A head and shoulders profile portrait of Miami chief Pacanne, holding a tomahawk across his chest, with bracelets on his upper arms and jewellery in his ears, nose and across the crown of his head
Description:
Title in scratched letters at top of image, partially in reverse; the individual letters are printed correctly but the words themselves run right to left on the print., Printmaker attribution and date from impression at the Library and Archives Canada (Acc. No. 1938-223-42), on which the contemporary statement of responsibility "by Mrs. Simcoe 1794" is written in ink., After a drawing by British Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton, who travelled with Pacanne during the American Revolution. The original drawing is now housed at the Houghton Library at Harvard., A slightly later date is suggested by a contemporary ink annotation beneath plate mark on Lewis Walpole Library impression: An Indian Chief N. America of the Miamis tribe (from life 1795)., and Presumably one of only two small plates etched by Simcoe, which were sent to England in 1794 and printed in Bristol and London; see Dictionary of Canadian Biography, entry for Elizabeth Posthuma (Simcoe) Gwillim.
Manuscript, in several different hands, of a compilation of grants of arms, pedigrees registered by the College of Arms, rules of precedence and orders of ceremonies, and related documents. Thought to have been largely compiled by John Philipot, Somerset Herald of Arms (1589?-1645), the volume contains copies of documents originally created between 1563 and 1688
Description:
In English, with a small amount of Latin., Contents preceded by "A Table of the Graunts of Armes contained in this booke" and "A Callender of what is contained in this Booke.", Title transcribed from front cover., Printed bookseller's description pasted on inside front cover., and Binding: contemporary limp parchment; remains of ties.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Connecticut, and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Philipot, John, 1589?-1645. and College of Arms (Great Britain)
Subject (Topic):
Gentry, Heraldry, Manuscripts, Renaissance, Nobility, Precedence, and Kings and rulers
Manuscript on paper of a chronicle of the Kingdom of Navarre from the death in 1425 of Charles III, King of Navarre, through circa 1513, with the conquest of Navarre by Spain
Description:
In Spanish., Single quire of 8 leaves, with pagination 113-127 [128]., Layout: 1 column, about 36 lines., Script: copied by one hand in a Spanish version of Humanistica Cursiva Formata. "Finis" at the end is written in Capitalis., The text discusses members of the royal family of Navarre during the period of 1425 through circa 1513, their marriages, the royal succession, and a disruption to the line of succession that led to civil war. The chronicle closes with a justification for the rule of Navarre by Spain, based upon the historical ties of the kings of Navarre to Spain., Watermark: resembles Briquet 13995 (Bordeaux, 1550) and 14008 (Montreuil, 1559)., No decoration., and Disbound. Text complete, but extracted from a larger manuscript. First leaf repaired, with some loss to marginalia on verso.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Navarre (Kingdom), Navarre (Spain), and Spain
Subject (Name):
Blanca, Queen, consort of Juan II, King of Aragon, -1441., Catherine, Queen of Navarre, 1468-1518., Carlos, Prince of Viana, 1421-1461., Charles III, King of Navarre, 1361-1425., Ferdinand V, King of Spain, 1452-1516., John II, King of Aragon, 1397-1479., John III, King of Navarre, 1469-1516., and Juana Enríquez, Consort of Juan II, King of Aragon, 1425-1468.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval, Kings and rulers, and History
A three-quarter lenth portrait of Theyanoguin (also spelled Thoyanoguen, Tiyanoga, etc.) a Mohawk sachem, facing left, wearing European style military uniform and holding a hatchet in his right hand and a wampum belt in his left. On his visit in 1740 he received elaborate court clothing trimmed with gold lace from the King. This print may be based on a painting made from that visit. Impressions of this engraving were offered for sale in the November 1755 issue of Gentlemen's magazine within months of Hendrick's death. Hendrick negotiated peace between the Six Nations and Great Britain at the Albany Conference of 1754. He was killed during the Battle of Lake George on September 8, 1755
Description:
Title engraved below image., Date based on a November 1755 advertisement in Gentleman's magazine, two months after Theyanguin's death., The subject is often confused with another Mohawk sachem Tejonihokarawa who visited England in 1710, met with Queen Anne and whose portrait was painted by John Verelst. See Dean R. Snow's article in New York History, Searching for Hendrick: correction of a historic conflation, v. 88, no.3., and Mounted to 57 x 44 cm. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Sold by Eliz. Bakewell, opposite Birchin Lane in Cornhill
Verse - "You subjects of England, come listen a while;"., In three columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the columns are separated by ornamental rules., Date of publication from ESTC., Mounted on leaf 64. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Name):
William III, King of England, 1650-1702
Subject (Topic):
Kings and rulers, Horseback riding, Hunting, Deer, and Bloodhounds
The text, a later redaction of Lydgate's "The Kings of England Sithen William the Conqueror," is a poem chronicling the reigns of the kings of England beginning with William, Duke of Normandy and continuing to the reign of Henry VI (1422-61, 1470-71). Manuscript parchment roll, in Anglicana script with secretary influence, produced in England during the last quarter of the 15th century and At the end of the text is the "Title of France," which concerns King Philip of France and King Edward
Date of publication from English short title catalogue., Verse begins: "If Rosamond, that was so fair,"., In six columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules., Mounted on leaf 59. Copy trimmed., and Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Publisher:
s.n.
Subject (Name):
Shore, Jane, d. 1527?
Subject (Topic):
Prostitutes, Kings and rulers, Mythology, Religious aspects, and Portrait prints
