- CA RBD Piranesi-003
- Item
- 1800-1809
Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.
Print of an etching with stone arches, bridges, stair cases, and other architectural features. Includes some very small figures on stairs.
Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.
Print of an etching with stone arches, bridges, stair cases, and other architectural features. Includes some very small figures on stairs.
Part of Noel Noel-Buxton fonds
Two letters from L.S. Amery to Lord Noel-Buxton. Letters discuss politics and foreign policy in the Balkans, particularly Bulgaria.
Part of Taylor White Collection
Drawing of a Barbary Macaque from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Northern Algeria, Morocco, and Gibraltar.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Letter from John Antill, 24 May 1790
Part of James Morrison papers
Letter from John Antill to James Morrison. The letter mentions the arrival of the ships Mary Anne and Queen in Quebec City, requests that Morrison speak to Alex Henry about a sum of money, and discusses the illness of Gray and the possibility of Antill succeeding him should he die.
Draft of Autobiography - Preamble
Part of Noel Noel-Buxton fonds
File contains part of Lord Noel Noel-Buxton's autobiography, entitled "Preamble." Includes several versions of the preamble, a number of short "biography notes" and quotes and limericks.
Autograph manuscript of: Novels, plays and poems : written for the instruction of people of all ages by Sophia Elizabeth Burney, aged 13 years old.
Manuscript is written in cursive hand in brown ink on laid paper (horizontal chainlines with watermark visible in the fold). At the bottom of the title page is a dedication: "Humbly dedicated without permission to Mrs. d'Arblay" (the author's aunt, Fanny Burney d'Arblay). Page [24] contains a verse Address to the Readers. The manuscript is bound in its original contemporary brown paper wrappers (detached), with the manuscript title "Volume 1st" on the cover.
Manuscript contains a number of compositions, including, "The History of Blind Jack, A pathetic tale", "The Unlawful Marriage, A Tale", "Murder Prevented, A Comedy". "Murder Committed, A Tragedy", "The Adventures of a Boy", and "Pennsylvania, the Orphan of the Hovel. A Novel."
Burney, Sophia Elizabeth, 1777-1856
Bill of sale of enslaved man, 2 March 1772
Part of James Morrison papers
Bill of sale for a 25-year-old enslaved Black man named Cesar. He was sold to James Morrison by traffickers Jacob Thomas and John Fulton of Duchess County, New York. Witnessed by Asher Granger and H.C. McCord.
Fulton, John
Draft of Autobiography - Parents
Part of Noel Noel-Buxton fonds
File contains drafts of chapter 1 of Lord Noel Noel-Buxton's autobiography, entitled "Parents." Includes 6 different drafts of a chapter about Buxton's parents and grandmother.
Part of Noel Noel-Buxton fonds
Two letters from H.H. Asquith to Lord Noel-Buxton, with a handwritten draft of a reply from Noel-Buxton. All discuss political issues, including the annexation of Dalmatia by Italy.
Part of Gwillim Collection
Mounted painting of a small heron with a fish in its bill (unique in the collection), probably a catfish, with partial background featuring a small body of water or pond, rocks, and foliage. Inscriptions below the painting read: "? Eastern Purple Heron juv. (Ardea manillensis)," and in the lower right corner: "Ardea."
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807