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1. The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera
Creator:
William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 1/4 x 30 inches (59.1 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Calke Hall, Derbyshire, the Seat of Sir Henry Harpur, Bt.

Calke Hall, Derbyshire, the Seat of Sir Henry Harpur, Bt.
Creator:
unknown artist, eighteenth century
Date:
ca. 1734
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
23 3/4 x 36 inches (60.3 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Study for a Group Portrait

Study for a Group Portrait
Creator:
Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780, British
Date:
between 1729 and 1730
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
14 1/8 × 18 1/2 inches (35.9 × 47 cm)
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Gulliver Bound by the Lilliputians

Gulliver Bound by the Lilliputians
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite on medium, rough, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 6 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (17.5 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Sculpted Plinth in the Villa Medici

Sculpted Plinth in the Villa Medici
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black chalk and white gouache on medium, moderately textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (19.1 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Cascade at Terni

The Cascade at Terni
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black chalk and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (28.6 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Full-length Study of a Young Man

Full-length Study of a Young Man
Creator:
attributed to Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black and white chalk on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/2 x 11 3/16 inches (49.5 x 28.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. An Underground Shrine with Two Figures Kneeling before a Pieta

An Underground Shrine with Two Figures Kneeling before a Pieta
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor white gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 5 9/16 inches (16.5 x 14.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Ruined Temple of Minerva?, Two Figures on River Bank

Ruined Temple of Minerva?, Two Figures on River Bank
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black chalk and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches (13 x 18.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Three Figures Standing by Rocky Cliffs, Two Horsemen in Distance Left

Three Figures Standing by Rocky Cliffs, Two Horsemen in Distance Left
Creator:
copy after Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black chalk with graphite and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches (15.9 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. The Generosity of Johnny Permain

The Generosity of Johnny Permain
Creator:
Edward Penny, 1714–1791, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Gray wash, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 9 7/8in. (30.5 x 25.1cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Study of a Man

Study of a Man
Creator:
Jan Joseph Horemans, 1714–c.1790, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 7 1/4 inches (29.2 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Ponte delle Torri, Seen Through an Arch

Ponte delle Torri, Seen Through an Arch
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black chalk on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches (27.3 x 20.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Shepherd Seated Under a Tree

Shepherd Seated Under a Tree
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black chalk and white chalk on medium, rough, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 18 x 12 inches (45.7 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Boxhill, Surrey

Boxhill, Surrey
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 x 12 9/16 inches (19.4 x 31.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Study of an Old Tree: Trunk and Creeper-Covered Roots

Study of an Old Tree: Trunk and Creeper-Covered Roots
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Black chalk and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper with grey wash
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 inches (18.7 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Italianate Landscape Composition

Italianate Landscape Composition
Creator:
pupil of Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Gray wash, graphite, and black chalk on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 1/16 inches (20 x 28.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Riverside Scene with Figures, Hexagonal Building Left and Horse-Drawn Wagon Crossing Bridge at Right

Riverside Scene with Figures, Hexagonal Building Left and Horse-Drawn Wagon Crossing Bridge at Right
Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 14 inches (23.5 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Landscape with Footbridge and Large Tree

Landscape with Footbridge and Large Tree
Creator:
George Smith, 1714–1776, British
Date:
undated
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/8 × 5 5/8 inches (11.1 × 14.3 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. "The Passage to the Right Aided by the Rider's Rod & the Master Holding the Alonge: Engraved as plate 10 in Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse...

"The Passage to the Right Aided by the Rider's Rod & the Master Holding the Alonge: Engraved as plate 10 in Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse...
Creator:
John Vanderbank, 1694–1739, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Pen and gray ink, black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 6 3/16 inches (21 × 15.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. "The Capriole, When He Rises Before & at the Same Time Thro's Out His Hind Legs & Quarters Upon a Strait Line:" Engraved as Plate 25 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."

"The Capriole, When He Rises Before & at the Same Time Thro's Out His Hind Legs & Quarters Upon a Strait Line:" Engraved as Plate 25 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."
Creator:
John Vanderbank, 1694–1739, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/8 × 6 inches (15.6 × 15.2 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. "The Manege-Gallop with the right leg" engraved as plate 14 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."

"The Manege-Gallop with the right leg" engraved as plate 14 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."
Creator:
John Vanderbank, 1694–1739, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Pen and gray ink, black ink, graphite, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 6 1/4 inches (16.8 × 15.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. "The Gallop with Left Leg:"Engraved as Plate 15 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."

