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The famous and pleasant history of Parismus, the valiant and renowned Prince of Bohemia. In three parts. Part I. Containing his Triumphant Battles fought against the Persians, his Love to the Beautiful Laurana, the great Dangers he passed in the Island of Rocks, and his strange Adventures in the Desolate Island. Part II. Containing the Adventurous Travels and Noble Chivalry of Parismonos, The Knight of Fame, with his Love to the fair Princess Angelica, the Lady of the Golden Tower. Part III. Containing the Admirable Adventures and truly Heroick Atchievements of Parismonos, Knight of the Golden Star, with his Love to the Fair Astrea, Princess of Austracia, and other rare Adventures.
Ford, Emanuel.Date: [1760?]- Books
Via recta ad vitam longam. Or, a plain philosophicall demonstration of the nature, faculties, and effects of all such things as by way of nourishments make for the preservation of health, with divers necessary dieteticall observations; as also of the true use and effects of sleep, exercise, excretions, and perturbations, with just applications to every age, constitution of body, and time of yeere ... Whereunto is annexed ... a necessary and compendious treatise of the famous baths of Bathe, with a censure of the medicinable faculties of the water of Saint Vincent's Rocks neere the city of Bristoll. As also an accurate treatise concerning tobacco / [Tobias Venner].
Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660Date: 1638- Books
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The english pilot, describing the sea-coasts, capes, headlands, streights, soundings, Sands, Shoals, Rocks and Dangers. The bays, roads, harbours, and ports in the oriental navigation, Shewing the Property and Nature of the Winds and Monsoons in those Seas; with the Courses and Distances from one Place to another: The Setting of the Tides and Currents; The Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea. Also, A New table of Variations; and a Correct table of Longitudes and Latitudes; With many other things necessary to be known. Containing several large Draughts of Ports, Islands, and Descriptions; collected from the Practice and Experience of divers able and expert navigators of our Own and Foreign Nations. Divided into three parts. The first, Shewing The Nature and Properties of the Winds and Monsoons in the Navigation from England, to the East-Indies, and the whole oriental ocean, and thereby how to shape a Course from one Port to another, according to the Time of the Year in those Seas. The second, Containing Necessary instructions for Sailing between England, and the East-Indies, in the Spring and Autumn. The third, Describing The Sea-Coasts, Capes, Headlands, Streights, Soundings, Sands, Shoals, Rocks and Dangers. The Islands, Bays, Roads, Harbours and Ports, from Cape Bona-Esperance, to all Parts of the oriental ocean, being very much Corrected and Augmented with several Additions, not before Publish'd.
Date: M,DCC,LV. [1755]- Books
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A small lizard from the Neocomian rocks of Comén, near Trieste.
Seeley, H. G. (Harry Govier), 1839-1909.Date: 1881- Books
Elf Rock : a tale of coincidence / by Elf Rock.
Elf Rock, 1946-Date: [1996]- Books
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Petralogy. A treatise on rocks / By J. Pinkerton.
Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826.Date: 1811- Pictures
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Geography: eroded rocks in the sea. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
Whymper, Charles H., 1853-1941.Reference: 46582i- Archives and manuscripts
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Orbicular rocks in the Channel Islands', Bibliog. no. 7 (1932)
Date: 1932Reference: PP/AEM/F.9Part of: Mourant, Arthur Ernest (1904-1994)- Pictures
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Basalt formations, described as rocks of the Cyclops. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1798.
Date: Nov. 24 1798Reference: 43933i- Books
Thoughts regarding the influence of rocks upon native vegetables / [Alexander Murray].
Murray, Alexander, approximately 1798-1838.Date: [1831]- Books
The Wernerian theory of the Neptunian origin of rocks / by Robert Jameson.
Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854.Date: [1976]- Pictures
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Geology: various kinds of rocks and geological features. Engraving by R. Scott.
Reference: 46804i- Books
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British curiosities in art and nature; giving an account of rarities both antient and modern, viz. Monuments, Monasteries, Priories, Frieries, Nunneries, Colleges, Hospitals, Walls, Roman Camps, Garrisons, Highways, Coins, Altars, Urns, Pavements of Mosaic Work, Temples, Churches, Bridges, Kings Palaces, Noblemens Seats, Paintings, Gardens, Statues, Fountains, Rivers, Lakes, Abysses, Caverns, Rocks, Hills, Plants, Flowers, Birds, Beasts, Fish, Shells, Learning and Learned Men, unusual Customs of Places, with whatever else is worthy observing. Likewise an account of the posts, markets, and fair-towns. To which is added, A very Useful Scheme, containing a brief Account of the State of each County in England, at one View, curiously engraved, and printed on a Sheet to fold up or put in a Frame.
