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1. Next sculls at the Adm**ty [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1744]
- Call Number:
- 744.12.00.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Next sculls at the Admiralty
- Description:
- Title engraved above image., Twelve lines of verse in four columns below image: Huzza, boys! A fare: who can first get to port? ..., Temporary local subject terms: Westminster -- Buildings: Admiralty Building -- Admiralty Board members -- Naval uniforms: sailor -- Lord Archibald Hamilton., and Watermark: Strasburg lily with initials L V G below.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769, Cockburn, John, ca. 1679-1758, Lee, George, Sir, 1700-1758, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, Norris, John, Sir, 1660?-1749, and Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Next sculls at the Adm**ty [graphic].
2. Next sculls at the Adm**ty [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1744]
- Call Number:
- Folio 724 C2 738
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Next sculls at the Admiralty
- Description:
- Title engraved above image., Twelve lines of verse in four columns below image: Huzza, boys! A fare: who can first get to port? ..., Temporary local subject terms: Westminster -- Buildings: Admiralty Building -- Admiralty Board members -- Naval uniforms: sailor -- Lord Archibald Hamilton., and With spine title: Caricatures anglaise 1740.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Winchilsea, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1689-1769, Cockburn, John, ca. 1679-1758, Lee, George, Sir, 1700-1758, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, Norris, John, Sir, 1660?-1749, and Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Next sculls at the Adm**ty [graphic].
3. [Diary written by the housekeeper of Thomas Secker, later the Archbishop of Canterbury, while he was Bishop of Oxford]
- Published / Created:
- 1744 May 16 - 1746 November 14
- Call Number:
- Osborn c291
- Image Count:
- 73
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a diary written by the housekeeper of Thomas Secker, later the Archbishop of Canterbury, while he was Bishop of Oxford. The diary mentions the activities of the nobility, including the movements of Secker’s family and the return of the Pacific expedition led by George Anson; reports of casualties from the War of Austrian Succession; local events, such as a description of "the street all in confusion upon a report of a young woman being killed in a house on Airs Street: they cant find her dead nor alive: the mob which is glad of any oportunity to commit violance have done much damage to the house;" and her visits, dinners, and conversations with friends and other servants. The author also records her private thoughts, writing in 1744, "Have lost my dear family. My Lord & Ladies set out this morn for Cuddesden...had several & various employments & sitting up which they knew not about. All over now: am always grieveing when they go." Elsewhere, she writes, "Went this morning to the wedding. Was Bride maid. No other company beside the father who says its our turn next. This fills my head full of whimseys but shall soon get the better of it."
- Description:
- Accompanied by a description [8 l.] of the manuscript and its contents by "M. Talbot.", Blanks not scanned., Bookplate of Sir George Talbot and Marianne Talbot (1778-1808)., and Many pages have been written around the address "To Miss Talbot" or "To the L. Bishop of Oxford."
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain --Foreign relations --1727-1760, Great Britain --Politics and government --1727-1760, and Great Britain --Social life and customs --18th century
- Subject (Name):
- Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762 and Secker, Thomas, 1693-1768
- Subject (Topic):
- Anecdotes, Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748, Domestics--Diaries--Early works to 1800., Women authors, and Women --Conduct of life
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Diary written by the housekeeper of Thomas Secker, later the Archbishop of Canterbury, while he was Bishop of Oxford]
4. A new terrestrial globe [cartographic material]
- Creator:
- Hill, Nathaniel, 1708-1768
- Published / Created:
- 1754.
- Call Number:
- Globe 45
- Image Count:
- 11
- Resource Type:
- cartographic three dimensional form
- Description:
- BEIN Globe 45: From the library of Stephen F. Gates. Accompanied by display plate., Terrestrial pocket globe showing the tracks of Anson's voyage, 1740-1744. Australia is drawn according to the Dutch discoveries and named New Holland., and Wooden spherical case in two parts covered with black sharkskin and lined with celestial maps of the northern and southern sky.
- Publisher:
- N. Hill?
- Subject (Name):
- Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762 and Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762.
