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Red River Settlement, Canada: a Christian missionary preaching to native North Americans. Watercolour attributed to an unidentified person called 'The Empire Traveller', ca. 1860.
Date: 1860Reference: 575268i- Pictures
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Dr Mackellar and Red Cross staff crossing the Morava river after the Battle before Alexinatz, Serbia. Wood engraving by G. Durand.
Durand, Godefroy, 1832-1896.Reference: 20729i- Books
Health status and services, January 1952 : economic base study...Arkansas-White-Red River Basins / by Rollo H. Britten and Maryland Y. Pennell.
Britten, Rollo H. (Rollo Herbert), 1889-1981.Date: [1952?]- Books
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A description of the English province of Carolana, by the Spaniards call'd Florida, and by the French La Louisiane. As also of the great and famous River Meschacebe, or Missisipi, The Five vast Navigable Lakes of Fresh Water, and the Parts Adjacent. Together with an account of the commodities of the Growth and Production of the said province. And a preface containing some considerations on the consequences of the French making settlements there. By Daniel Coxe, Esq;
Coxe, Daniel, 1673-1739.Date: M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]- Pictures
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats, one flying the Red Ensign, on the river. Coloured engraving by T. Tagg, 1797, after E. Dayes.
Dayes, Edward, 1763-1804.Date: 10 February 1797Reference: 20392i- Pictures
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Cavalry passing mountain river, Afghanistan. Watercolour.
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Figures including a brown clown, a black man rowing on a river, and a red woman seated on a crescent. Watercolour by J. Cohen, 1984.
Cohen, Joseph, active approximately 1984.Date: 3.10.84 [3 October 1984]Reference: 2922202iPart of: Adamson Collection- Pictures
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Cavalry marching through a mountain river, Afghanistan. Watercolour.
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Exploration of the Red river of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy, captain Fifth infantry U.S. Army ; assisted by George B. McClellan, brevet captain U.S. engineers ; with reports on the natural history of the country and numerous illustrations.
United States. War Department.Date: 1854- Books
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A particular description of the city of Dantzick: its fortifications, Extent, Trade, Granaries, Streets, Publick and Private Buildings, River, Harbour, Government, Punishments, Forces, religion and churches. With many other remarkable curiosities. By an English merchant, lately resident there.
English merchant.Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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The gentleman angler: containing short, plain, and easy instructions, whereby the most ignorant beginner may, in a short time, become a perfect artist in angling for salmon, salmon peal, trout, Pike, Carp, Perch, Barbel, Tench, Bream, Chub, Greyling, Mullets, Flounders, Roch, Dace, Gudgeon, &c. With several observations on angling, angle rods, and Artificial Flies; How to chuse the best Hair, and Indian Grass; Of the proper Times and Seasons for River and Pond Fishing; When Fish spawn; And what Baits are chiefly to be used, &c. To which is added, treatise concerning Thames fishing; with an Account of the Nature of such Rivers as empty themselves into it, or are near unto it, &c. Also the Angler's New Song; The Laws of Angling; And the Form of a Licence and Deputation for Angling. Together with an appendix, containing the Method of Rock and Sea Fishing; An Alphabetical Explanation of Technical Words used in the Art of Angling; Choice Receipts for Dressing Fish; And, How to Improve Barren Ground, by turning it into Fish Ponds; With plain Directions how to Make a Trout Pond, &c. By a gentleman, who has made angling his diversion upwards of twenty-eight years.
Date: [1743?]- Pictures
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Fort at Agra, seen from the river Yamuna, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1786.
Hodges, William, 1744-1797.Date: 1 August 1786Reference: 26854iPart of: Select views in India- Books
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The life of Charlotta Du Pont, an English lady; taken from her own memoirs. Giving an account how she was trepan'd by her stepmother to Virginia, how the Ship was taken by some Madagasear Pirates, and retaken by a Spanish Man of War. Of her Marriage in the Spanish West-Indies, and Adventures whilst she resided there, with her return to England. And the History of several Gentlemen and Ladys whom she met withal in her Travels; some of whom had been Slaves in Barbary, and others cast on Shore by Shipwreck on the barbarous Coasts up the great River Oroonoko: with their Escape thence, and safe Return to France and Spain. A History that contains the greatest Variety of Events that ever was publish'd. By Mrs. Aubin.
Aubin, Penelope, approximately 1679-approximately 1738.Date: M.DCC.XXIII. [1723]- Books
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The gentleman angler. Containing short, plain and easy instructions, whereby the most ignorant beginner may, in a little time, become a perfect artist in Angling for Salmon, Salmon-Peal, Trout, Pike, Carp, Perch, Barbel, Tench, Bream, Chub, Greyling, Mullets, Flounders, Roach, Dace, Gudgeon, &c. With several Observations on Angling, Angle-Rods, and Artificial Flies; How to chuse the best Hair, and Indian Grass; Of the proper Times and Seasons for River and Pond-Fishing; When Fish spawn, and what Baits are chiefly to be used, &c. To which is Added, The Angler's New Song: The Laws of Angling, and the Form of a License and Deputation for Angling. Together with an Appendix, containing the Method of Rock and Sea-Fishing; An Alphabetical Explanation of Technical words used in the Art of Angling; Choice receipts for Dressing Fish; And, How to improve Barren Ground by turning it into Fish-Ponds, &c. By a gentleman, who has made angling his diversion upwards of twenty-eight years.
