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An impartial history of the life and reign of our late most gracious sovereign Queen Anne, Of blessed memory; Wherein is contained, An Accurate and Exact Account of the most Memorable Transactions of that incomparable Princess; As also the most Material incidents of the Life of the late Duke of Ormond. In Three Parts; Containing, I. An Account of the most remarkable Civil Transactions of Her Majesty's Reign, particularly Her uniting the two Crowns of England and Scotland, a Work which had been in vain attempted by many of Her Royal Predecessors; together with the most memorable Victories gained by Her Admirals at Sea, as the Reduction of the whole Island of Minorca, the Taking of Gibraltar, and Raising the Siege of that Place, and the rendering the Descent of the Pretender in Scotland ineffectual, without harrassing the People with any extraordinary Levies or Taxes. II. The Transactions of Her Allies, under the Command of the immortal Prince Eugene, and the Generals of the States of the United Provinces. III. The glorious Atchievements of our own immortal Hero, the great Prince and Duke of Marlborough. The Whole Illustrated with a large Variety of whole Sheet Copper-Plates, engraven by the best Hands, representing all the Sea-Fights, Battles, and Sieges in which those Admirals and Generals were concerned. By Paul Chamberlen, Gent.
Chamberlen, Paul.Date: MDCCXXXVIII [1738]- Books
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[A new and accurate survey of the] cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, with the country about it for nineteen miles in length and thirteen in depth, in which is contain'd an exact description of St. James's, Kensington, Richmond, and Hampton-Court palaces, all the main and cross roads, lanes and paths, bye-ways, walls, pales, hedges, hills, vallies, rivers, bridges, ferries, brooks, springs, ponds, woods, heaths, commons, parks, avenues, churches, houses, gardens, &c. This map will be of general use to all persons who have occasion to travel round this metropolis, for business, health or pleasure, and to all curious persons, at home or abroad, published according to act of Parliament 1747; price two guineas in sheets. By John Rocque, surveyor. Begun in 1741, and finished in 1745, and publish'd in 1746, according to act of Parliament. Urbium maxime insignium Londini et Westmonasterii, municipii sudovercencis, regionumque ad decem quasi milliaria circumjacentium, delineatio Ichnographica Anno 1741, incohata 1745, absoluta. A Johanne Rocque, topographo. Carte topographique des villes de Londres, Westminster bourg de Southwark, et deleurs environs. Contenant l'espace de dixneus miles, en longeur et de treize en largeurdans la quelle font compris les palais de St. James's, de Kensington, D'Hampton-Court, tous les chemins, sentiers, rivieres, ruisseaux, bacs, ponts, sources, etangs, collines, bois, bruyeres, communes, pares, avenues, eglises, maisons, jardins, &c. Levee tres exactement sur les lieux, et publiee selon un acte de Parlement, En 1747. Par Jean Rocque.
Rocque, John, -1762.Date: [1746]- Books
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A complete body of ancient geography. By Mons. D'Anville, Member of the Royal Academy of Belles-Lettres, of the Academy of Sciences at Petersburg, and Secretary to the Great Duke of Orleans. Neatly engraved on thirteen plates. Containing 1. Orbis Romani, pars Orientalis. 2. Orbis Romani, pars Occidentalis. 3. Orbis Veteribus Notus. 4. Gallia. 5. Italiae. 6. Graeciae. 7. Asiae Minor, et Syriae. 8. Palaestina. 9. Aegyptus. 10. Britannia Romana, by Mr. Horsley. 11. Graeciae, pars Septentrionalis. 12. - pars Meridionalis, by Mons. De L'Isle. 13. Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the British Isles, in an intermediate State, between Ancient and Modern Geography; by Mons. D'Anville. The whole materially improved, by inserting the modern names of places under the ancient.
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourgignon d', 1697-1782.Date: 1799- Pictures
Melitta Schmideberg-Klein (1904-1983), her husband Walter Schmideberg, and the families of her mother Melanie Klein and her father Arthur Klein. Photographs and personalia.
Schmideberg, Melitta.Reference: 44394i- Pictures
The set for fireworks commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle: elevation and plan. Etching by G. Vertue, 1749.