- Subject (Topic):
- Travel and Maps
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A new terrestrial globe [cartographic material]
5. The constitution card The lyon of [the] sea ; The French dressers, or, England made odious. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.00.00.31
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Three playing card size designs on one plate, arranged vertically
- Description:
- Titles from items., Caption under top design: --well done quoth Whackum., Caption under center design: Mores homines., Two lines of verse below bottom design: And shall the substitutes of power our Genius thus bedecks ..., Copies of, nos. 3398, 3493, and 3543 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and Temporary local subject terms: Money: bag of money -- Pictures amplifying subject: hawk attacking cock -- Newcastle Administration -- Axes -- Signboards: inn sign -- Blazing comet -- Masks -- Satire on Admiralty -- Royal die and dice box -- Emblems: anchor -- Pictures amplifying subject: EO table -- Clubs: allusion to White's Club -- Animals: sea-lions -- Trades: fishwomen -- Female dress: French dress, ca. 1756 -- Emblems: fleur-de-lis -- Containers: fishwoman's tub for pickled salmon.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, and Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character), Gallows, and Gambling
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The constitution card The lyon of [the] sea ; The French dressers, or, England made odious. [graphic]
6. Bi-g's turn to ride ; [Admiral Byng riding Mr. Fox] ; [Admiral Byng riding the ass] [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- 1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.00.00.34
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Bing's turn to ride and Byng's turn to ride
- Description:
- Three playing card size designs on one plate, arranged vertically., Title of center design assigned by cataloger from the original. See Stephens 3369., Title of bottom design assigned by cataloger., Top and center designs are copies of, from top, Nos. 3370 and 3369 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., Bottom design not recorded in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Battles: reference to the Battle of Port Mahon, Minorca, 20 may 1756 -- Trials: Admiral Byng sentenced by court-martial to death for neglect of duty, 27 Janaury 1757 -- Allusion to the loss of Minorca.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, Byng, John, 1704-1757, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, and Stone, Andrew, 1703-1773
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bi-g's turn to ride ; [Admiral Byng riding Mr. Fox] ; [Admiral Byng riding the ass] [graphic].
7. Bribery A m-n-l forge ; The two guardians. [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.00.00.37
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Titles etched above images., Date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., Three playing card size designs on one plate, arranged vertically., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Sticks: wand -- Bag of secret service money -- Newcastle's bribery, 1756 -- Parliament: corruption of Parliament by Newcastle -- Newcastle Administration -- Allusion to William, Baron Blakeney, 1672-1761 -- Interiors: forge -- Tools: farrier's tools -- Forgery: Admiral Byng as victim of forgery -- Trials: allusion to Admiral Byng's court-martial for neglect of duty -- Money for Hanover -- Addresses: subsidiary treaties -- Scales: weighing addresses against money -- Taxes: 1756.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, Byng, John, 1704-1757, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Pelham, Henry, 1695?-1754, and Stone, Andrew, 1703-1773
- Subject (Topic):
- Petitions, Bribery, Forge shops, Scales, Fools' caps, and Money
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bribery A m-n-l forge ; The two guardians. [graphic]
8. Punch's opera with the humours of Little Ben the Sailor [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.00.00.63
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from caption etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Four lines of text below image: These figures gem'men & ladies are the richest & largest in Europe ..., Plate prepared for: England's remembrancer, or, A humorous, sarcastical, and political collection of characters and caricaturas ... London, 1759., Reversed copy of No. 3394 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and Temporary local subject terms: Personifications: Mr. Punch -- Personifications: Punch's wife, Joan -- Literature: reference to Bardolph in Shakespeare's Henry IV.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1690-1764, Holderness, Robert D'Arcy, Earl of, 1718-1778, Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Baron, 1709-1773, and Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Punch's opera with the humours of Little Ben the Sailor [graphic].
9. The Western Address [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.00.00.65
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate numbered '40' in upper right corner., Four lines of verse below title: In vain to hard'ned vice your wrongs you'll plead / There is but one who will those wrongs redress ..., Plate prepared for: England's remembrancer, or, A humorous, sarcastical, and political collection of characters and caricaturas ... London, 1759., Reversed copy of No. 3392 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and Temporary local subject terms: Addresses: 'Western Address' to George II, 1756.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Holderness, Robert D'Arcy, Earl of, 1718-1778, Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1690-1764, Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Baron, 1709-1773, and Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The Western Address [graphic].
10. Occasional conformity [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1756]
- Call Number:
- 756.00.00.66
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Satire on the alleged corruption of the Lords of the Admiralty; they are shown chained by the nose to Anson, the first Lord (shown as a sea lion) who is in turn chained by the nose to a powerful man who demands preferment for his son."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item, Sheet trimmed within plate mark., In the British Museum catalogue, it is suggested that the young man in question may be Joshua Rowley, son of the sea lord William Rowley, who was appointed to comman the 'Harwich' in January 1756., Plate numbered '44' in upper right corner., Two lines of verse below title: No matter let merrit plead in vain, he gains his end who tags the chain., Plate prepared for: England's remembrancer, or, A humorous, sarcastical, and political collection of characters and caricaturas ... London, 1759., and Reversed copy of No. 3495 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762, England and Wales. Admiralty., and Rowley, William, Sir, 1690?-1768
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Occasional conformity [graphic].