"The Gallop with Left Leg:"Engraved as Plate 15 in "Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse..."
Creator:
John Vanderbank, 1694–1739, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 5 15/16 inches (16.8 × 15.1 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. The Scholar Placed in His Seat Without Styrrops

The Scholar Placed in His Seat Without Styrrops
Creator:
John Vanderbank, 1694–1739, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Graphite and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/16 × 14 1/2 inches (25.9 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. John Fletcher

John Fletcher
Creator:
Print made by George Vertue, 1684–1756, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet:
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

26. Francis Beaumont, Esquire

Francis Beaumont, Esquire
Creator:
Print made by George Vertue, 1684–1756, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet:
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

27. Francis Beaumont, Esquire

Francis Beaumont, Esquire
Creator:
Print made by George Vertue, 1684–1756, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet:
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection

28. The Humours of Bartholomew Fair

The Humours of Bartholomew Fair
Creator:
Print made by James Basire the younger, 1769–1822, British
Date:
ca. 1734
Medium:
Line engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. A View of the Royal Exchange Interior Court

A View of the Royal Exchange Interior Court
Creator:
Sutton Nicholls, active 1725, British
Date:
1729
Medium:
Engraving
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Employment

Employment
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 7/8 inches (40 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

31. Lisabetta

Lisabetta
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 3/8 inches (34 × 23.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

32. The Tribute Money

The Tribute Money
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 5/8 × 22 5/8 inches (47.3 × 57.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

33. Lady Grammont

Lady Grammont
Creator:
James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 × 14 3/16 inches (50.8 × 36 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Mrs. Horneck

Mrs. Horneck
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 inches (32.4 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

35. St. Francis de Paula

St. Francis de Paula
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medkium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 1/8 × 17 1/2 inches (56.2 × 44.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

36. Griselda, Countess of Stanhope

Griselda, Countess of Stanhope
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately thick, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 inches (36.2 × 25.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

37. A Jewish Rabbi

A Jewish Rabbi
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 11/16 × 10 5/8 inches (37.3 × 27 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

38. Tomo Chachi Mico, or King of Yamacraw, and Tooanahowi [sic], His Nephew

Tomo Chachi Mico, or King of Yamacraw, and Tooanahowi [sic], His Nephew
Creator:
Print made by John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain
Date:
ca. 1734
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 1/8 inches (35.8 × 25.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

39. A Happy Peasant Girl

A Happy Peasant Girl
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 9/16 × 10 1/2 inches (37 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

40. Mrs. Anne Bastard (née Worsley)

Mrs. Anne Bastard (née Worsley)
Creator:
James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 8 7/8 inches (30.2 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Time Clipping the Wings of Cupid

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 14 1/2 inches (52.1 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

42. Moses in Bullrushes

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 5/16 × 14 5/16 inches (51.6 × 36.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

43. Ghismonda

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 13/16 × 11 11/16 inches (45.2 × 29.7 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

44. Lady Caroline Russell

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint (Ham.III) on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 10 3/16 inches (36.8 × 25.9 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

45. Tobias and the Angel

No cover image available
Creator:
Print made by James McArdell, ca. 1729–1765, Irish
Date:
undated
Medium:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 13 15/16 inches (46 × 35.4 cm)
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

46. Twenty five actions of the manage horse / engrav'd by Josephus Sympson, from original drawings of Mr. John Vanderbanck ; to which are added, two of the English hunter ; with the figure of a fine horse measured from the life, shewing all the proportions ; as also a draught of the true shape of the branch ; with short remarks on some parts of horsemanship.

Twenty five actions of the manage horse / engrav'd by Josephus Sympson, from original drawings of Mr. John Vanderbanck ; to which are added, two of the English hunter ; with the figure of a fine horse measured from the life, shewing all the proportions ; as also a draught of the true shape of the branch ; with short remarks on some parts of horsemanship.
Creator:
Vanderbank, John, 1694-1739
Date:
1729
Physical Description:
[4], 8 p., 29, [1] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. The works of Edmund Waller, esqr., in verse and prose : published by Mr. Fenton.

No cover image available
Creator:
Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687
Date:
MDCCXXIX [1729]
Physical Description:
9 p.l., 450, xci, [1] p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. Andrea Palladio's Five orders of architecture : with his treatises of pedestals, galleries, entries, halls, rooms, floors, pavements, ceilings; various arches, gates, doors, windows, chimnies, staircases, and roofs ; together with his observations and preparations for building and his errors and abuses in architecture / faithfully translated, and all the plates exactly copied from the first Italian edition printed in Venice 1570 ; revised by Colen Campbell, Esq; ; author of Vitruvius Britannicus ; to which are added five curious plates of doors, windows, and chimney-pieces invented by Mr. Campbell.

