Dearest name thee happy time that I in truth may all you mine
mid-19th century
3
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), with Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela ?hybrida), Leaf beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), Flesh fly (Diptera Sarcophagidae), Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma throracica) and, Sexton or Burying beetle (Nicrophorus humator), with shell (Mauritia arabica) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
4
Rowe, Miss
Rowe collection of botanical specimens,
1861-1862
5
Great Britain. Admiralty
Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet
[approximately 1711]
6
Map of North America
not before 1634
7
A faithful tribute of affection! To my love
mid-19th century
8
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), male, with Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa), both open and closed, and Pupa (Lepidoptera Pieridae), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
9
May mutual loves count us blest
mid-19th century
10
Field, William, 1854-1932
William Field scrapbook
1895
11
Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895
Henry Seebohm ornithological notebook and diary
1860-1866
12
Wickham, Harriet, 1766-1847
Album of watercolors of flowering plants in Yorkshire and Cumbria
1796-1803
13
Dickson, Archibald, 1703-1747
Drawings of houses and gardens
1736-1743
14
Fortune teller's notebook
[1829?]
15
Jervis, Anne Sarah Paget, 1801-1886
Drawings of England and India
1817-1852
16
Palairet, Septimus Henry, 1807-1854
Sketchbook
circa 1830
17
Irby family commonplace book
1823-1852
18
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
19
Garnett, John, b. ca. 1791?
Sketchbook
circa 1811
20
Basil, Simon, -1615
Survey of Hertford Castle
1608
21
A survey of the estate of John Plampin Esquire, taken in 1774,
1774
22
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa), with hazel (Corylus avellana L.), oak (Quercus L.) and bramble (cf. Rubus), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
23
Accept these flowers thus gracefully combined ... thus in unison let our loves be twined
mid-19th century
24
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) and eggs, with bramble (Rubus L.) and Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) and longhorned beetle (?Desmocerus sp.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
25
Bede, Cuthbert, 1827-1889
Scraps collected from all books, at all times, in all places and on all subjects
circa 1841-1872
26
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
?White-cheeked Starling (Sturnus cineraceus), with bramble (Rubus fruticosus L.), and Eurasian Comma (Polygonia c-album), both closed and open, and Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata) on leaf, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
27
Drawing folder with watercolors
ca. 1850
28
Lucknow from the Gomti
1826
29
Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744-1818
Sir Joseph Banks's fishery book of the River Witham in Lincolnshire
1784-1800
30
Dashwood, Charles, 1787-1832
Charles Dashwood diaries and commissions relating to Xalapa and Guatemala City
1826-1830
31
Crowquills and goosequills
circa 1855-1857
32
A survey of the estate of Richard Moore, Esq., Kentwell Hall, Suffolk
1777
33
Cobweb three-dimensional watercolor
34
Stephens, James Francis, 1792-1853
Haustellata lepidoptera diurna
circa 1839
35
St. Valentine's Day at length is here to lovers still held dear
mid-19th century
36
B. B. B
Manuscript of Keble's morning hymn
1860
37
Crompton, Henrietta Matilda, 1793-1881
North & south Devonshire
1840
38
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
39
Morton, Edward
Presentation album to Abraham Follett Osler, on his eightieth birthday
1888
40
Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Original watercolors for A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant, and part of France,
1789
41
Rotherham, Bryan, 1876-
Treatise on the art of weaving, with a full description of the Jacquard machine
1897
42
Dummer, Edmund, -1712
A survey and description of the principal harbours
1698
43
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
44
Probert, John, active 1764
A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr. and his Lady
1767
45
Oh speed fair sun! Thy face divine and bring my love to me
mid-19th century
46
Helmingham herbal and bestiary
circa 1500
47
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), with raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.), and wood lice (?Isopoda), and pupa (Lepidoptera ?Saturniidae) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
48
De Gomme, Bernard, 1620-1685
The bounds of the fortificatie of Gosport
approximately 1678
49
Hearne, John, 1795 or 6-1849
John Hearne commonplace book
1820-1849
50
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female, and eggs, with Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) and Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis Paphia), both closed and open, with Long-legged Fly from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
51
A token of faithful love! To my dearest Valentine!
mid-19th century
52
The Fort Devereux placed uppon the Ferne Islande
circa 1600
53
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
cf. Soldanella L., with holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae ?Danaus sp.), Amazon angel (Chorinea amazon) and (Diptera ?Stratiomyidae) with net-winged beetle (?Calopteron sp.) and shells, from the left, (Cypraea stolida L. 1758) and (Cypraea asellus L. 1758) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
54
Hamilton, Catherine
Catherine Hamilton commonplace book
1822-1880
55
I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well
mid-19th century
56
T'is happiness we have in view, and mine is in possessing you
mid-19th century
57
Muriel, Catharine
Catharine Muriel commonplace book
1825-circa 1840
58
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
59
Trollope, Robert, -1686
Osbourne's Fort
1676
60
Luxmoore, Mary
Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay
circa 1830
61
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth
approximately 1798-1799
62
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763-1813
Flora of the British Isles
circa 1790-1810?
