval and Military, Polity, Power and Prerogative of the King, Laws, Prerogative, and Customs of the House of Lords, Privileges, Prerogative, & Usages of the House of Commons. Nature of the Legislature, and Modes of Proceeding in the various Courts of Justice, ancient and modern, &c. &c. &c. Being Really the Result of An actual and late General Survey, accurately made by a Society of Gentlemen, Each of whom has undertaken that Part for which his Study and Inclination has more immediately qualified him. And Including a Valuable Collection of Landscapes, Views, County-Maps, &c. Which Make an Admirable and Inimitable Groupe of Elegant Copper-Plate Prints. Also, A Complete Book of the Roads, a List of all the Fairs, and a Variety of other useful and entertaining Particulars, Not to be found in any other Work of the Kind, but which are worthy the Notice of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants, Travellers, Traders, and all Ranks of People whatever. The whole published under the immediate inspection of George Augustus Walpoole, Esq. Assisted in the Digest and Arrangement of the Articles respecting Wales, by David Wynne Evans, F. R. S. In those descriptive of Scotland, by Alexander Burnet, L. L. D. And in such as relate to Ireland, &c. by Robert Conway, A. M. And Others, to whom many valuable and curious Circumstances have been communicated (for this Work) by Gentlemen of Rank and Abilities. Embellished with upwards of one hundred and fifty large, grand, and superb views of the principal Cities and Towns in Great-Britain and Ireland; perspective Views of Villages, Gentlemen's Seats, Castles, Ruins, Abbies, Cataracts, Sea Pieces, Landscapes, natural and artificial Curiosities, correct County and other Maps, Charts, Historical Pieces, &c. drawn with critical Exactness by the most capital Painters and Designers of England, Scotland, and Ireland, namely Hamilton, Carter, Griffith, O'Neal, Dodd, Metz, &c. and engraved in the most masterly Manner by the following ingenious Artists, viz. Thornton, Pollard, Lodge, Page, Roberts, Royce, Taylor, Carey, Rennoldson, Wooding, Kitchen, Conder, Hawkins, Walker, Flyn, Simpson, Grainger, Hogg, Myers, Smyth, Clowes, and others, who have distinguished themselves by their great Abilities in the Polite Arts.
Date: 1784- Pictures
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Six British wild flowers, including water pepper and knotweed (Polygonum species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879.Date: [1846]Reference: 24645i- Books
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The art of heraldry. Containing I. The original and universality of arms and ensigns, with their Use and Necessity; their Blazon, Distribution, Abatements, and Rewards of Honour. II. Of diverse Kinds of Escotcheons, and of the Bearing or Using the Ordinaries in Coat Armour. III. Of Coat Armour form'd of Artificial Things, whether Civil, Ecclesiastical, Military or Marine, such as are made by Man, or for his Use. IV. Of Charges in Coat Armour form'd of Coelestials, as, the Sun, Moon, Stars, Angels, &c. Of Vegetables, as Trees, Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c. Of the Parts of Man's Body, as the Hands, Legs, Arms, Heart, &c. Of Animals, as Lyons, Tygers, Horses, Stags, &c. in Whole and in Parts. V. Of Charges from Fowls and Birds of all Sorts, in Whole and in Parts. VI. Of Charges from Fishes of all Kinds, in Whole and in Parts. Vii. Of Charges from Monstrous Animals, in Whole and in Parts. Embellish'd with forty copper plates, containing above 900 Coats of Arms of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, curiously engraven, with their particular Descriptions, and by whom borne. Interspers'd with the Natural History of the several Species of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Vegetables, &c. comprehended therein. Together with Occasional Explications of all the Terms used in the Science of Heraldry, and peculiar thereto. To which is prefix'd, An Alphabetical list of the Names of the Families whose Coats are delineated in the Book, with References to the Pages where they are to be found.
Blome, Richard, 1635-1705.Date: M.DCC.XXX. [1730]- Books
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Old men's tears for their own declensions, mixed with fears of their and posterities further falling off from New-England's primitive constitution. Published by some of Boston's old planters and some others. [Six lines from Psalms]
Scottow, Joshua, 1618-1693.Date: 1733- Books
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Christian churches form'd and furnish'd by Christ. A sermon preach'd at the gathering of a church, and the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Timothy Walker to the pastoral office, at the new plantation called Pennicook. Nov. 18th 1730. By John Barnard, M.A. pastor of a church in Andover. To which are annexed, the charge, and the right hand of fellowship, used on that occasion. Now made publick at the desire of several who were present at that solemnity.
Barnard, John, 1690-1757.Date: 1731- Books
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Christian churches formed and furnish'd by Christ. A sermon preach'd at the gathering of a church, and the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Timothy Walker to the pastoral office, at the new plantation called Pennicook. Nov. 18th 1730. By John Barnard, M.A. Pastor of a church in Andover. To which are annexed, the charge, and the right hand of fellowship, used on that occasion. Now made publick at the desire of several who were present at that solemnity.
Barnard, John, 1690-1757.Date: 1731- Books
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Report of a Committee of West-India planters and merchants on the subject of a bill depending in Parliament for forming wet docks, &c. at the port of London. November 16, 1797.
West India Planters and Merchants (London, England)Date: M.DCC.XCVII. [1797]- Books
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The flowering plants and ferns of Great Britain / by Anne Pratt.