No cover image available
Creator:
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580
Date:
MDCCXXIX. [1729]
Physical Description:
[8], 66 p., XXXI, [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. An introduction to a general system of hydrostaticks and hydraulicks, philosophical and practical : wherein the most reasonable and advantageous methods of raising and conducting water, for the watering noblemens and gentlemens seats, buildings, gardens, &c., are carefully (and in a manner not yet publish'd in any language) laid down ... : illustrated and explain'd by sixty copper cuts, done by the best hands ... : collected from the best of the Italian and French designs (together with some new ones of the author's own invention) ... / by Stephen Switzer ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Switzer, Stephen, 1682?-1745
Date:
1729
Physical Description:
2 v. ([6], xxxii, [4], 133, [15], [129]-274, 10 p.; [8], [275]- 352, 4, [353]-413, [1], [14] p., [2], [60] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. La galerie agreable du monde : où l'on voit en un grand nombre de cartes tres-exactes et de belles tailles-douces, les principaux empires, roïaumes, republiques, provinces, villes, bourgs et forteresses, avec leur situation, & ce qu'elles ont de plus remarquable : les iles, côtes, rivières, ports de mer, & autre lieux considerables de l'ancienne & nouvelle géographie : les antiquitez, les abbaies, eglises, academies, colleges, bibliotheques, palais, et autres edifices, tant publics que particuliers : comme aussi les maisons de campagne, les habillemens et moeurs des peuples, leur religion, les jeux, les fêtes, les ceremonies, les pompes & les magnificences : item les animaux, arbres, plantes, fleurs, quelque temples & idoles des païens & autres raretez dignes d'êtres vuës : dans les quatre parties de l'univers, divisée en LXVI tomes / les estampes aiant été dessinées sur les lieux & gravées exactement par les celébres Luyken, Mulder, Goerée, Baptist, Stopendaal, & par d'autres maïtres renomez, avec une courte description qui précede chaque empire, roïaume &c. & même avec le sommaire sous chaque planche ; le tout recueilli avec beaucoup de soin, de travail & de depense, pour l'utilité & pour le plaisir des amateurs de l'histoire & de la géographie.

No cover image available
Date:
[1729?]
Physical Description:
66 v. : chiefly ill., maps, plans ; 37-38 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. Nakedness consider'd, or, Reasons for not wearing of clothes / by a gentleman of great parts.

No cover image available
Creator:
Gentleman of great parts
Date:
1729
Physical Description:
[7], 1 pages : illustrations ; 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. The art of painting in miniature: teaching the speedy and perfect acquisition of that art without a master. Done from the original French.

No cover image available
Date:
1729
Physical Description:
5 p.., 100, [6] p. ill. (diagr.) 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. The British compendium, or, Rudiments of honour : containing the origin of the Scots, and succession of their kings for above 2000 years : also, the titles, descents, marriages, intermarriages, issue, posts, and seats of all the Scottish nobility, with their robes and arms ... : together with an account of the Knights of the Thistle and Nova Scotia, the regalia and arms of Scotland, and the riding of Parliaments.

No cover image available
Creator:
Nichols, Francis, 18th cent
Date:
1729
Physical Description:
vii, [92], 520 [i.e. 490], [4] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., coats of arms, map ; 13 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. A sure guide to builders, or, The principles and practice of architecture geometrically demonstrated and made easy for the use of workmen in general ... / by B. Langley.

No cover image available
Creator:
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751
Date:
1729
Physical Description:
[20], 179 p., [82] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. A new survey of the globe, or, An accurate mensuration of all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, principal provinces, counties, & islands in the world ... : a collection of all the noted sea-ports in the world ... : also the settlements and factories, belonging to the English Dutch ... &c. in the East and West-Indies, Africa, and other parts : with notes explanatory & political, wherein the number of people in all ye principal countries and cities of Europe are severally calculated ... / by Thomas Templeman ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Templeman, Thomas, -1729
Date:
[1729]
Physical Description:
[4], ix, [1] p., 35 leaves of plates : tables ; 26 x 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

56. A collection of voyages : in four volumes. Containing I. Captain William Dampier's Voyages around the world ... II. The voyages of Lionel Wafer ... III. A voyage round the world ... By W. Funnell ... IV. Capt. Cowley's voyage round the globe. V. Capt. Sharp's journey over the Isthmus of Darien, and expedition into the South-seas. VI. Capt. Wood's voyage through the Streights of Magellan. VII. Mr. Robert's adventures and sufferings amongst the corsairs of the Levant: his description of the Archipelago islands, &c. Illustrated with maps and draughts: also several birds, fishes and plants ...

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Creator:
Dampier, William, 1652-1715
Date:
MDCCXXIX [1729]
Physical Description:
4 volumes : illustrations, maps, tables ; 21 cm (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

57. Bibliotheca exquisitissima, sive Librorum selectissimorum collectio in omni facultate, arte, scientia & lingua, nitidissime compactorum ... : Quos ... collegit, et magnam eorum partem propriis studiis / designavit Petrus vander Aa ... ; Horum publica auctio habebitur in ejus ædibus in Academia Lugduno Batava, ad diem 20 Septembris stili novi 1729. & seqq.

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Creator:
Aa, Pieter van der, 1659-1733
Date:
[1729]
Physical Description:
3 v. ([10], 903, [1] p.) ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. An introduction to a general system of hydrostaticks and hydraulicks, philosophical and practical / Stephen Switzer.

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Creator:
Switzer, Stephen, 1682?-1745
Date:
1982
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library