63
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
?House wren (Troglodytes aedon) and eggs, with a specimen from the rose family (Rosaceae), Peacock butterflies (Nymphalis io), both closed and open, and butterfly chrysalis, larva caterpillar, daddy longlegs spider (Phalangida) egg case, and snout beetle, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
64
Gilpin, William, 1724-1804
Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape
circa 1790
65
Dick, James Nicholas, 1832-1920
Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James Douglas Dick, naval officer
1853-1898
66
My heart is where thou art!
mid-19th century
67
Stapley, W. B.
Album of landscape drawings and compiled by W.B. Stapley
1855-1870
68
Fenton, Ellen, b. ca. 1813
Ellen Fenton diaries
1854-1862
69
Cut-paper featherwork illustrations of birds
1830s?
70
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus L.), with tiphiid wasp (Hymenoptera ?Tiphidae), Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines), soldier fly (Diptera ?Stratiomyidae), longhorned beetle (Chlorida festiva), and shell (Natica euzona Récluz 1844) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
71
W., Ellen
Album of cut-paper flowers
circa 1835
72
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), male, with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
73
Estcourt, Thomas Grimston Bucknall, 1775-1853
Sketchbooks
1826-1851
74
Walter, John
A tour in North Wales
1817
75
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840
A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China
1810
76
Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent
mid-19th century
77
Album of drawings of English moths, butterflies, flowers, and mollusks
1805-1822
78
Rose, Richard, 1728-1770
A journal of a voyage to Madrass
1761
79
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) and eggs, with red currant (Ribes cf. rubrum L.) and Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), both closed and open, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
80
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Crimson topaz hummingbird (Topaza pella), male, with Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae), open, and Red Postman (Heliconius erato phyllis), closed; shells, from left: (Conus tessulatus Born, 1778), (cf. Cypraecassis testiculus L. 1758), and (cf. Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
81
Album of domestic interiors and figures in fashionable dress
circa 1860
82
Edwards, George, 1694-1773
Selections from George Edwards' A natural history of uncommon birds
approximately 1746
83
Probert, John, active 1764
Survey and valuation of the several estates belonging to John Kinchant Esqr. and Emma his wife
1765
84
Hammerton, William, -1732
Map of the southeastern part of North America
1721
85
Gyfford, E
Original drawings for Designs for small picturesque cottages and hunting boxes
[not after 1807]
86
Album of watercolors of British birds
circa 1820-circa 1830
87
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
Double flower cultivar of Wood anemone (Anemone cf. nemorosa L. cultivar), with Painted handmaiden moth (Euchromia polymena), both open and closed, with Blister beetle / Spanish fly (Myalabris sp.), Sawyer beetle (?Monochamus sp.) and (Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
88
Quartettes
circa 1860?
89
Illustrations to the novels of Walter Scott
1830s?
90
Tennant, Smithson, 1761-1815
[Remains of the Spartan monuments seen from the opposite side]
[1790]
91
The young companion
1897 January-1898 December
92
Wickham, Harriet, 1766-1847
A collection of English grasses
circa 1792-1808
93
Smith, Robert, 1792-1882
Asiatic costumes drawn by Captn. R. Smith 44th. Regt, 1826
1826
94
Bolton, James, active 1775-1795
?Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans), male, and eggs, with strawberry (Fragaria L.), and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), both closed and open, with wasp cocoon, ants and cocoons, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
95
Hadfield, James, approximately 1772-1841
Epitaph of my poor Jack, squirrel
1826?
96
Ball, Mary Anne
A selection of maps
1818
97
Jones, Calvert Richard, 1802-1877
Album of maritime and figure sketches
1849 September 4-1850 April 22
98
Barmby, Julia Maria, 1823-1892
Julia Maria Barmby and Charlotte Elizabeth Barmby commonplace books