"Two dark-complexioned money-lenders, Eurasians or Portuguese, sit facing each other at a round table. One (left), with a cane under his arm, appears to be a visitor; he regards his vis-à-vis with a fixed and cunning grin, holding out a bill or cheque, and pointing to an open chest containing money-bags which is on the ground. The other (right) stares angrily, leaning on the table and clutching a large money-bag. He wears a shirt and waistcoat with breeches and shoes; the other wears a short jacket or long spencer, breeches, and boots. The figures are strongly lit, the room is in deep shadow. Apparently a companion plate to No. 11833. Cf. also Nos. 12164, 12165."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Thirty-six percent discount at Calcutta and 36 per cent discount at Calcutta
Description:
Title from caption below image., Text following imprint: of whom all the other caricatures may he had., Watermark: Turkey Mill 1825., and Publication date changed to "1803" from "1811" in manuscript.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1803 by Willm. Holland No. 11 Cockspur Street
Pigafetta, Antonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534
Published / Created:
[ca. 1525]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 351
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
218
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on parchment (fine) of A journal of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage around the world in 1522, written by Antonio Pigafetta (ca. 1480/91 - ca. 1534), an Italian gentleman from Vincenza who survived the trip. Beinecke MS 351, the text of which is divided into 57 numbered chapters, is the most complete and most handsomely produced manuscript of the four surviving witnesses to the text; the original, probably in Italian, is now lost
Description:
In French., Script: Written in elegant humanistic bookhand with script often resting above the rulings; marginal notes and headings in a more cursive script that inclines toward the right., Twenty-three beautifully drawn and illuminated maps, mostly full-page, surrounded by gold frames, and with scrolls superimposed that contain the identifying legends for islands and land masses. Decorative initials, 4- to 3-line, rose or blue highlighted with white, on gold rectangular grounds edged in black, contain flowers in contrasting colors or strawberries and green and chartreuse leaves. Gold initials, 2-line, on red rectangular grounds or on red and blue grounds (divided diagonally or horizontally) with gold highlights. Gold paragraph marks, 1-line, on rectangular grounds that alternate red and blue, with gold highlights; rectangular line-fillers in red and gold, also highlighted with gold. Headings for chapters and titles for maps within text, as well as notes in margin entered by same scribe, in red or blue., and Binding: Nineteenth century. Red goatskin, gold-tooled. Bound by Duru in 1851. Disbound and mounted for photographic reproduction for the facsimile edition by Harold Tribolet at the Extra Bindery of the Lakeside Press. Rebacked with extraordinary skill.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Magalhães, Fernão de, 1480-1521. and Pigafetta, Antonio, approximately 1480-approximately 1534.
Subject (Topic):
Discoveries in geography, Portuguese, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, Early maps, and Voyages around the world
Portrait drawing of Ferdinand Magellan; bust length, turned slightly right; with a long dark beard; wearing a black hat and a red shirt with gold buttons
Description:
Title lettered in ink below image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., Formerly mounted with one other drawing on page 81 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with one other drawing to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
"A Portuguese soldier and a British soldier, facing each other, co-operatively seize Ferdinand VII, who is putting his left foot across a line dividing Spain (right) from Portugal. Each holds a musket without bayonet. The Englishman's right hand is on Ferdinand's shoulder; the Portuguese clutches one of the King's ass's ears. Ferdinand wears a crown, a long cloak, and a spiky ruff. A French officer on the extreme right makes off to the right, shocked and alarmed; he looks over his shoulder, exclaiming, Sacré dieu! le pauvre bete est attrappée."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., From British Museum online catalogue Curator's comments: The Frenchman is evidently the Marquis de Moustier, French Ambassador at Madrid, who appeared covertly to countenance Ferdinand's support of the Portuguese refugees, and was recalled in disgrace., and Original price "2/-" written in ink in lower right corner of sheet.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
Spain
Subject (Name):
Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833 and Moustier, Clément Edouard, Marquis de, 1779-1830.
Subject (Topic):
History, Soldiers, British, Portuguese, Military officers, French, and Firearms
