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An histori-Geographical description of the north and eastern part of Europe and Asia; but more particularly of Russia, Siberia, and Great Tartary; Both in their Ancient and Modern State: Together with an entire new polyglot-table of the dialects of 32 tartarian nations: and a vocabulary of the Kalmuck - Mungalian tongue. As also, a large and accurate map of those countries; and variety of cuts, representing Asiatick-Scythian Antiquities. Written originally in High German. By Mr. Philip John von Strahtenberg, a Swedish Officer, thirteen Years Captive in those Parts. Now faithfully translated into English.
Strahlenberg, Philipp Johann von, 1676-1747.Date: MDCCXXXVI. [1736]- Books
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On sledge and horseback to the outcast Siberian lepers / by Kate Marsden.
Date: 1892- Books
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Memoirs and travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky; magnate of the kingdoms of Hungary and Poland, one of the chiefs of the confederation of Poland, &c. &c. Consisting of his military operations in Poland, his exile into Kamchatka, his escape and voyage from that Peninsula through the northern Pacific Ocean, Touching at Japan and Formosa, to Canton in China, with an Account of the French Settlement He was Appointed to form upon the Island of Madagascar. Written by himself. Translated from the original manuscript. In two volumes. ...
Benyowsky, Maurice Auguste, comte de, 1746-1786.Date: M,DCC,XC. [1790]- Books
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Travels in Kamtschatka, during the years 1787 and 1788. Translated from the French of M. de Lesseps, ... In two volumes. ...
Lesseps, Jean-Baptiste-Barthélemy, Baron de, 1766-1834.Date: 1790- Books
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Three years travels from Moscow over-land to China: thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary, &c. to Peking. Containing, An exact and particular Description of the Extent and Limits of those Countries, and the Customs of the Barbarous Inhabitants; with reference to their Religion, Government, Marriages, daily Imployments, Habits, Habitations, Diet, Death, Funerals, &c. Written by his Excellency E. Ysbrants Ides, Ambassador from the Czar of Muscovy to the Emperor of China. Illustrated with a large Map of the Countries, drawn by the Ambassador upon his Journey, and many curious Cuts. To which is annex'd an accurate description of China, done originally by a Chinese Author: With several Remarks, by way of Commentary, alluding to what our European Authors have writ of that Country. Printed in Dutch by the Direction of Burgomaster Witzen, formerly Ambassador in England; and now faithfully done into English.
Ides, Evert Ysbrants.Date: 1706- Books
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A journey into Siberia, made by order of the King of France / By M. l'abbé Chappe d'Auteroche. Containing an account of the manners and customs of the Russians, with the natural history, and geographical description of their country. Translated from the French.
Chappe d'Auteroche, abbé, 1728-1769.Date: 1770- Books
Three years travels from Moscow over-land to China. Thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary, &c. to Peking / Containing an exact and particular description of the extent and limits of those countries, and the customs of the barbarous inhabitants; with reference to their religion, government, marriages, daily imployments, habits, habitations, diet, death, funerals, &c. Written by His Excellency E. Ysbrants Ides ... Illustrated with a large map of the countries, drawn by the ambassador upon his journey, and many curious cuts. To which is annex'd an accurate description of China, done originally by a Chinese author [Dionysius Kao]: with several remarks, by way of commentary. Alluding to what our European authors have writ of that country. Printed in Dutch ... and now faithfully done into English.
Ides, Evert Ysbrants.Date: 1706- Books
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The antidote; or an enquiry into the merits of a book, entitled A journey into Siberia, made in MDCCLXI in Obedience to an Order of the French King, and published, with Approbation, by the Abbé Chappe D'Auteroche, of the Royal Academy of Sciences: In which many essential Errors and Misrepresentations are pointed out and confuted; and many interesting Anecdotes added, for the better Elucidation of the several Matters necessarily discussed: By a lover of truth. Translated into English by a Lady, and Dedicated, with Permission, to her Imperial Majesty the Czarina.
