BEIN GER548: Imperfect: wanting all except DH, DA, DL; UH; UL; 7H; 9, 7B; 7L. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., Composition of deck unknown., Aces: DH, basket of flowers; DL, phoenix., Courts in genteel costume., and Pipcards: 7H, air balloon; 7L: München / Joseph Fetscher.
BEIN GER547: Imperfect: Daus of Hearts wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., and Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-6].
BEIN GER581: Imperfect: lacking King of Bells. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., Type: original design., Composition of deck: 32 [A, K, O, U, 10-7]., Tax stamp on 7B, black: [crown] / [heraldic device] / 2 1/2 NGR., Pipcards and Jokers: 10s indicated by "X"; 8H: Somer / & / Seupke / in Dresden; 7H: Eintracht., CourtCards: Ks seated, double suit signs; Os, Us are military figures., and Aces: DH, child and pedestal; DB, balloon and windmill; DA, fountain; DL, man kneels before fire; volcano erupts in the background.
Imperfect: mutilated along fold, with some loss of text; chipped. Manuscript number in upper right corner: 4. From the Karpinski-von Wieser Map Collection., Includes illustration and inset: Appendix monasteriorum Ord. S. Bened. quae extant in Polonia et Lithuania., Relief shown pictorially., and Shows location of Benedictine monasteries in Holy Roman Empire, Poland, and Lithuania.
Publisher:
[Homann Erben]
Subject (Geographic):
Europe, Central and Germany
Subject (Topic):
Benedictine monasteries--Europe, Central--Maps--Early works to 1800, Benedictine monasteries--Germany--Maps--Early works to 1800, Monasteries--Europe, Central--Maps--Early works to 1800, and Monasteries--Germany--Maps--Early w
"The object of this engraving is to enumerate the many evils inflicted on England by its connection with Hanover. A great number of persons are crowded in groups in a place of public resort, and conversing on public affairs ... The general discontent at the injurious influence of German politics broke out very strongly at this time in reference to the expenses entailed on England to "secure the succession of the imperial dignity to the Archduke Joseph, eldest son and heir to the reigning emperor"."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Conference, pour parler entresien
Description:
Title engraved within cartouche below image; alternative title engraved within banner at top of image: The conference, pour parler entresien., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., and Fourteen lines of verse in two columns below image: How great must Britain's Influence appear, while from it Germany expects an heir? ... If then the poorest could corrupt the rest.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Germany, Hannover (Province), Hannover (Germany : Province), and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1741-1790. and Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, 1727-1777.
Swain, a graduate of YSM in 1884 was a lecturer/demonstrator or clinical professor of otology for most of his career until he retired in 1936. In the early part of his career, he also taught laryngology. In ink on back: "In [...] Erinnerung an den 13 Januar 90." It's possible that this isn't Swain but rather a gift from a German professor in 1890.
Subject (Geographic):
Germany
Subject (Name):
Swain, Henry Lawrence, 1865-1940 and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Faculty, Medical, Internal medicine, Internists, and Otolaryngologists
Henry Swain received his MD from YSM in 1884 and spent his entire career until his retirement in 1935 as a clinical faculty member in otolaryngology, especially otology, at Yale. Inscribed ink: "With Many Kind Regards, from Henry"
Subject (Geographic):
Germany
Subject (Name):
Swain, Henry Lawrence, 1865-1940 and Yale University. School of Medicine.
Subject (Topic):
Faculty, Medical, Internal medicine, Internists, and Otolaryngologists
