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
Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.
Print of an etching of an archway, with a bridge beyond decorated with an ornate frieze. Some figures on bridge and on staircase at bottom.
Letter from John Antill, 24 June 1790
Part of James Morrison papers
Letter from John Antill, likely to James Morrison, with an update about a sale he is waiting to make until prices increase, and political news from Colonel Winslow from Halifax about conflict with the Spanish.
Bilingual menu from Le Corsaire
Part of Menu Collection
Venetian Cafe, table d'hôte lunch menu: Saturday, July 13th, 1929
Part of Menu Collection
Letter from Charles Lepallieur, 6 August 1790
Part of James Morrison papers
Letter from Chas. Leond LePallieur Junior to James Morrison ("Mon chère frère"), sending his regards to his family and sharing news of his plans to make money and send it to Morrison for safekeeping.
Part of James Morrison papers
Invoice for the purchase of fish hooks bought from Geo. Gimber (late of Cheshire & Co) by Messrs David Strachan & Co. Invoice includes a small illustration of a man fishing.
Indian, black, red-headed or Pondicherry vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
Part of Gwillim Collection
Mounted painting with a life-sized bust (head, neck, shoulders) study of a vulture on otherwise blank page. Inscription below the painting reads: "Black, King, or Pondicherry Vulture (Otogyps calvus)."
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
Part of Carceri d’invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.
Print of an etching with stone arches in the background, and friezes with lions in the foreground. Includes human figures in the fore and background, some labouring, some bound as prisoners.
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