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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Memoirs and travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky; magnate of the kingdoms of Hungary and Poland, one of the chiefs of the confederation of Poland, &c. &c. Consisting of his military operations in Poland, his exile into Kamchatka, his escape and voyage from that peninsula through the northern Pacific Ocean, touching at Japan and formosa, to canyon in china, with an account of the French settlement he was appointed to form upon the islands of Madagascar. Written by himself. Translated from the original manuscript. In two volumes. ...
Benyowsky, Maurice Auguste, comte de, 1746-1786.Date: M,DCC,XC [1790.]- Books
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Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia, to diverse parts of Asia. Containing, I. A journey to Ispahan in Persia, in the years 1715, 1716, 1717, and 1718. II. A journey to Pekin in China, through Siberia, in the Years 1719, 1720, 1721. With a map of the Author's two routes between Mosco and Pekin: To which is added, a translation of the Journal of Mr. de Lange, Resident of Russia at the court of Pekin, in the years 1721 and 1722. III. A journey from Mosco to Derbent in Persia, in the year 1722. IV. A journey from St. Petersburg to Constantinople, in the years 1737 and 1738. By John Bell, Esq; (gentleman in several Embassies to the Emperors of China, Persia, &c.) In two volumes. ...
Bell, John, 1691-1780.Date: M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]- Books
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Les memoires et voyages de Maurice Auguste comte de Benyowsky; magnat des royaumes D'Rongrie et de Pologne, un des chefs de la confederation de Pologne, &c. &c. Ecrits par lui-meme, et publies d'apres le manuscrit original. En Deux Tomes. Tom I.
Benyowsky, Maurice Auguste, comte de, 1746-1786.Date: M.DCC.XC. [1790]- Books
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Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia, to diverse parts of Asia. In two volumes. By John Bell, of antermony. Volume I. Containing a journey to Ispahan in Persia, in the years 1715, 1716, 1717, and 1718. Part of a journey to Pekin in China, through Siberia, in the years 1719, 1720, and 1721. With a map of the author's two routes between Mosco and Pekin.
Bell, John, 1691-1780.Date: [1763]- Books
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A new voyage to the north: containing, a full account of Norway; the Laplands, both Danish, Swedish and Muscovite; of Borandia, Siberia, Samojedia, Zembla and Iseland: with the description of the religion and customs of these several nations. To which is added, a particular relation of the court of the Czar; of the Religion and Customs of the Muscovites; and a Short History of Muscovy. As it was taken by A French Gentleman who Resided there many Years. Written by Monsieur ***, Employ'd by the Company of Merchants, Trading to the North from Copenhagen. Now done into English.
La Martinière, Pierre Martin de, 1634-1690.Date: 1706- Books
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Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America. To which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. One of the Senior Fellows of King's College, Cambridge; Member of the Imperial Oeconomical Society at St. Petersburg, of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Copenhagen; and Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Marlborough.
