Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison, Matthew Prior, William Congreve, Alexander Pope, and Jonathan Swift. The volume also contains a large number of extracts from early 18th-century poetry, drama, and prose, many drawn from The Spectator; a collection of moral thoughts in French; and a collection of Spanish proverbs. and The latter half of the volume contains descriptive and historical accounts of France and Italy, statistics on the population, demographics, economies, and other data of London and other European cities; lists of the peers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; and lists of the kings of England and France.
Description:
Binding: contemporary calf, one cover gone, one detached. On spine: Commonplace book. and Index at beginning of manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe--Economic conditions--18th century, Europe--Population--18th century, Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century, Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century, and Great Britain--Population--Statistics
Subject (Name):
Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745
Subject (Topic):
Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, English, Nobility--Great Britain--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), Theater--Great Britain, and Verse satire, English
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison, Matthew Prior, William Congreve, Alexander Pope, and Jonathan Swift. The volume also contains a large number of extracts from early 18th-century poetry, drama, and prose, many drawn from The Spectator; a collection of moral thoughts in French; and a collection of Spanish proverbs. and The latter half of the volume contains descriptive and historical accounts of France and Italy, statistics on the population, demographics, economies, and other data of London and other European cities; lists of the peers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; and lists of the kings of England and France.
Description:
Binding: contemporary calf, one cover gone, one detached. On spine: Commonplace book. and Index at beginning of manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe--Economic conditions--18th century, Europe--Population--18th century, Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century, Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century, and Great Britain--Population--Statistics
Subject (Name):
Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745
Subject (Topic):
Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, English, Nobility--Great Britain--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), Theater--Great Britain, and Verse satire, English
Andrew Ross (1773-1812), Army officer who suppressed the 1802 mutiny of several regiments at Gibraltar; probably appointed Governor of Essequibo and Demerara in 1807 or 1808. He retired to Madeira for his health in 1809, but returned to service in the Peninsular War and died at the siege of Carthagena on September 26, 1812.
Subject (Geographic):
Demerara--History, Essequibo--History, Great Britain--Colonies--Administration, and Guyana--History
Llaguno y Amirola, Eugenio, d. 1799 López de Ayala, Pedro, 1332-1407 Zurita, Jerónimo, 1512-1580
Published / Created:
1779-80.
Call Number:
Bn14 015 1-2
Image Count:
1
Alternative Title:
Colección de las crónicas y memorias de los reyes de Castilla ; 1-2
Description:
Portraits of Don Juan I (frontispiece, v. 2), and Don Enrique II, engraved by Antonio Carnicero. and t.II. [Cronicas] de don Enrique II, d. Juan I y d. Enrique III. 1780.
Publisher:
Impr. de A. de Sancha,
Subject (Geographic):
Castile (Spain)--History and Leon (Kingdom)--History
Subject (Name):
Enrique--III,--King of Castile and León,--1379-1406, Henry--II,--King of Castile,--1333-1379, Juan--I,--King of Castile and Leon,--1358-1390, and Pedro--I,--King of Castile and Leon,--1334-1369
Broadside containing a list of the principal archeological sites in Mexico, an itinerary for visiting these sites, and a list of languages spoken in various parts of the country. and Imperfect: torn; bled at edges with partial loss of decorative border.
Publisher:
Eugenio Boban,
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico--Antiquities and Mexico--Antiquities--Pictorial works
Achondroplasia, Bones --Diseases --Early works to 1800, Medicine --Research --Great Britain, Rickets --Early works to 1800, Scurvy --Early works to 1800, and Scurvy, Infantile
