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1. A reception of doctors at Oxford's university The 15th of June 1814. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1814]
- Call Number:
- Print10039
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Reception de docteurs a l'Université d'Oxford : Le 15. Juin 1814
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Place of publication supplied by curator., Date of publication derived from subject., Trimmed within platemark., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Politics, British; Oxford University.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825,, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, 1770-1840,, Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834,, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830,, and University of Oxford.
- Subject (Topic):
- Degrees, Academic, Monarchy, Meetings, Military officers, Fools & jester, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A reception of doctors at Oxford's university The 15th of June 1814. [graphic]
2. Doutes historiques sur la vie et le regne de Richard III / [1782].
- Creator:
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Call Number:
- 24 19 800 (Ms)
- Image Count:
- 44
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in Louis XVI's hand, of his translation of Walpole's Historic doubts into French. Walpole's work focuses on the crimes supposed to have been committed by Richard III, in particular the murders of Henry VI; Henry VI's son Edward; his brother George, duke of Clarence; Edward V and his brother Richard; his own queen, and others; and examines, and in some cases invalidates, the evidence for these accusations. Louis XVI's translation contains numerous corrections, made during the last years of his life
- Alternative Title:
- Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third
- Description:
- In French., Title from first page., Written on flyleaf: Manuscrit. Ecrit en entier De la main De Louis XVI., Binding: paper, stitched., and For further information, consult Library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Edward V, King of England, 1470-1483., Henry VI, King of England, 1421-1471., Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Warbeck, Perkin, 1474-1499., and Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793.
- Subject (Topic):
- Translating and interpreting, Kings and rulers, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Doutes historiques sur la vie et le regne de Richard III / [1782].
3. George Macartney papers, 1764-1792 (bulk 1764-1767).
- Creator:
- Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806
- Call Number:
- OSB MSS 181
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 60
- Abstract:
- The papers are almost entirely concerned with Macartney's embassy to Russia in 1764-1767, and include notes, memoranda, drafts of the trade treaty he negotiated, and a final copy; accounts of travel in Russia and general descriptions of the country, including a treatise on the natural history of Siberia and fossils found there; descriptions of principal figures of the Russian Court and of court protocol; and copies of correspondence and The collection also contains a printed copy of a 1762 decree by Catherine II concerning Alexis Bestoucheff-Rumin; and a dispatch sent by Russia to China in 1792 during Macartney's mission in Peking. Accompanied by a microfilm of the Macartney Papers in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- Description:
- George Macartney was born in Ireland and educated at Trinity College. In 1764, Lord Holland proposed him as envoy extraordinary to Saint Petersburg for the negotiation of a trade treaty. Knighted before departing England, Macartney returned in 1767 after concluding the treaty and receiving the Polish Order of the White Eagle. He spent much of the remainder of his career in colonial governorships, including that of Madras, and took his seat in the Irish Parliament in 1788. In 1792 he was sent as plenipotentiary on a mission to Peking, and upon his return from China undertook negotiations with the exiled Louis XVIII in Verona. Macartney thereafter retired from public life due to ill health. and In French and English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain., Great Britain, Russia., Russia, and Siberia (Russia)
- Subject (Name):
- Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796. and Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806.
- Subject (Topic):
- Diplomatic and consular service, British, Diplomatic and consular service, Russian, Diplomats, Commerce, Foreign relations, Politics and government, Court and courtiers, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > George Macartney papers, 1764-1792 (bulk 1764-1767).
4. Le double cabinet [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- pubd. as the act directs Jany. 12th 1784.
- Call Number:
- 784.01.12.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- George III is shown with two faces in profile, standing in front of 2 doors, his right arm extended through a screen on the left and his hand being kissed by a kneeling Duke of Dorset. On the right, Charles James Fox, holding his East India Bill, also kneels to kiss the King's left hand, with North standing behind. On the wall hangs a picture of Bute as a cat. A reference to supposed secret influence at court
- Description:
- Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate line., and Mounted to 31 x 38.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Janus (Roman deity) and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Le double cabinet [graphic].
5. Letters describing life in England, 1790
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 115
- Image Count:
- 270
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution and the difficulty of reconciling ideology with practice; Parliamentary elections; literary societies; and the nobility. One letter describes and deplores the cruelty of amusements such as hunting, cock-fighting, and "combats des gladiateurs"; another letter mocks an English law against the illegal wearing of buttons. A letter dated December 14, 1790 discusses the possibility of the abolition of the slave trade; the author declares it is the most talked-of subject of conversation and expresses his astonishment that the trade still exists and The letters are followed by a lengthy essay explaining the Women's March on Versailles on October 5-6, 1789. The volume is prefaced by a note by the translator, who criticizes the motives of many travel writers; says that he was drawn to this letter-writer for his curiosity and interest in humanity; and explains that the writer published two volumes, the first of letters written in Paris and Versailles during the revolution in 1789, and the second of letters in England
- Description:
- In French., Binding: full calf., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, Great Britain., England, France, and Versailles (France)
- Subject (Name):
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., and Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804.
- Subject (Topic):
- Cockfighting, Elections, Hunting, Lotteries, Slave trade, Newspapers, Nobility, Travelers' writings, French, Description and travel, History, Women, Intellectual life, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Letters describing life in England, 1790
6. Pitt et le Roi de Suede, consultant incognito le Docteur Gall [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1803]
- Call Number:
- Print10066
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication from item., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Politics, British; Politics, Swedish.
- Publisher:
- chez Martinet rue du Coq no.15
- Subject (Name):
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden, 1778-1837, and Gall, F. J. 1758-1828 (Franz Joseph),
- Subject (Topic):
- Phrenology, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Great Britain, Politics and government, Sweden, Skulls, Politicians, Kings, and Physicians
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Pitt et le Roi de Suede, consultant incognito le Docteur Gall [graphic].
