Drop-head title., An account of the foundation meeting of the Hull Armed Association, set up by the 'Merchants, Ship-Owners, and other Inhabitants' in February 1798 to 'assist the Magistrates in support of Civil Society, and for the Defence of the Town, in case the Military should be ordered away, to oppose the landing or resist the progess of the Enemy'., Not in English short title catalogue., and Dated "1798" in ink at head of title. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Hull (England)
Subject (Topic):
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Proposed invasion of England, 1793-1805, Civil defense, and Militia
A medley of engraved representations of several prints laid on top of others. The largest print, at the bottom of the pile, and so partially obscured, is a portrait of "Sir Samuel Shamke, Kt. and High Churchman of [the] city of London." He is surrounded by the four knaves from a set of playing cards and a picture of an ass. Four other prints on top of the portrait are: "Tory Tom and his mistress a carouseing", "A blind Tory leading his blind brother", "Jack Highchurch in the stocks", and "A Tory's sneaking submission to a Whig". The title of this print comes from the fifth print in lower left
Alternative Title:
Answer to the Whigs medley
Description:
Title from image of engraved print in lower left corner., A response to "The Whigs Medley, by G.B." published in 1711., Bowditch's ms. annotations on the mounting sheet; mounted to 46 x 34 cm., and Watermark.
Title engraved below item., Plate numbered '403' in lower left corner., Temporary local subject terms: Statues: plenty., and Plate number repeated in contemporary hand in upper right corner, recto.
Publisher:
Published 6th November 1797 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from item., Date based on the dating of Kneller's painting., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Dated 1689 in an unidentified contemporary[?] hand in lower right corner, recto.
Publisher:
Sold by I. Smith at [the] Lyon & Crown in Russell Street, Covent Garden
"Satire on Thomas Hearne, the Oxford antiquarian, showing a tavern on the western edge of Oxford near Rewley with Abbey presented as an archaeological reconstruction. A large house with outbuildings in a garden where one man in academic robes approaches another who waits for him on a bench; various elements are lettered A - H. Above three separate views are presented as if drawings pinned to a wall: "The Plan of the Hall with the Tesellated Floor" representing a floor of sheep's bones mistaken by Hearne for an ancient mosaic; the gateway to the hall, labelled "Propylaeum"; three men arm in arm (Humphrey Wanley, Thomas Hearne and John Whiteside) outside the Sheldonian Theatre; in the centre, a shield with three large flagons; ribbons bearing a description of these "Antient Arms" and the title"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Antiquity Hall suburbanum Oxonienses and Antiqvity Hall suburbanum Oxon
Description:
Title from banner within image., Attribution to Vertue and publication place and date from British Museum catalogue., Bowditch's ms. annotations below plate mark., and Mounted to 36 x 44 cm.
Title from item., Title translation in British Museum catalogue: Harlequin stockholder., State with festoons comprised of a pair of bellows, human mask, a cheese and fruit, as described by Stephens., Publication date from book in which this plate was published., Plate 25 from: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid ... , v. 1., Six lines of verse in Dutch added below plate in an unidentified contemporary hand: Wat moet wen niet ..., Watermark., and Mounted to 46 x 28 cm.
For the beneeit of Mr. Brookes and On Wednesday evening, September 30th, will be presented a comedy
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]., and Dated in ms.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Shadwell, Charles, -1726. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
By the Bath Company of Comedians, This present Friday, being the 7th of August, will be presented a comedy ..., and Revels of Winchester Camp
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., With errata slip: "Theatre. Friday, August 7th. Mr. Wilkinson performs the part of Mrs. Amlet in The confederacy this evening, which, by mistake in the bills, is said by Mrs. Bishop"., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]., and Dated in ms.
This present Friday, being the 10th of August, ...
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]., and Dated in ms.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Lillo, George, 1693-1739. and Garrick, David, 1717-1779.
