Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 85 copies of primarily political documents pertaining to events between 1592 and 1632. The volume includes speeches and letters relating to the murder of Thomas Overbury and the trial of Walter Ra...
Description:
In English, French, and Italian.
Subject (Geographic):
England., France, Great Britain., Great Britain, and France.
Subject (Name):
Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661., Holles, John, Earl of Clare, ca. 1565-1637., Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613., and Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
Subject (Topic):
Huguenots, History, Nobility, Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648, Treason, Trials, Wills, Foreign relations, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of poems dated between 1780 and 1798; and a collection of memoranda on horticulture, soil preparation, animal husbandry, vegetables, fruit trees, flowers, and shrubs dated in the 1840s. The first part co...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, United States., and United States
Subject (Name):
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Lindley, John, 1799-1865., Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793., McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864., Pindar, Peter, 1738-1819., Pye, Henry James, 1745-1813., and Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Subject (Topic):
Anecdotes, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Fruit-culture, Gardening, Horticulture, Plant-soil relationships, Recipes, Satirical verse, English, Foreign relations, and Politics and government
Signed and dated holograph manuscript reports in French by Beaumont de Brivazac concerning French interests in America. Twelve reports written between December 1817 and May 1819, document and analyze the political, diplomatic, and economic affairs of...
Description:
Louis C. Hubert, called Comte de Beaumont de Brivazac, was an espionage agent for Louis XVIII, and submitted secret diplomatic reports to Elie Decazes while living in London. He published a work entitled L'europe et ses colonies en decembre 1819, con...
Subject (Geographic):
England., France., Arctic regions, Northwest Passage, Canada, Great Britain, Spain, America, United States, France, and South America
Subject (Name):
Buchan, Captain., Beaumont de Brivazac, comte de, 1746-1821., and Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856.
Subject (Topic):
Espionage, Spies, Discovery and exploration, British, Politics and government, Foreign relations, Colonies, and History
"Satire against England: Pitt strides forward holding a flag next to a crown, while chained figures cringe at his feet, and a scaffold and executioner occupy the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subject (Topic):
History, Public opinion, Foreign relations, Axes, Calumets, Chains, Crowns, Gallows, Punishment devices, and Shackles
The collection consists of 35 letters from Count Heiden to Admiral Codrington, most docketed or annotated by Codrington. Subjects includes the battle of Navarino and its aftermath; Codrington's summary recall from Malta by the British government and h...
Description:
Count Louis Heiden, Russian admiral who commanded the Russian ships of the allied fleet under Admiral Codrington at the battle of Navarino in 1827.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Greece
Subject (Name):
Kapodistrias, Iōannēs Antōniou, 1776-1831., Codrington, Edward, Sir, 1770-1851., Heiden, Louis, Count., and Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Subject (Topic):
Navarino, Battle of, Pylos, Greece, 1827, Philhellenism, Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829, Foreign relations, History, Naval, History, and Naval operations
دستهایتان را قبل از غذا خوردن وبعد از مستراح رفتن با آب و صابون بشوئید and Wash your hands with water and soap before eating and after using the restroom.
Description:
Title, date, and publisher supplied by curator.
Publisher:
Iran-America Public Health Cooperative
Subject (Geographic):
Iran. and United States
Subject (Name):
Iran. Vizārat-i Bihdārī.
Subject (Topic):
Hand washing, Public health, Hygiene, Washing, Privies, Eating & drinking, and Foreign relations
"The figures are numbered, referring to a short printed explanation beneath the plate. A man (1), England, dressed only in a shirt, with an expression of horrified rage, is being held by two men, (4) and (5), representing Denmark and Sweden. France (7...
"Dumouriez, followed by a tall and ragged sansculotte, marches aggressively towards a low barricade (left), behind which are frog-soldiers presenting their bayonets at the invaders. Dumouriez, foppishly dressed in regimentals, but with bare legs, his ...
Alternative Title:
Dumourer and his aid du camp on full march and Dumourer and his aide du camp on full march
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. March 13, 1792, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France and Netherlands
Subject (Name):
William V, Prince of Orange, 1748-1806., Dumouriez, Charles François Du Périer, 1739-1823, Miranda, Francisco de, 1750-1816, and France. Convention nationale.
Subject (Topic):
Neerwinden, Battle of, Neerwinden, Belgium, 1793, History, Campaigns, Foreign public opinion, British, Foreign relations, Sansculottes, Candles, Dandies, French, Frogs, Military uniforms, and Seals (Insignia)
"design in two groups, one (left) representing the past, the other (right) the present. A Dutchman personifying the Dutch Republic, threatened by Spain (left) kneels, hat in hand, before a military officer representing England, imploring help. He says...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Foreign relations, Dutch, Caricatures and cartoons, French, Spaniards, Caricatures and cartons, Americans, Indians of North America, and Clothing & dress
Autograph letter, signed, from Edward Otho Cresap Ord to Jefferson Davis, then Secretary of War of the United States. Ord describes the reaction in California and Mexico to the Gadsden Purchase, including American filibusters in Mexican territory and ...
Description:
Edward Otho Cresap Ord (1818-1883) was an engineer and officer in the United States Army stationed in California and New Mexico Territory, circa 1839-1854.
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico., Arizona., New Mexico., Mexico, United States., and United States
Subject (Name):
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. and Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883.
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Filibusters, Gadsden Purchase, Land grants, Railroads, Surveying, and Foreign relations
