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Subject Terms Mellon, Paul -- Bookplate.

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1. A series of four views, to illustrate the naval action fought on the first day of June, 1813, between the English frigate Shannon, and the American frigate Chesapeake / lithographed by Mr. L. Haghe, from very accurate paintings executed by J.C. Schetky, Esq. under the inspection of Captain R.H. King, R.N. ; accompanied by a description of the plates, and a general account of the engagement.

A series of four views, to illustrate the naval action fought on the first day of June, 1813, between the English frigate Shannon, and the American frigate Chesapeake / lithographed by Mr. L. Haghe, from very accurate paintings executed by J.C. Schetky, Esq. under the inspection of Captain R.H. King, R.N. ; accompanied by a description of the plates, and a general account of the engagement.
Creator:
Haghe, Louis, 1806-1885
Date:
1830
Physical Description:
4 prints, 1 leaf of letterpress in 1 volume : lithographs ; 48 x 64 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles : with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning ano: 1584 to this present 1624. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journeyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes / by Captaine Iohn Smith, sometymes governour in those countryes & admirall of New England.

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Creator:
Smith, John, 1580-1631
Date:
1624
Physical Description:
[14], 96, 105-248 p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Views of the Great Falls of Niagara.

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Date:
[1830?]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves : illustrations ; 30 x 40 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Album of Virginia / illustrated by Ed. Beyer.

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Creator:
Beyer, Edward, 1820-1865
Date:
[1858]
Physical Description:
1 volume (41 prints) : tinted lithographs ; 43 x 63 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834 / von Maximilian Prinz zu Wied ; mit 48 Kupfern, 33 Vignetten, vielen Holzschnitten und einer Charte.

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Creator:
Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867
Date:
1839-1841
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations, portraits, map ; 32-61 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Voyages de M. le marquis de Chastellux dans l'Amérique Septentrionale : dans les années 1780, 1781 & 1782.

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Creator:
Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de, 1734-1788
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Proceedings at the reception and dinner in honor of George Peabody, Esq., of London : by the citizens of the old town of Danvers, October 9, 1856 : to which is appended an historical sketch of the Peabody Institute, with the exercises at the laying of the corner-stone and at the dedication / published by order of the Committee of Arrangements.

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Creator:
Danvers (Mass.)
Date:
1856
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 195, [1] pages, [18] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. History of the Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs, embellished with one hundred and twenty portraits from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War at Washington / by Thomas L. McKenney, late of the Indian Department, Washington, and James Hall, Esq., of Cincinnati ; in three volumes.

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Creator:
McKenney, Thomas L. (Thomas Loraine), 1785-1859
Date:
1848 [i.e. 1847]-1850
Physical Description:
3 volumes : portraits ; 27 cm (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Views in the island of Dominica / by Lieut. Porter, R.E., and Mrs. Porter.

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Creator:
Porter, Whitworth
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 11 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 33 x 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Sketches of a tour to the lakes : of the character and customs of the Chippeway Indians, and of incidents connected with the Treaty of Fond du Lac / by Thomas L. McKenney, of the Indian Department, and joint Commissioner with his Excellency Gov. Cass, in negotiating the Treaty ; also, a vocabulary of the Algic, or Chippeway language, formed in part, and as far as it goes, upon the basis of one furnished by the Hon. Albert Gallatin ; ornamented with twenty-nine engravings of Lake Superior, and other scenry, Indian likenesses, costumes &c.

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Creator:
McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
viii, [1], 10-493, [1] pages, [29] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Pencil sketches of Montana / by A.E. Mathews.

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Creator:
Mathews, Alfred Edward, 1831-1874
Date:
1868
Physical Description:
[63]-95 pages, XXXI Ieaves of plates ([1] folded) : illustrations. ; 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts