Mahmud , 1784-1839, Clothing and dress, Clothing and dress--Pictorial works--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
The collection includes the portrait of the Ottoman sultan Mahmud II (r. 1803-1839) in old and new costume, his son, members of his court (some... Show moreThe collection includes the portrait of the Ottoman sultan Mahmud II (r. 1803-1839) in old and new costume, his son, members of his court (some depicted in old and new dress), military figures and household staff, together with other Turkish figures, and the dress of people from Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Bosnia, and Albania, together with trades and professions, and a series of five illustrations of punishments. Mahmud II pursued a Westernising programme of military, fiscal and economic reforms, as well as dress. In 1829 he issued a decree forbidding the wearing of the old-fashioned costumes, except by clerics. The head-dress became the fez and men wore the black frock-coat known as the Stambouline. Mahmud felt that this new costume led to equality for all his citizens, apparently stating 'I distinguish between my subjects Muslims in the mosque, Christians in the church, Jews in the synagogue, but there is no difference among them in any other way' (J. Freely, Istanbul: The Imperial City 1998). Title and date devised by library staff. Each drawing measures 18 x 13 cm, each window mounted with pale brown borders, paper guards. Watercolors are numbered in pencil and captioned in ink or pencil in a nineteenth-century hand; a few have also pencil notes on the reverse. Drawings are housed in later brown half morocco with marbled boards, gilt edges and spine gilt in compartments gilt. Main Heritage Office General HC.GM.2018.0026 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i25698357 BIB-ID: 2701897 Show less
Relief shown by hachures Prime meridian: Greenwich With two inset maps: "The Bosphorus" and Crete. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00340 Print Map I... Show moreRelief shown by hachures Prime meridian: Greenwich With two inset maps: "The Bosphorus" and Crete. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00340 Print Map Item-ID: i23820561 BIB-ID: 2535033 Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00268 Print Map Item-ID: i23810270 BIB-ID: 2533691 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00268 Print Map Item-ID: i23810270 BIB-ID: 2533691 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General R128.3 .R37 1840 Book Item-ID: i15829674 BIB-ID: 1101321 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General R128.3 .R37 1840 Book Item-ID: i15829674 BIB-ID: 1101321 Show less
World map from the 1840 General Atlas of the World published by Adam & Charles Black. The map is a good reflection of contemporary cartographic... Show moreWorld map from the 1840 General Atlas of the World published by Adam & Charles Black. The map is a good reflection of contemporary cartographic knowledge of the world. At this time the coastlines of the world with the exception of the polar regions had largely been explored. For this reason depiction of the polar regions are absent for the Antarctic and mostly unfinished in the case of the Arctic. The interiors of central Asia, South America, the western United States, Australia, and especially Africa are largely speculative. The continents are outlined in different colors. Later editions of this map in Blacks General Atlas used solid colors to define the continents. This map was engraved by George Aikman who also produced the illustrations for the 7th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica also published by A & C Black. Publisher: Best known for publishing Whos Who and the seventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Edinburgh based firm of Adam & Charles Black was founded in 1807 and also published a series of popular travel guides (Blacks Guides) as well as the General Atlas of the World from 1840-1898 for which this map was made. engd. by G. Aikman. Relief shown by hachures. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00179 Print Map Item-ID: i11401655 BIB-ID: 1172508 Show less
by James Stanislaus Bell. Main Heritage Shelves General DK511.C1 B4 1840 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10118093 BIB-ID: 1013445 Show moreby James Stanislaus Bell. Main Heritage Shelves General DK511.C1 B4 1840 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10118093 BIB-ID: 1013445 Show less
printed by R. Juigné. Likely early 19th century Map is surrounded by text explaining the geography, demography, and history of Africa Apparently from... Show moreprinted by R. Juigné. Likely early 19th century Map is surrounded by text explaining the geography, demography, and history of Africa Apparently from an English translation/edition of Las Casas' "Atlas historique, généalogique chronologique et géographique" Relief shown by pictorially and by hachures. Text entitled "Of Africa, plan of the map, its contents, directions, &c." in pannels surrounding the map. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00414 Print Map Item-ID: i11401187 BIB-ID: 1172461 Show less
Relief shown by hachures and hill shading Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00897 Print Map Item-ID: i11402301 BIB-ID: 1172573 Show moreRelief shown by hachures and hill shading Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00897 Print Map Item-ID: i11402301 BIB-ID: 1172573 Show less
aus dem Arabischen wortgetreu neu übersetzt, und mit erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen von L. Ullmann Show moreaus dem Arabischen wortgetreu neu übersetzt, und mit erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen von L. Ullmann Show less
door A.H. Verster van Wulverhorst. Collection of treatises on hunting in the Netherlands in the 19th century. A.H. Verster van Wulverhorst was... Show moredoor A.H. Verster van Wulverhorst. Collection of treatises on hunting in the Netherlands in the 19th century. A.H. Verster van Wulverhorst was forester in the Dutch province of South Holland, and is especially known for his Traité de Fauconnerie , for which he cooperated with the ornithologist H. Schlegel. In the present treatise, Verster van Wulverhorst gives a short survey of the history of hunting before dealing extensively with the hunting regulations in the Netherlands. The full-page engraved plate shows two bisons, the folding lithographed plates depict a hunting scene from the Bayeux tapestry and European and Arabian falcon hunters from the Middle Ages. Ludolf Sloet van de Beele (1806-1890) describes the history of hunting and discusses animals that live(d) in the Netherlands. He was later appointed to the post of Governor-General of Indonesia (NNBW V, cols 751-753). The volume continues with an article by the eminent ornithologist, Herman Schlegel (1804-1884; NNBW IV, cols. 1232-1233), who was Director of the Leiden Museum for Natural History. In "Over de Inlandsche Dag-Roofvogelen" Schlegel gives an accurate description of Dutch birds of prey that hunt by day. He distinguishes eight types, the falcon, hawk, harrier, seaeagle , fish-eagle, kite, buzzard and honey-buzzard, which he lists on the folding table together with their subtypes. The accompanying lithographed plate shows a selection of eight birds. The volume continues with an anonymous article, "De Valkenjacht," (falcon hunting) and a section from Mededeelingen uit het Gebied van Natuur, Wetenschap en Kunst (ed. A. Cohen) from 1844, on large animals that used to live in the Netherlands but have become extinct, and other notes on zoological matters. Minor tears in the folding plates to Schlegel's article, some loose leaves in the final section, hand-written ownership entry first endleaf. Good set of hunting treatises Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .V47 1840 Book Item-ID: i17067054 BIB-ID: 1525371 Show less