Vertue, George, 1684-1756.Date: Drawn, engrav'd and publish'd 5th. of April 1749, according to Act of ParliamentReference: 2970949i- Archives and manuscripts
Letters from various correspondents
Date: 1813-1859Reference: MS.5371Part of: Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph (1791-1865)- Archives and manuscripts
Letters from various correspondents and miscellaneous papers
Date: 1807-1864Reference: MS.5372Part of: Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph (1791-1865)- Books
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A new and accurate survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, with the country about it for nineteen miles in length, and thirteen in depth . In which is Contain'd an exact Description of St. James's, Kensington, Richmond, and Hampton-Court Palaces, all the Main and Cross-Roads, Lanes and Paths, Bye-Ways, Walls, Pales, Hedges, Hills, Vallies, Rivers, Bridges, Ferries, Brooks, Springs, Ponds, Woods, Heaths, Commons, Parks, Avenues, Churches, Houses, Gardens, &c. This Map will be of general Use to all Persons who have Occasion to travel round this Metropolis, for Business, Health or Pleasure, and to all curious Persons at Home or Abroad. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1748, in sixteen sheets, price two guineas. By John Rocque, surveyor Begun in 1741, finish'd in 1745, and publish'd in 1746 and 1748, According to Act of Parliament.
Rocque, John, -1762.Date: M,DCC,XLVIII. [1748]- Archives and manuscripts
Miscellany, English
Nesmith, Robert, fl.1682Date: 1655-1910Reference: MS.9258- Pictures
Princess Charlotte Augusta. Stipple engraving by J. Minasi and T. Landseer, 1818, after J. Minasi.
Minasi, James Anthony, 1776-1865.Date: November 1 1818Reference: 2044996i- Archives and manuscripts
Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph (1791-1865)
Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph, 1791-1865, surgeon and antiquaryDate: 1807-1864Reference: MSS.3666, 3860-3867, 5371-5372, 5979-5981, 7406 & MS.MSL.129- Ephemera
To the house visitors of the Surrey Dispensary in Union-Street, near St. Margaret's-Hill, Southwark : gentlemen, I recommend... believing... to be a proper object of this charity...day of... 178.
Surrey Dispensary.Date: [1780?]- Pictures
A funeral procession of politicians bearing the coffin of the 1765 Stamp Act to its tomb in the docks where American trade was carried out. Engraving after B. Wilson, 1766.
Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788.Date: [18 March 1766?]Reference: 582581i- Pictures
A funeral procession of politicians bearing the coffin of the 1765 Stamp Act to its tomb in the docks where American trade was carried out. Etching after B. Wilson, 1766.
Wilson, Benjamin, 1721-1788.Date: [1766]Reference: 2475206i- Archives and manuscripts
Letters to George Newman from various correspondents
Date: 1890-1940Reference: MS.6201Part of: Newman, Sir George (1870-1948), pioneer of public and child health care- Pictures
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The funeral ceremony of Charles Darwin at Westminster Abbey, 26 April 1882. Wood engraving.
Reference: 555412i- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: Kidd-Kramer
Date: 1794 - 1953Reference: MS.8898- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: FR-FU
Date: 1673-1916Reference: MS.9163- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: HAR
Date: 1756-1952Reference: MS.8912- Archives and manuscripts
Letters to Lardner
Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859.Date: 1827-1829Reference: MS.5490Part of: Lardner, Dionysius (1793-1859), scientific writer- Archives and manuscripts
Broman, Allan (1861-1947)
Broman, Allan, 1861-1947.Date: 1885-1911Reference: GC/6- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: HEA-HEY
Date: 1765-1910Reference: MS.8854- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: HAB-HAN
Date: 1674-1934Reference: MS.8911- Archives and manuscripts
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Diplomas and testimonials: outsize material
Date: 1836-1860Reference: MS.5840/13-29Part of: Morrison and Hobson Families- Archives and manuscripts
Diplomas and testimonials
Date: 1836-1860Reference: MS.5840Part of: Morrison and Hobson Families