Gentleman who has made angling his diversion upwards of twenty-eight years.Date: M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]- Books
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The gentleman angler: containing short, plain, and easy instructions, whereby the most ignorant beginner may, in a short time, become a perfect artist in Angling for Salmon, Salmon Peal, Trout, Pike, Carp, Perch, Barbel, Tench, Bream, Chub, Greyling, Mullets, Flounders, Roch, Dace, Gudgeon, &c. With several Observations on Angling, Angle Rods, and Antificial Flies; How to chuse the best Hair, and Indian Grass; Of the proper Times and Seasons for River and Pond Fishing; When Fish spawn; And what Baits are chiefly to be used, &c. To which is Added, a Treatise concerning Thames Fishing; with an Account of the Nature of such Rivers as empty themselves into it, or are near unto it, &c. Also the Angler's New Song; The Laws of Angling; And the Form of a Licence and Deputation for Angling. Together with an Appendix, containing the Method of Rock and Sea Fishing; An Alphabetical Explanation of Technical Words used in the Art of Angling; Choice Receipts for Dressing Fish; And, How to Improve Barren Ground, by turning it into Fish Ponds; With plain Directions how to Make a Trout Pond, &c. By a gentleman, who has made angling his diversion upwards of twenty-eight years.
Gentleman who has made angling his diversion upwards of twenty-eight years.Date: M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]- Books
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The English acquisitions in Guinea and East-India. Containing, first, the several forts and castles of the Royal African Company, from sally in South Barbary, to the cape of Good-Hope, in Africa, viz. James Fort, in the river of Gambo. Sherbrow, in York Island. Serra Leona, in Bence Island. Dickeys Cove. Commends. Cape Coast Castle. Fort Royal. Annamabo. Winnebah. Acra. Secondly, the forts and factories of the Honourable East-India Company in Persia, India, sumatra, China, &c. viz. Spawhawn and Gambroon, in Persia. Fort St. George. Fort St. David. Conimeere. Cuduloor, Porto Novo. Midepollam Merchlapatam. Pettipole the coast of coromnadel. Carway Callicut. Surrat. Bombay Island, Ballasore. Hugly. chuttanetti. Daca. Rhajama, on the Co. of Mallabar Atcheen, and York Fort, in Sumatra Amoy, canton, and tonqueen, in China, &c. With an account of the inhabitants of all these countries; their religion, government, trade marriages, funerals, strange custom, &c. Also, birds, beasts, serpents, monsters, and other strange creatures found there. Intermix with divers accidents, and notable remarks. With cuts. Likewise, a description of the isle of St. Helena, where the English usually refresh in their india voyages. By Robert Burton.
Crouch, Nathaniel, 1632?-1725?Date: 1728- Books
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The English acquisitions in Guinea and East-India. Containing, first, the several forts and castles of the Royal African Company, from sally in South Barbary, to the cape of Good-Hope, in Africa, viz. James Fort, in the river of gumbo. Sherbrow, in York Island. Serra Leona, in Bence Island. Duckeys Cove. Commenda. Cape Coast Castle. Fort Royal. Anamabo. Winnebab. Acra. Secondly, the forts and factories of the Honourable East-India Company in Persia, India, sumatra, China, &c. viz. Spawhawa and Gambreon, in Persia Fort St. George. Fort St. David. Conimeere. Cuduloor. Porte Novo. Medapollam. Mereldapatam. Pettipole The coast of coromnadel, carwar. Callicus, Surrat, Bombay Island. Ballasore. Hugly. Chuttanetti. Daca. Rhajama, on the Co. of Mallabar Ascheen, and York Fort, in Somatra. Amoy, Canon, and Tomqueen, in China, &c. With an account of the inhabitants of all these countries; their religion, government, trade, marriages, funerals, strange customs, &c. Also, birds, beasts, serpents, monsters, and other strange creatures found there intermixt with divers accidents, and notable remarks. with cuts. likewise, a description of the Isle of St. Helena, where the English usually refresh in their india voyages. By Robert Burton.
Crouch, Nathaniel, 1632?-1725?.Date: 1728- Books
Travels into the inland parts of Africa containing a description of the several nations for the space of six hundred miles up the River Gambia; their trade, habits, customs, language, manners, religion and government; the power, disposition and characters of some negro princes; with a particular account of Job Ben Solomon. To which is added, Capt. Stibbs's voyage up the Gambia in the year 1723, to make discoveries; with an accurate map of that river taken on the spot: and many other copper plates. Also extracts from the Nubian's Geography, Leo the African and other authors antient and modern, concerning the Niger-Nile, or Gambia. And observations thereon / By Francis Moore.
Moore, Francis, active 1744.Date: 1738- Pictures
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Boer War: wounded soldiers greeted with sympathy at Modder River Camp, after their trials at Magersfontein. Reproduction of a sketch by F. de Haenen after R. Thiele.
Thiele, Reinhold.Reference: 22332i- Pictures
A rural landscape: moonlight on a winding river, a horse grazing on the river bank. Engraving by S. à Bolswert after Sir P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: [between 1637? and 1659?]Reference: 2491338i- Pictures
A river and marshy lake with boats under Mount Fuji. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1851.
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.Date: 1851Reference: 37279i- Books
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An Act for taking off the duty upon all salt used in the curing of red herrings, and laying a proportionable duty upon all red herrings consumed at home only; and for ascertaining the customs and excise payable for the sugar-houses in Scotland; and for making an allowanc for salt lost in any harbour or river of this realm; and for the better securing the duties on salt delivered in Scotland.
Great Britain.Date: 1722]- Pictures
A bath-house, or bagnio, near the river Thames, London: view towards the west. Halftone.
Date: [1922]Reference: 34624i- Pictures
Mount Fuji seen from beyond the Fuji river, west of the mountain. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige, 1851.
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858.Date: 1851Reference: 37285i- Pictures
A Japanese province, with a bridge across a river leading to some hills. Colour woodcut by Hiroshige II, 1859.
Utagawa, Hiroshige, 1826-1869.Date: 1859Reference: 37320i