Modern publications and new editions of valuable standard works / printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row.

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1808
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    MODERN PUBLICATIONS, AND NEW VALUABLE EDITIONS OF STANDARD WORKS, PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES, AND ORME, PATERNOSTER-ROW. PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS. I Under the. immediate Patronage of the KING, the QUEfcN, and the rat of the ROYAL FAMILY. THE BRITISH GALLERY OF PICTURES, A under the Superintendence of HENRY TRESHAM, Ejq.R.A. Professor of Painting to the Royal Academy. Nos. Land II. (to be continued at short Intervals.) in Two SERIES ; comprising Engravings of all the celebrated Pic- tures of the great piasters in the United Kingdom, with historical and descriptive Letter Press. The Historical Part by William Young Ottley, Esq. F.S A. The descriptive Part by Henry Tresham, Esq. ft.A. and IV. Y. Ottley. Esq. The Engravings by Mr. P. If Tomkins, Historical Engraver to Her Majesty, who has the Management of the executive Part of the Work ; Mr L. Schiavonetii, Mr. A. Carrion, and other eminent Engravers. The Drawings of the First Series by Mr. If M. Craig, and of the Second Series by Messrs. Tom- kins, Uwins, Violet, Hodgson, Ansel, SatchwcU, &c. FIRST SERIES. Small Engravings On Atlas Paper, 4to. Price 10s. fid. each Number. On Columbier Paper, folio, with Proof Impressions on India Paper. Price \l. Is. On Columbier Paper, iolio, with the Plates slightly co- F loured, Price If. 11s. 6<i. ! No. I, Contains Ten Pictures, from the Marquis of Staf- ford's Collection, viz. '‘.Baptism, and Confirmation, by N. Poussin.—Two | Landscapes, and a Distant View of Tivoli, by G Poussin E —Appulus Metamorphosed, God appearing to Moses, and Sunset, by Claude Loraine.—Jacob watering his I Flock, by Sal Rosa —St. John Preaching, by F.Mola. So. 2. Contains Seven Pictures from Ditto, viz. 4 young Female, by Len Da Vinci.—Madonna, Infant f Christ, and St. John, by Andrea del Sarto — Holy ■' Family, and Madonna and Child, tiy Ryffaele. K The Adoration of the Magi, by Baldessare Pcruzzi. E —Pennunce, and The Eucharist, by H. Poussin. SECOND SERIES. Large Engravings. ■ On Atlas Paper, 4to. Price from O.v. to \l. Is each Nutnh. On Colombier Paper, folio, with Proof Impressions of | the Plates on India Paper. Price from 12s. to il. 2s. On Colombier Paper, folio, with the Prints highly finish- ed in Colours, in Imitation of llie original Pictures, f In consequence of the very great Time and Attention which will necessarily lie required to perfect coloured L Impressions, so as to make them in every respect cor- | rect Resemblances of the original Picture, and as in * some Cases the Time and Attention required will be jb greater than Iu others, the Prices of each will be re- '! gulated accordingly when published. So. |. Contains The Woman taken in Adultery, by Rubens. Mr. H. Hope’s Collection. So. 2. Do. A Holy Family, by A del Sarto. Mr. Carr's. *•• A mixed Manner of Engraving has been chosen hr the present Woik, as acknowledged to he the best 'leans of imitating accurately the peculiar Style of the faster, and the Touch of the Pencil, either in Chiaro- knro, or with the additional Advantage of Colours, on heir peculiar Excellence in which the Celebrity of many the most distinguished Masters is founded. The Object J the present Uudeituking is to give a finished faithful ^presentation of the original Picture, under all Hie '-otohinatious of style of Drawing, Composition, Light ••d' Shadow, and Colouring. Tlie Drawings may be seen at Mr. Tomkins', New Bond dteet.—For further Particulars, see Prospectus. GENERAL COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. Parts I. to X. Price 10s. bd. each fto be continued Monthly) forming a complete History of the Origin and Progress of Discovery, by Sea and Laud, from Hie earliest Ages to the present Time. 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The First iti the Order of the Divisions of this Work as most interesting to the great Body of Readers will be Europe, comprising every thing valuable that lus ever appeared in the Form of Voyages or Travels relating to this Portion of the Eartb ; and iu the subsequent Parts, the Order of Arrangement which Mr. Pinkerton lias pur- sued in his great geographical Work, will he adopted. NEW BRITISH ENCYCLOPEDIA; OR, DICTIONARY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, comprising an accurate and popular View of the present improved State of Human Knowledge. By WILLIAM NICHOLSON, Author and Proprietor of the Philosophical Journal, and various other Chemical, Philosophical, and Mathematical Works. Illuelraled willi 156 elegant Engravings, by Lowry and Scott. Neatly printed by Whittingham. *,* This Work may be bad complete in 6 vols 8vn. Price 61. 6s in Boards ; or taken Monthly, iu Twelve Parts, price 10s. bd. each. THE NEW CYCLOPEDIA; OR, UNI- VERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, AND LI- TERATURE. 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