Aurangzeb , 1618-1707, History, History, Description and travel, Court and courtiers, Social life and customs, DS461.7 .B47 1671
The history of the late revolution of the dominions of the Great Mogol -- Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of... Show moreThe history of the late revolution of the dominions of the Great Mogol -- Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of five years, or thereabout, in the empire of the Great Mogol -- A letter to the Lord Colbert, of the extent of Indostan, the circulation of gold and silver coming at length to be swallow'd up there as in an abyss, the riches, forces, justice and the principal cause of the decay of the states of Asia. by Monsr F. Bernier, physitian of the faculty of Montpelier ; English'd out of French. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; woodcut initial letters. Title page followed by seven pages of "An extrait of a letter written to Mr. H.O. from Monsr de Monceaux the younger, giving a character of the book here Englished and its author", which is followed by six pages of contents and an errata page. With a final advertisement leaf. Pagination: [16], 258, [2], 176, 102, [2] p. Page 208 is wrongly printed as 082. Translation by Henry Oldenburg of author's Histoire de la dernière révolution des états du Grand Mogol, 1670. Volume two, entitled "Particular events, or, The most considerable passages after the war of five years, or thereabout, in the empire of the Great Mogol" has separate pagination and title page with following imprint: London : printed by S.G. for Moses Pitt at the white Hart in Little Britain, 1671. The third part entitled "A letter to the Lord Colbert, of the extent of Indostan, the circulation of gold and silver coming at length to be swallow'd up there as in an abyss, the riches, forces, justice and the principal cause of the decay of the states of Asia" has also separate pagination. Copy in FCO Historical collection is a variant copy without a Wing reference number. Imprint reads: London : printed and are to be sold by John Williams, book-seller in Plymouth, 1671. The map is signed: "Cross sculp:" Main Heritage Shelves General DS461.7 .B47 1671 Book Item-ID: i10203618 BIB-ID: 1021997 Text also available online from EEBO at: http://eebo.chadwyck.com/home. English translation of French original. Copy in Marsden Collection has armorial bookplate of William Marsden on front paste-down. UkLU-K Copy in FCO Historical Collection is from the historical library collection of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, transferred to King's on permanent loan in 2007. It has a ms. inscription on second free endpaper: "E Libris Thomae Hewett, Anno Domini 1719" and a ms. inscription in Indic script on the same page. There is another ms. inscription on title page in another hand: "L. Moody, Mrs Hill". UkLU-K Show less
Reizen, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS505 .S57 1922, 915.4
rédigé en 851, suivi de remarques par Abû Zayd Ḥasan (vers 916) ; traduit de l'arabe avec introduction, glossaire et index, par Gabriel Ferrand ;... Show morerédigé en 851, suivi de remarques par Abû Zayd Ḥasan (vers 916) ; traduit de l'arabe avec introduction, glossaire et index, par Gabriel Ferrand ; bois dessinés et gravés par Andrée Karpelès. Translation of Silsilat al-tawārīkh. Main Heritage Shelves General DS505 .S57 1922 Book Item-ID: i1023990x BIB-ID: 1025626 Show less
Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801--Campaigns, Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801--Campaigns--Egypt, History, DC225 .M65 1984
Joseph-Marie ; Marie-Eugenie de Pourtales (Editor). Modern half calf with marbled boards, new binding, marbled endpapers, publishers original... Show moreJoseph-Marie ; Marie-Eugenie de Pourtales (Editor). Modern half calf with marbled boards, new binding, marbled endpapers, publishers original wrappers preserved, index. Main Heritage Compact General DC225 .M65 1984 Reference Item-ID: i23682541 BIB-ID: 2505667 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (409) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (409) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0079 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26475017 BIB-ID: 2830177 Show less
Overview of a crowded marketplace. People and donkeys are gathered in a clearing, some carrying large crates with plants in them. Title from item,... Show moreOverview of a crowded marketplace. People and donkeys are gathered in a clearing, some carrying large crates with plants in them. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (93) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0080 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26475030 BIB-ID: 2830178 Show less
Working animals, Plows, Carriages and carts, Agriculture, Camels
A man standing behind a simple wooden plow pulled by two camels. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned,... Show moreA man standing behind a simple wooden plow pulled by two camels. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (406) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." On the verso of the mount is pasted a second albumen print by Gabriel Lékégian ttitled "Mena Coach" numbered 328 and signed "G. Lékégian & Co. Photographer to the British Army of occupation". Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0053-0081 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26475054 BIB-ID: 2830179 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (441) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (441) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0078 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26480931 BIB-ID: 2830455 Show less
Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (83) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage... Show moreTitle from item, date devised by Library staff. The photograph is captioned, numbered (83) and signed "Photo Art. G. Lekegian. &. Co." Main Heritage Display General HC.HP.2016.0053-0075 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26480864 BIB-ID: 2830448 Show less
The album is an account of the 1861 visit to Jerusalem undertaken by the François-Edmond Pâris, Rear-admiral of the French Navy in command of the... Show moreThe album is an account of the 1861 visit to Jerusalem undertaken by the François-Edmond Pâris, Rear-admiral of the French Navy in command of the third French Squadron of the Mediterranean. In the historical notes introducing the plates, the author provides references and impressions. François-Edmond Pâris joined the French Navy in 1820 and took part in three great expeditions: the first under d’Urville abord the Astrolabe (1826-9), and two under Laplace on the Favorite (1829-32) and the Artémise (1837-40). In 1858 he was named rear-admiral and was given the command of the third French Squadron of the Mediterranean. Before publishing “Souvenirs de Jerusalem,” Pâris had already published two important folios on naval and marine architecture. Halte des pèlerins à la fontaine Still Abou Nabout ; Pierre de lOnction et dôme de la chapelle grecque ; Chapelle du Saint Sépulcre ; Chapelle Sainte Hélène ou de lInvention de la Croix ; Galerie conduisant à la Passion du Christ ; Tombeau de la Vierge ; Grotte de L'Agonie ; Grotte au Lait ; Grotte de la Nativité ; Mosquée D'Omar ; Galerie de la Mosquée dOmar ; Mosquée El-Aksa Album dessiné par M. le Contre-Amiral Pâris / Lithographié par MM. Hubert Clerget, Bachelier, Jules Gaildrau et Fichot. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The album contains 14 lithographic plates, 12 of which are hand-coloured, title page illustrated with a mounted plan of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24201017 BIB-ID: 2524620 Show less
tr. sur la version persane d'Abou-Ali Mohammed Belami, fils de Mohammed, fils d'Abd-Allah, d'après les manuscrits de la Bibliotheque du roi, par... Show moretr. sur la version persane d'Abou-Ali Mohammed Belami, fils de Mohammed, fils d'Abd-Allah, d'après les manuscrits de la Bibliotheque du roi, par Louis Dubeux. No more published. Main Heritage Shelves General D17 .T214 1836 Book Item-ID: i10072421 BIB-ID: 1008878 Includes bibliographical references. In French with quotations from the Persian text. Show less
