Engravings (prints)

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Portrait of Mathias Darly.

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Plan and Elevation of the Waterloo Bridge.

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The image shows an image of a mosque, with an ornate façade and courtyard. Several men are visible, sitting or walking near the mosque. Caption: "Drawn on the Spot by W. Hodges. Engraved by Morris."

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The image shows the front of a large tomb with numerous carvings. Two groups of people congregate in front. Caption: "Drawn on the Spot by W. Hodges. Morris sculp."

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The image shows a rock surrounded by water, with a boat near its edge. Caption: "Drawn on the Spot by Wm. Hodges. Engraved by Morris."

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The image shows a large structure, with two very tall spires, along side steps leading down to a river. Caption: Drawn on the Spot by W. Hodges. Engraved by Morris."

Scope and Contents: The series comprises thirteen manuscript volumes, each of which contains numerous illustrations as well as transcriptions of letters originally composed while Forbes was in India, with a particular concentration on the natural history of India. The manuscript was finished in 1800, although most of the drawings are those done at the time of the voyage, circa 1765-1776. Volume 1 includes a presentation page, dated 11 April 1800, in which Forbes gives the set to his daughter, Elizabeth Rose?e...

Scope and Contents: The collection comprises manuscript diaries, letters, and drawings by James Forbes, and portrait prints compiled by James Forbes. At the heart of the collection are thirteen volumes documenting Forbes's travels in India, each of which contains numerous original drawings as well as transcriptions of letters originally composed while Forbes was abroad, with a particular concentration on the natural history of India. Forbes completed the manuscript in 1800, although most of the drawings are...

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Portrait of Aaron Hill.

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View of Bath Abbey.

Abstract: Correspondence and other documents signed by circa 200 members of the Académie française, 1637-1926 and undated, assembled by an unidentified collector, possibly American autograph collector Howes Norris, Jr. (1867-1938), of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. Most are autograph letters, signed; other contents include literary writings, legal documents, and a few documents concerning administration of the Académie française. Many are accompanied by descriptions from vendor catalogs, engraved...

Scope and Contents: Contains numerous caricatures in pen-and-ink and watercolor; many of these satirize contemporary women’s fashion. Mary’s comic drawings are interspersed with landscapes, copies after Old Masters, and prints clipped from various sources. Among these are twenty-three lithographs from Keller and Füssli’s Collection des costumes de la Suisse (Zurich, n.d.); seven illustrations from an unidentified volume of natural history; satirical prints; an article on the...

Scope and Contents: Scrapbook features prints clipped from various sources; several business cards from shops in London, Florence, and Chiavenna; and a small group of drawings by Mary and Baldwyn. The collection of prints is peculiar in its range of subjects: among portraits, picturesque scenes, and fine-art reproductions, there are several newspaper engravings that suggest especially lurid stories. The most notable include the beheading of a prisoner—an undated journal illustration, likely for a report on the...

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The image shows a coastline as viewed from the water, with Tellicherry and a nearby for both in view, with trees in between.

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The image shows a ruin composed of numerous columns, and a tower standing in the foreground. The caption begins: "The beautiful ruins of KOMOMBU in Upper Egypt; the stones that form the roof are of an enormous magnitude and the columns which support that roof exceed 24 feet in circumference."

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The image shows a ruin composed of numerous columns, and a tower standing in the foreground. The caption begins: "The beautiful ruins of KOMOMBU in Upper Egypt; the stones that form the roof are of an enormous magnitude and the columns which support that roof exceed 24 feet in circumference."

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The image shows a temple adorned with numerous carvings and several columns. The caption begins: "The superb Temple of ESNAY, the acnient LATOPOLIS in Upper Egypt; converted by the Arabs, into an hovel for Cattle."

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The image shows a temple adorned with numerous carvings and several columns. The caption begins: "The superb Temple of ESNAY, the acnient LATOPOLIS in Upper Egypt; converted by the Arabs, into an hovel for Cattle."

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The image shows a round structure, with an entraceway composed of elaborate columns. The caption begins: "To the PYRAMIDAL and QUADRANGULAR succeeded the CIRCULAR temple symbolical of the Universe."