At head of illustrated cover title: Price sixpence; or mounted on linen, one shilling. Beinecke Library copy not mounted on linen. The first and last leaves are pasted to the inside of the paper covers.
Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818 Repton, J. Adey (John Adey), 1775-1860
Call Number:
GEN MSS VOL 221
Image Count:
43
Abstract:
Manuscript volume written in a formal script, with additions and corrections in another hand, possibly Repton's. With eight plates (original wash drawings), one folded and some with movable pieces; two are signed "by H[umphry] & J[ohn] A[dey] Repton ...
Indians of North America--Health and hygiene--Pictorial works, Mouth breathing--Pictorial works, and Sleep positions--Physiological effect--Pictorial works
Holograph narrative of a two week tour of Belgium. The author and his companion took the steam-ship "Menoir" to Ostend on June 26th; traveled by train to Bruges and Ghent, where they viewed paintings, principal buildings, and the Convent of the Beguin...
Description:
Binding: contemporary half morocco, gilt decoration on spine, with marbled end papers.
Subject (Geographic):
Belgium--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Railroad travel, Tourists, Travelers' writings, English, and Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815--Description and travel
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a travel diary of the author's tour of Germany, Switzerland and Italy while first chamberlain for Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, queen consort of George IV. Sailing from Worthing in Sussex in attendance on her, Gell descri...
Alternative Title:
Journal in Germany, Switzerland & Italy.
Description:
At beginning of volume: itinerary of cities visited and distance in miles.
Subject (Geographic):
Blanc, Mont (France and Italy), Germany--Description and travel, Italy--Description and travel, and Switzerland--description and travel
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836, and Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Subject (Topic):
Geology--Europe, Nobility--Italy, Topography, and Travelers' writings, English
Manuscript, in two hands, of a commonplace book divided into three sections. The first section consists of an account of the Mordaunt's mission to the British Fleet in the Adriatic to discover how to capture the Dalmatian Islands from France. Travel...
Description:
Binding: full parchment. Written on spine: Journal.
Subject (Geographic):
Dalmatia (Croatia)--History, Military, France--Foreign relations--Great Britain, and Great Britain--Foreign relations--France
Subject (Name):
Johnson, John Mordaunt, 1776?-1815, Morgan, Lady (Sydney),--1783-1859., and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816--Rivals
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--19th century, Epigrams, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, and Travelers' writings, English
Marriage contract, manuscript, ink on vellum, dated 17th of Adar 5550 at Gibraltar (1790). The text is in cursive. The outlines of a decoration appear in pencil, but the decoration was never completed. It would appear that the bride and groom were of ...
Subject (Geographic):
Gibraltar, --Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Gibraltar and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