Date: MDCC.XXVIII. [1728]- Books
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Account of a singular stone among the rocks at West Hoadley, Sussex, by Thomas Pownall, Esq. F.S.A. and F.R.S. Read March 18, 1779.
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805.Date: 1779]- Archives and manuscripts
Six shells and six rocks on the shore with yellow sun and sea in background
Ballarin, Catarina, active approximately 1990Date: 30 January 1990Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/3/6Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)- Archives and manuscripts
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Lectures by H.L. Bowman on crystalline structure of rocks (including quartz and mica)
Date: c.1926Reference: PP/AEM/A.82Part of: Mourant, Arthur Ernest (1904-1994)- Pictures
Colourful fish swimming among rocks on the sea bed. Watercolour by N. Goullet, 1954.
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957.Date: 12 July 1954 [12 July 1954]Reference: 2970728iPart of: Adamson Collection- Books
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On the skeleton in new Cynodontia from the Karroo rocks / by H.G. Seeley.
Seeley, H. G. (Harry Govier), 1839-1909.Date: 1895- Pictures
South Africa: granite rocks in the Matoppos. Photograph by Prof. W.B. Scott, 1905.
British Association for the Advancement of Science.Date: 1905Reference: 536232iPart of: The British Association- Archives and manuscripts
Four shells and seven rocks on the shore with yellow sun and sea in background
Ballarin, Catarina, active approximately 1990Date: 30 January 1990Reference: PP/ADA/C/8/3/4Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)- Books
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A voyage to St. Kilda. The remotest of all the Hebrides, or Western Isles of Scotland: Giving An Account of the very remarkable Inhabitants of that Place, their Beauty and singular Chastity (fornication and Adultery being unknown among them); their Genius for Poetry, Music, Dancing; their surprising Dexterity in climbing the Rocks, and Walls of Houses; Diversions, Habit, Food, Language, Diseases and Methods of Cure; their extensive Charity; their Contempt of Gold and Silver, as below the Dignity of Human Nature; their Religious Ceremonies, Notion of Spirits and Visions, &c. &c. To which is added, An account of Roderick, the late impostor there, pretending to be sent by St. John Baptist with new revelations and discoveries; his Diabolical Inventions, Attempts upon the Women, &c. By M. Martin, Gent.
Martin, Martin, -1719.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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A voyage to St. Kilda, the remotest of all the Hebrides; or, Western Isles of Scotland. Giving an account of the very remarkable inhabitants of that place; their Beauty and singular Chastity; (fornication and Adultery being unknown among them) their Genius for Poetry, Musick, Dancing; their surprising Dexterity in climbing the Rocks and Walls of Houses; Diversions, Habit, Food, Language, Diseases and Methods of Cure; their extensive Charity; their Contempt of Gold and Silver as below the Dignity of human Nature; their religious Ceremonies, Notion of Spirits and Visions, &c, &c. To which is added, An Account of Roderick, the late Imposter there, pretending to be sent by St. John Baptist, with new Revelations and Discoveries; his Diabolical Inventions, Attempts upon the Women, &c. By M. Martin, gent.
Martin, Martin, -1719.Date: [1749]- Books
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A voyage to St. Kilda, the remotest of all the Hebrides. Or, Western Isles of Scotland. Giving An Account of the very remarkable Inhabitants of that place; their Beauty and singular Chastity; (fornication and Adultery being unknown among them) their Genius for Poetry, Musick, Dancing; their surprising Dexterity in climbing the Rocks and Walls of Houses; Diversions, Habit, Food, Language, Diseases and Methods of Cure; their extensive Charity; their Contempt of Gold and Silver as below the Dignity of human Nature; their religious Ceremonies, Notion of Spirits and Visions, &c, &c. To which is added, An account of Roderick, the late imposter there, pretending to be sent by St. John Baptist, with new Revelations and Discoveries; his Diabolical Inventions, Attempts upon the Women, &c. By M. Martin, Gent.
Martin, Martin, -1719.Date: 1749- Books
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Pushed into the rocks : southern California Indian land tenure, 1769-1986 / Florence Connolly Shipek.
Shipek, Florence Connolly, 1918-Date: [1988]- Pictures
A young woman posing naked sitting on an arrangement of rocks, in a photographic studio.
Date: [approximately 1920]Reference: 550798iPart of: The Fallaize Collection.