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10. The true report of all the successe of Famagosta, of the antique writers called Tamassus, a citie in Cyprus: Englished out of Italian
- Creator:
- Malim, William, 1533-1594
Martinengo, Nestore, Conte, creator - Published / Created:
- An. 1572
- Call Number:
- Gnv45 Bg572S
- Image Count:
- 27
- Description:
- Bound with Vegetius Renatus, Flavius. Eng. tr. Sadler. The fovre bookes of Flauius Vegetius Renatus. London, 1572.
- Publisher:
- by Iohn Daye
- Subject (Geographic):
- Famagusta (Cyprus) -- History -- Siege, 1571
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The true report of all the successe of Famagosta, of the antique writers called Tamassus, a citie in Cyprus: Englished out of Italian
11. Thomas Bowrey logbook and journal, [17--].
- Creator:
- Bowrey, Thomas, ca. 1650-1713
- Published / Created:
- [17--]
- Call Number:
- Osborn fc177
- Image Count:
- 233
- Abstract:
- Two manuscript volumes containing logbook entries, journal entries, rental accounts, and descriptions of voyages by Thomas Bowrey. The journal volume contains "An Account of the Journall of a Voyage from England to Bengall...in the Worcester East Indiaman commanded by Captn. Thomas Bowrey...1689...1691;" "A Description & account of the Different Islands & bays on the NW Coast...and Likewise the Behaviour of the Natives from Each different place," with three coastal maps; drawings of an escutcheon and a burial monument; leasehold accounts; and extracts from Shakespeare.
- Alternative Title:
- An Account of the Journall of a Voyage from England to Bengall... in the Worcester East Indiaman commanded by Captn. Thomas Bowrey from the 11th of December 1689 to the 14th of December 1691
- Description:
- Binding: both volumes bound in tooled full reverse calf; logbook has red morocco spine label with "Account Book" in gilt letters., Journal has eighteenth century gold-stamped, red morocco label pasted on inside front cover: Thos. Bowrey Born Jan. 4 A.D. 1661. Autograph of Henry H. Goddard on front pastedown and front flyleaf has been struck-through., Thomas Bowrey (ca. 1650-1713), pilot, East India merchant, and investor, was the compiler of the first published Malay-English dictionary (1701)., and Volume 2 contains text written in both directions. In four sections according to orientation of text. Each section, including that of the reverse direction, retains pencil foliation as found in the volume.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Bengal (India)--Commerce, Bengal (India)--Description and travel, Bengal, Bay of--Commerce, Bengal, Bay of--Maps, India--History--1526-1765, Malabar Coast (India)--Description and travel, Malabar Coast (India)--Navigation, Northwest Passage--Description and travel, and Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration--British
- Subject (Name):
- East India Company and English Company Trading to the East-Indies
- Subject (Topic):
- Astronomy--Observations, Explorers--Great Britain, Nautical charts--Malabar Coast (India), Spice trade--England--17th century, and Spice trade--Great Britain--17th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Thomas Bowrey logbook and journal, [17--].
12. Thomas Bowrey logbook and journal, [17--].
- Creator:
- Bowrey, Thomas, ca. 1650-1713
- Published / Created:
- [17--]
- Call Number:
- Osborn fc177
- Image Count:
- 174
- Abstract:
- Two manuscript volumes containing logbook entries, journal entries, rental accounts, and descriptions of voyages by Thomas Bowrey. The logbook volume contains "Some particular Remarks at Kedgerry on Bengall River By Thos. Bowrey, Commander the Ship London," which are log entries from July 1 to November 4, 1701. Entries document weather conditions, arrivals and departures of other ships, supplies taken on, and trading. These are followed by seven astronomical and navigational charts, accompanied by an entry, dated December 23, 1695, recounting navigating through "fields of ice" and offering "a description of the plans of the country....during the course of my voyage endeavoring to find the northwest passage." This volume also contains a copy of Bowrey's will, as well as a drawing of the plans for Bowrey's monument and a copy of his contract with its mason; a three-page autobiography covering his life from birth to his retirement from sea in 1702; a chart of the Malabar Coast opposite Fort St. George; and copies of several poems by Shakespeare and others in a different hand.
- Alternative Title:
- Account Book
- Description:
- Binding: both volumes bound in tooled full reverse calf; logbook (vol. 1) has red morocco spine label with "Account Book" in gilt letters. and Thomas Bowrey (ca. 1650-1713), pilot, East India merchant, and investor, was the compiler of the first published Malay-English dictionary (1701).
- Subject (Geographic):
- Bengal (India)--Commerce, Bengal (India)--Description and travel, Bengal, Bay of--Commerce, Bengal, Bay of--Maps, India--History--1526-1765, Malabar Coast (India)--Description and travel, Malabar Coast (India)--Navigation, Northwest Passage--Description and travel, and Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration--British
- Subject (Name):
- East India Company and English Company Trading to the East-Indies
- Subject (Topic):
- Astronomy--Observations, Explorers--Great Britain, Nautical charts--Malabar Coast (India), Spice trade--England--17th century, and Spice trade--Great Britain--17th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Thomas Bowrey logbook and journal, [17--].
13. [Charter to Shipwrights company]
- Creator:
- Cole, Edward
Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617
Fleming, Thomas.
Worshipful Company of Shipwrights (London, England) - Published / Created:
- 1618
- Call Number:
- College Pamphlets 181 1
- Image Count:
- 37
- Abstract:
- The charter is dated 10 Sept. 1612. The cut of a ship, on p. [43], was apparently borrowed from E. Allde -- cf. STC.
- Description:
- Imperfect: Trimmed on top and bottom edges throughout, resulting in loss of pagination, signatures and text. In 17th century hand on p. 1: The ship-wrights charter. From the collection of Henry Stevens., Signatures: A-I⁴., and Signed at end: Tho. Ellesmere Canc. [i.e. Sir Thomas Egerton], Tho. Fleming, Edw. Coke.
- Publisher:
- Printed by Thomas Beadle
- Subject (Name):
- Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886--Ownership and Worshipful Company of Shipwrights (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Shipbuilding--Early works to 1800 and Shipbuilding--England--History--17th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Charter to Shipwrights company]
14. [Copy of J. M. Barrie's coat of arms]
- Creator:
- Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937
- Published / Created:
- 1919 August 20
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 696
- Collection Title:
- Susan Bivin Aller collection of J. M. Barrie
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 7
- Image Count:
- 1
- Alternative Title:
- The armorial bearings of Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet ...
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Copy of J. M. Barrie's coat of arms]