Pratt, Anne, 1806-1893.Date: [1855]- Books
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Substance of the evidence adduced by the Corporation of London before the honourable committee of the House of Commons, against the Wapping Dock bill; with brief observations upon their case before parliament: also, some remarks upon the London Port bill, for making a canal and docks in the Isle of Dogs, now jointly soliciting by the Corporation of London, and the West India planters and merchants.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.Date: 1799- Books
Herbs for pregnancy, postpartum care + children.
Wolf, CaitlinDate: [201-?]- Archives and manuscripts
Notebook containing notes on materia medica
Hanbury, Daniel, 1825-1875.Date: September 1852 - April 1855Reference: MS.8355Part of: Hanbury, Daniel (1825-1875), pharmacologist- Books
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The kentish companion: or, useful memorandum and accompt book, for the pocket or desk, for the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-three. Addressed to the Gentlemen, Clergy, Farmers, Hop-Planters, And Tradesmen, Of the county of Kent. On a Plan entirely new, and adapted in the most convenient Manner for every daily Transaction and other occasional Business. Containing, I. A List of all the Holidays and other Festivals in the Year; Days of transferring and accepting Stock in the public Funds; with a List of Holidays observed at public Offices. II. Fifty-Two double Pages properly disposed to keep an Account of Monies received and paid. III. An accurate List of ecclesiastical Livings in this County, with the Names of their respective Patrons. IV. Tables of the Gross Weight of Hops reduced into Neat Weight. V. Tables, shewing the true Value of any Quantity of Corn, from One Bushel to Ten Quarters, at Twenty and Twenty-One to the Score, VI. A List of the Peers and Baronets in this County; with a List of the Clergy of the two Cathedrals of Canterbury and Rochester. Vii. List of the Mayors, Aldermon, Jurats, Commoners, and other Officers of the respective Corporations in this County. Viii. List of the Officers in the Royal Hospital of Greenwich, and all the Dock-Yards in this County. IX. Abstract of the Highway Act, the stated Duties required, and the Tolls payable on different Weights; the Land Tax paid each Year from the Revolution to 1772.
Date: [1772]- Books
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The kentish companion: or, useful memorandum and accompt book, for the pocket or desk, for the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight. Addressed to the Gentlemen, Clergy, Farmers, Hop Planters, and Tradesmen, Of the county of kent. On a Plan entirely new, and adapted in the most convenient Manner for every daily Transaction, and other occasional Business. Containing, I. A List of all the Holidays and other Festivals in the Year, with the Amount of each Capital at the Bank, South Sea and India Houses, and the Time of transferring in the public Funds; also the Holidays observed at each: Tables of the Moon's Age and Sun's Rising. A Table of the Kings and Queens of England. II. Fifty-Two double ... properly disposed to keep an Account of Money received and paid. III. Tables of the gross Weight of Hops reduced into ... Weight, what Duty is to be paid for any Quantity and the gross Duty of Hops from 1711 to 1776. IV. An accurate List of ecclesiastical Livings in Kent, with the Name of their respective Patrons and Incumbents. V. List of Peers and Baronets who have Seats in Kent; also a correct List of Sheriffs for the County from the Year 1733 VI. Lists of the Clergy of the two Cathedrals of Canterbury and Rochester-Lists of the Mayors and other Officers of the respective Corporations in Kent. Vii. Lists of the Officers of the Royal Hospital of Greenwich, and of the several Dock-Yards, Customhouses, &c.
Date: [1777]- Books
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The kentish companion: or, useful memorandum and accompt book, for the pocket or desk, for the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven. Addressed to the Gentlemen, Clergy, Farmers, Hop-Planters, and Tradesmen, Of the county of Kent. On a Plan entirely new, and adapted in the most convenient Manner for every daily Transaction, and other occasional Business. Containing, I. A List of all the Holidays and other Festivals in the Year, with the Amount of each Capital at the Bank, South Sea and India Houses, and the Time of transferring in the public Funds; also the Holidays observed at each; Tables of the Moon's Age and Sun's Rising. A Table of the Kings and Queens of England. II. Fifty-Two double Pages properly disposed to keep an Account of Money received and paid. III. Tables of the gross Weight of Hops reduced into neat Weight, what Duty is to be paid for any Quantity and the gross Duty of Hops from 1711 to 1775. IV. Tables, shewing the true Value of any Quantity of Corn, from one Bushel to ten Quarters, at 20 and 21 to the Score. V. An accurate List of ecclesiastical Livings in Kent, with the Names of their respective Patrons and Incumbents. VI. List of Peers and Baronets who have Seats in Kent; also a correct List of Sheriffs for the County for the last forty Years. Vii. Lists of the Clergy of the two Cathedrals of Canterbury and Rochester-Lists of the Mayors and other Officers of the respective Corporations in Kent. Viii. Lists of the Officers of the Royal Hospital of Greenwich, and of the several Dock-Yards, Custom-Houses, &c.
Date: [1776]- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: HIG-HOL
Date: 1820-1905Reference: MS.8930- Pictures
The orator Cicero and his brother Quintus show their ancestral estate to Atticus: they discuss the beauty of nature; humans' attachment to their family origins; and the longevity of local identity. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1778, after R. Wilson.
Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782.Date: June 4th. 1778Reference: 3065565i- Archives and manuscripts
Press Adverts - Dips and Livestock Remedies
Cooper McDougall & Robertson LtdDate: Mar 1930 - 12 Jan 1943Reference: WF/C/M/GB/A/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd