"The meeting taking place in a hall, with gallery."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 64., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 236.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st April 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England., England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Quakers, Interiors, Religious services, and Meetings
"View of Buckingham Palace from St James's Park; figures in foreground including children and soldiers."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 65., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 1.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st May 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Saint James's Park (London, England), England, and London.
A manuscript in a single hand, signed by the clerks and witnesses, providing a record of the answers to fifteen questions, prompted by an 1814 parliamentary investigation into the living conditions of ‘Lascars and Chinese’ which ended with the publication of a report from a Committee on Lascars and Other Asiatic Seamen in 1816. As part of their investigation, the clerk Isaac Newton records the answers of 'Boodoo' and 'Mamood', both of whom attest to the statements with their marks of an 'x', which provide very detailed evidence of the living conditions, the kind and amount of food and drink provided, clothing and health care and the physical safety in cramped living quarters, the way in which these sailors were buried
Description:
In English., Title from item., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
China., India., and London (England)
Subject (Name):
East India Company
Subject (Topic):
Employees, Merchant mariners, Economic conditions, and Social conditions
"Interior view of the circus in St George's Fields; a circular arena in centre, and stage to the right; a performance taking place on the stage, and standing spectators occupying arena, others watching from surrounding galleries."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 66., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 13., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1809 W. Balston.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st May 1809 at R. Ackrmann's [sic] Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
St. George's Fields., London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
New Royal Circus (London, England) and Surrey Theatre.
Subject (Topic):
Circuses & shows, Theaters, Audiences, Spectators, and Interiors
"Interior of the cock pit off Whitehall, a fight in action; two cocks fighting in circular ring, their owners crouching behind them, men surrounding gesticulating wildly at fight."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Royal Cockpit
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 18., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 123., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 May 1808 at R. Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"View within the courtyard of the Royal Exchange, the tower just visible on the left, colonnade around edge, statue of Charles II in centre; large groups of men from different nations stand conversing in space."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 67., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 17.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st May 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior of the library of the Royal Institution; members searching for books on shelves and on gallery, others reading at large green tables or by the windows; a group of four men stand in conversion in centre of room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 68., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 32., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1809 W. Balston.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st May 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Royal Institution of Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Libraries, Interiors, Reading, Bookcases, and Globes
"Interior view of the theatre, seen from the back of one of the galleries, looking towards the stage; during a performance."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 69., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 41.
Publisher:
Pub. June 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior of the Session House; a large domed ceiling above central space where groups of people gather; stairs at far end leading up to a platform above door, looking out onto a large room beyond."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 70., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 45., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1809 W. Balston.
Publisher:
Pub. June 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Government facilities, Interiors, Stairways, and Domes
