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Nouveaux essais d'extraction de l'indigo du poligonum tinctorium / [H. Bérard].
Bérard, H.Date: 1838- Pictures
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Flowering stems of the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctorum) and coffee plant (Coffea arabica). Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1706.
Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.Date: [1718]Reference: 20306i- Pictures
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Plants, fish and a landscape from the East Indies, including pepper, cocoa, indigo and coffee plants. Line engraving after C. de Bruins, 1706.
Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.Date: [1718]Reference: 20209i- Pictures
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Gum cistus (Cistus ladanifer L.) and bastard indigo (Amorpha fruticosa L.): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
Huysum, Jacob van, approximately 1687-approximately 1740.Date: [1730]Reference: 20533i- Pictures
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An indigo plant (Indigofera stachyoides): flowering stem and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1843, after S. Drake.
Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840.Date: 1 March 1843Reference: 25853i- Archives and manuscripts
Manuscript agreement signed by Quatremère-Disjonval and another concerning printing and distribution of a prize essay on the chemistry of indigo
Date: 1777Reference: MS.7436/1Part of: Quatremère-Disjonval, Denis Bernard (1754-1830), French physician and chemist- Books
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A treatise on indigo, containing a succinct account of the proper soil, the culture and preparation of that important article of commerce; together with the theory and practice of the preparation. The different species and qualities of indigo, and of the accidents to which it is liable from the Sowing of the Seeds Until the Crop, and During the Process of the Manufacture, &c. &c. &c. Translated from the French by Richard Nowland.
Beauvais-Raseau, de.Date: M.DCC.XCIV. [1794]- Pictures
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A Chinese figure, wearing indigo coloured silk robes with white undergarments,pictured with a fan. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 580592iPart of: Portraits of seated Chinese historical and mythological characters- Pictures
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A Chinese figure, seated wearing pale turquoise coloured silk robes with an indigo border and buff undergarments. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 580590iPart of: Portraits of seated Chinese historical and mythological characters- Books
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Account of a new species of nerium, the leaves of which yield indigo ... To which is added, a brief account of ... experiments made ... to throw ... light on the theory of that artificial reproduction. Also descriptions of two other plants, which yield indigo, and of one from Pegu, said to yield a green dye / [William Roxburgh].
Roxburgh, William, 1751-1815.Date: [1811]- Pictures
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A Chinese figure with white beard, seated wearing indigo coloured silk robes with a brown border and buff undergarments. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
Date: 1850Reference: 580589iPart of: Portraits of seated Chinese historical and mythological characters- Books
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Reports and documents connected with the proceedings of the East-India Company, in regard to the culture and manufacture of cotton-wool, raw silk, and indigo in India.
East India Company.Date: 1836- Books
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An essay on the culture and manufacture of indigo : to which was awarded the prize of eight hundred rupees by the Madras Government, 1860 / by John Shortt.
Shortt, John.Date: 1860- Books
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A description of South Carolina; containing, Many curious and interesting Particulars relating to the Civil, Natural and Commercial history of that colony, viz. The Succession of European Settlers there; Grants of English Charters; Boundaries; Constitution of the Government; Taxes; Number of Inhabitants, and of the neighbouring Indian Nations, &c. The Nature of the Climate; Tabular Accounts of the Altitudes of the Barometer Monthly for Four Years, of the Depths of Rain Monthly for Eleven Years, and of the Winds Direction Daily for One Year, &c. The Culture and Produce of Rice, Indian Corn, and Indigo; the Process of extracting Tar and Turpentine; the State of their Maritime Trade in the Years 1710, 1723, 1740 and 1748, with the Number or Tonnage of Shipping employed, and the Species, Quantities and Values of their Produce exported in One Year, &c. To which is added, A very particular Account of their Rice-Trade for Twenty Years, with their Exports of Raw Silk and Imports of British Silk Manufactures for Twenty - five Years.