Coxe, William, 1747-1828.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Archives and manuscripts
Barr, John Fulton , RAMC (1868-1954)
Barr, John Fulton , 1868-1954.Date: 1900-1948Reference: PP/JFB- Archives and manuscripts
Henry Wellcome Letter Book 2 ['HSW Private No.2' with key]
Date: 17 Apr 1888 - May 1890Reference: WF/E/01/01/02Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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A catalogue of books, for 1793; containing several valuable collections, lately purchased. And a great Number of Curious and Rare Books, Some very Capital Books of Prints, Hindoo and other high finished Drawings, fine Prints, Manuscripts, Atlasses, Surveys of Counties, &c. purchased out of the principal Libraries, sold in 1792. Amongst which are the following: Boydel's and Nicol's Shakespeare, early impres. The Houghton Collection of Prints, ditto Fifty-Three Hindoo, or India Paintings Le Brun's Collection of Prints, fine impres. Weirotter's Works Dessins des Jean Prestel Boyer's D'aguilles Gallery Habits of the Levant, beautifully coloured Hamilton's Etruscan Antiquities, 2 vols. Antiquarian Prints, 2 vols. Hodge's Large Views in India, 12 numbers, very fine impressions Metz's beautiful Imitations of Antient and Modern Drawings, 90 Prints Crispin de Pas's Drawing Book Bavaria Sancta, 4 vols. rare Travels through the Rhaetian Alps, with picturesque views Ostade's Etchings, very fine A fine Collection of Scarce Prints, by Hollar, Della Bella, Callot, L. Clerc, Mark Antony, Goltzius, and other old engravers, in port folio, with leaves, and very eleg. bound in morocco A Port folio, with scarce English Portraits, by Smith, Vandyck, Becket, Cooper, &c. Archaeologia by the Society of Antiquarians, 9 vols. 4 to. Tempest's Cries of London, old impressions A Large Collection of Books of Emblems, curious and rare Surveys of Counties, Chapman's, Dury and Andrews, Rocque's, Jeffery's, Armstrong's, &c. of Nottinghamshire, Kent, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Bedford, Buckingham, Huntingdon, Dorsetshire, Durham, Oxford, &c. &c. Rennell's large Bengal Atlas Merian's Surinam Insects, original edition, beautifully coloured Catesby's Carolina, 2 vols. ditto Lewin's Birds, 5 vols. all drawings on vellum paper, and beautifully coloured Hill's Herbal, the largest paper, coloured Vandermeuiin's Large and Capital Prints of the Battles of Lewis XIV. Pennant's London, first edit. l. p. interleaved in 4 vols. with a great number of additional Prints and Drawings Sleazer's Theatrum Scotiae, fine impression Carter's Antiquities, 25 numbers Sandrart's Academia Ars Pictoria Lavater's Physiognomy, 25 numbers, first impressions Hearne and Byrne's Antiquities Delices de la Grande Bretagne Description des Arts et Metiers, 9 vols. Bleau's Atlas, 11 vols. illuminated Chambers's Encyclopedia, by Rees, 4 vols. in Russia Ashmole's Order of the Garter Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire, 1656 - Summons to Parliament, original edit. bound in russia - Monasticon Anglicanum, Latin, 2 vols. 1682, &c. Grafton's Chronicle, b. l. 1568 Dart's Antiquities of Westminster and Canterbury, 3 vols. Bruce, Cook, Hawkesworth, Phillips, White, Parkinson, Phipps, &c. Voyages Worsley's Hist. of the Isle of Wight Vicar's Parliamentary Chronicle, 4 parts, compleat England's Worthies, from 1642, to 1647, with fine portraits, by Hollar, &c. very rare Some Curious and Valuable Manuscripts, and printed Missals on vellum And many other equally Scarce and Valuable. The books in general are in very good Condition, many in elegant Bindings, and are now on sale exceeding Cheap, (for Ready Mony only), and will continue on Sale by Henry Chapman, Bookseller, No. 65, Chandois Street, Covent Garden. Catalogues (price 6d, allowed to Purchasers), may be had of the following Booksellers, Mr. Collins, Exchange Alley, Cornhill, Mr. J. Walker, Paternoster-Row, Mr. Stockdale, Piccadilly, and at the Place of Sale.
Chapman, Henry, active 1776-1796.Date: 1793]- Pictures
The Bosphorus. Lithographs after J. Schranz, 1854.
Schranz, Joseph.Date: [1854]Reference: 34118i- Archives and manuscripts
The Archive of Ismond Rosen (1924-1996)
Rosen, Ismond, (1924-1996) MB, BCH 1946, DPM 1951, MD 1954, FRSM, Hon. FRCPsych (posthumous), Fellow Society of Portrait SculptorsDate: c.1941-2010Reference: PP/ROS- Archives and manuscripts
Wellcome Foundation Ltd
Wellcome Foundation LtdDate: c.1860-c.1995Reference: WF- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss Archive
Amiss, Audrey, 1933-2013Date: 1930s-2013Reference: PP/AMI