The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Description:
In two sections according to orientation of text; each section paginated separately by the cataloger. and Volume contains text written in both directions.
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century
The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century
The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century
The diaries describe an 1849 expedition by way of St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Fort Laramie, South Pass, Sublette's Cut-off, Bear River, Cantonment Loring, Raft River, the Humboldt, Lassen's Route to Deer Creek, and Bruff's camp. They contain maps and sketches from the journey and notes on life in California. The journals were written from the diaries. The notebooks contain more sketches from the trip and of equipment. There are memoranda of supplies and equipment, routes, and remedies.
Alternative Title:
Summary of events in 1850
Subject (Geographic):
California --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Description and travel, West (U.S.) --Maps, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough, 1804-1889 and Washington City and California Mining Association
Subject (Topic):
Gold mines and mining --California --History --19th century --Personal narratives, Gold mines and mining --North America --History --19th century, Gold mines and mining --Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), Gold mines and mining --United States --History, and Gold mines and mining --West (U.S.) --History --19th century
At the door of the gallery (left) Diego falls back on Jaquez (left), both with frightened expressions at the sight of the giant's foot in the adjoining chamber (right). Behind them on the wall in the gallery hangs a portrait painting (Alfonso).
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Formerly identified as "Manfred and Jaquez with foot of 'ghost'.", and Date based on Horace Walpole's letter (dated 22 February 1796) to Bertie Greatheed's father in which he admires his son's four drawings that were inspired by his reading of The Castle of Otranto. All four drawings are bound in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of The Castle of Otranto (Lewis Walpole Library 49 3729).
A man's body is shown torn apart between two branches of a tree. Two other men are shown being sewn alive in the bellies of oxen. In the distance, a man is shown strapped to the wheel of a wagon
Description:
Title, state, and date from Paulson., Print created for John Beaver's Roman military punishments; used as headpiece for Chap. VIII; see p. 80., On page 24 in volume 1., Ms. note in Steevens's hand: Soldiers Convicted of Adultery., and Numbered in ms. in upper left by Steevens(?): 8.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Beaver, John, active 18th century.
Subject (Topic):
Military camps, Roman, Dismemberment, Executions, Punishment & torture, and Soldiers
"Three highwaymen beset the Doctor, pointing pistols; one seizes his horse. The scene is a rough track between trees."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Doctor Syntax stopt by highwaymen
Description:
Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Originally published 1st May, 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts., Sheet trimmed within plate mark. All text trimmed from sheet., Plate from: Combe, W. Tour of Doctor Syntax., and Mounted to 28 x 36 cm.
Don Quixote and the knight of the rock; on a rocky mountain pass, Quixote graciously addresses the madman, Cardenio, who stands at left in ragged clothes and distrait posture; at right Sancho, standing beside the goatherd and a goat, looks on angrily
Alternative Title:
Freeing of the galley slaves
Description:
Title from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Page 317. Don Quixote. Pl. 7."--Above image., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 98.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Goats, Herders, Mentally ill persons, and Swords & daggers
The scene from Book 3, Chapter 8 in which Sancho is shown removing the fetters from Gines de Pasamonte's wrist. Quixote is on horseback, a lance braced under his arm as he confronts his opponent whose sword is posed to strike
Alternative Title:
Freeing of the galley slaves
Description:
Title from original print on which this copy is based. See Paulson., Title from Paulson: Freeing of the galley slaves., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Page 316. Don Quixote. Pl. 6."--Above image., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 97., and On page 88 in volume 1.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Lancers, Rescues, Enslaved people, and Swords & daggers