Glen, James, 1701-1777.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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British Navy. On the 1st of June, 1794, One Hundred and Forty Leagues from Ushant, Lord Howe captured the Six following French Ships of the Line: Guns La Juste . . . . 80 Sans Pareitle . . 80 Guns. L'america . . . 74 L'achille . . . . 74 Guns. Northumberland . 74 L'impetuex . . . 74 Vengeur . . . . 74 sunk immediately upon being taken possession of. L'jacobin . . . 74 sunk in Action. Not a Man saved. On the fourth oe [sic] June, 1794, Port-au-Prince, in the Island of St. Domingo, was taken by Brigadier-General Whyte, Sent by Sir Charles Grey, (who died the 31st: May.) There were found in the Harbour, 22 Vessels of various Burthen, amounting in the whole to 6,820 Tons, laden chiefly with Sugar and Coffee, and some few with Cotton and Indigo. Sixteen other Vessels in ballast, to the Amount of 5,340 Tons; and Seven old Vessels carreering in the Harbour, making 2,440 Tons more. - Total, 45 Vessels-14,600 Tons. By this glorious Acquisition, The whole Island of St. Domingo, lately belonging to France, is now possessed by the British Forces. - Also every Island in the West Indies, that belonged to the French.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.Date: 1794]- Books
L'art de l'indigotier / Par M. de Beauvais.
Beauvais-Raseau, de.Date: [1770]- Pictures
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Antilles islands: plants, trees, animals, agriculture, and customs of the people. Engraving, 1732, after S. Leclerc, ca 1671.
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637-1714.Date: 1732Reference: 563069i- Books
A place apart : a teenage road trip through the psychiatric system / J. Devereaux.
Devereaux, J.Date: 2014- Books
A place apart : a teenage road trip through the psychiatric system / J. Devereaux.
Devereaux, J.Date: 2014- Books
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The leak in the vessel: Or, Captain Meanwell's adventures. Of his being cast away on the rocks of Scilly with some dreams and visions. And An account of trade with Spain, the produce of cocheneal, silvester, anato and indigo. Also the birth and education of King William The Third, of glorious memory. His marriage, exploits, and accession to the crown of England. With a contemplation touching atheism. By H.L.
H. L.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Pictures
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Pigments: mills for grinding colours, and a man grinding at a muller, with a ventilator hood above. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1824.
Pass, John, active 1797-1815.Date: 1824Reference: 44043i- Books
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A topographical description of the western territory of North America: containing a succinct account of its soil, climate, natural history, population, agriculture, manners, and customs. With an ample Description of the several Divisions into which that Country is partitioned. To which are added, I. The discovery, settlement, and present state of Kentucky; with an Essay towards the Topography and Natural History of that important Country, by J. Filson. Also the Minutes of the Piankashaw Council, 1784. II. An account of the Indian nations inhabiting within the Limits of the XIII States; their Manners and Customs; and Reflections on their Origin. III. The Culture of Indian Corn, Hemp, Flax, Hops, Tobacco, Indigo, Cotton, Senega Root, Esquine, Madder, Jalap, Potatoes, Silkworms, Persimmon, various Kinds of Grapes, Berries, and Nuts, the Candleberry Myrtle, Sumach, Coffee, and other Particulars in the vegetable Kingdom. IV. Observations on the ancient Works, the native Inhabitants of the Western Country, &c. by Major Jonathan Heart. V. Historical Narrative and Topographical Description of Louisiana and West Florida, containing a great Variety of interesting Particulars, by Mr. Thomas Hutchins. VI. Account of the Soil, growing Timber, and other Productions of several Lands, particularly the Genesee Tract, lately located, and now in the Progress of being settled. Vii. Remarks for the Information of those who wish to become Settlers in America, by Dr. Franklin. Viii. Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, by Mr. Tho. Hutchins. IX. Mr. Patrick Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois River, &c. X. Description of the State of Tenasee, and of the South-Western Territory, with the Constitution of Tenasee established 1796. XI. An Act for establishing Knoxville. XII. Treaty concluded between the United States of America and the Crown of Spain, for the free Navigation of the Mississippi. XIII. Plan of Association of the North American Land Company, &c. By Gilbert Imlay , A Captain in the American Army during the War, and Commissioner for laying out Lands in the Back Settlements. Illustrated with correct maps of the Western Territory of North America; of the State of Kentucky, as divided into Counties, from actual Surveys by Ehhu Barker; a Map of the Tenasee Government; and a Plan of the Rapids of the Ohio.
Imlay, Gilbert, 1754?-1828.Date: 1797- Books
Whose menopause?.
Bradshaw, MargeDate: 2023- Books
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La Chine : son histoire, ses ressources / Louis Strauss.
Strauss, Louis.Date: 1874- Archives and manuscripts
Quatremère-Disjonval, Denis Bernard (1754-1830), French physician and chemist
Quatremère-Disjonval, Denis Bernard, 1754-1830Date: 1777-1823Reference: MS.7436