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
World history--Early works to 1800, D17 .M37 2014, 909
Al-Mas'udi composed his 'Kitab al-Tanbih wal-ishraf' in the years 955 and 956, finishing it not long before his death. Based in part on earlier... Show moreAl-Mas'udi composed his 'Kitab al-Tanbih wal-ishraf' in the years 955 and 956, finishing it not long before his death. Based in part on earlier historical-geographical works, it offers a description of astronomical and meteorological phenomena; the divisions of the earth; the seas; ancient nations; universal chronology, and then the history of Islam until the caliphate of al-Muti (r. 946-74). li-Abi al-Hasan Ali b. al-Husayn al-Masudi ; M.J. de Goeje's classic edition (1894) with indices and glossary to BGA I:7-8. Main Heritage Compact General D17 .M37 2014 Reference Item-ID: i22243276 BIB-ID: 1886527 Work is in Arabic, with introduction and notes in Latin and title page in English. Show less
Description and travel, DT280 .E3 1912, 916.5 E26i
Main Heritage Shelves General DT280 .E3 1912 Book Item-ID: i10106510 BIB-ID: 1012287 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DT280 .E3 1912 Book Item-ID: i10106510 BIB-ID: 1012287 Show less
Art collectionsSecrétan, Eugène , 1836-1899, Art--Private collections, N5260 .G35 1889
v. 1 Paintings, water-colors and drawings by modern artists -- v. 2 Paintings by old masters. Preface and essay on the collection by Albert Wolff. "U... Show morev. 1 Paintings, water-colors and drawings by modern artists -- v. 2 Paintings by old masters. Preface and essay on the collection by Albert Wolff. "Under the management of MM. Boussad, Valdon & Co., M. Charles Sedelmeyer; public auctioneers, Me. Paul Chevallier, Me. Paul Aulard." Sale held at Charles Sedelmeyer's Galleries, 4bis, Rue de Larochefoucauld, Paris. Main Heritage Shelves General N5260 .G35 1889 Book vol. 1 Item-ID: i24898090 BIB-ID: 2727509 Date of sale: July 1 and following days, 1889. Show less
Art collectionsSecrétan, Eugène , 1836-1899, Art--Private collections, N5260 .G35 1889
v. 1 Paintings, water-colors and drawings by modern artists -- v. 2 Paintings by old masters. Preface and essay on the collection by Albert Wolff. "U... Show morev. 1 Paintings, water-colors and drawings by modern artists -- v. 2 Paintings by old masters. Preface and essay on the collection by Albert Wolff. "Under the management of MM. Boussad, Valdon & Co., M. Charles Sedelmeyer; public auctioneers, Me. Paul Chevallier, Me. Paul Aulard." Sale held at Charles Sedelmeyer's Galleries, 4bis, Rue de Larochefoucauld, Paris. Main Heritage Shelves General N5260 .G35 1889 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i24897966 BIB-ID: 2727509 Date of sale: July 1 and following days, 1889. Show less
[Vol. I] Notes--[vol. II] Photographs. by Charles W. Wilson, under the direction of Henry James Director of the Ordnance Survey. Main Heritage... Show more[Vol. I] Notes--[vol. II] Photographs. by Charles W. Wilson, under the direction of Henry James Director of the Ordnance Survey. Main Heritage Shelves General DS109 .G73 1865 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i23180225 BIB-ID: 2452530 Show less
[Vol. I] Notes--[vol. II] Photographs. by Charles W. Wilson, under the direction of Henry James Director of the Ordnance Survey. Main Heritage... Show more[Vol. I] Notes--[vol. II] Photographs. by Charles W. Wilson, under the direction of Henry James Director of the Ordnance Survey. Main Heritage Shelves General DS109 .G73 1865 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i23180237 BIB-ID: 2452530 Show less
TravelHarper, Henry A. (Henry Andrew) , 1836-1900, Description and travel, DS107 .H33 1890, 915.9404/3
by Henry A. Harper ; with photogravure frontpiece and fifty five other illustrations from drawings by the author. Includes index. Main Heritage... Show moreby Henry A. Harper ; with photogravure frontpiece and fifty five other illustrations from drawings by the author. Includes index. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .H33 1890 Book Item-ID: i1005389x BIB-ID: 1007025 Show less
TravelJenner, Thomas, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS107 .J44 1873
by Thomas Jenner. Includes musical notation. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .J44 1873 Book Item-ID: i10186025 BIB-ID: 1020238 Show moreby Thomas Jenner. Includes musical notation. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .J44 1873 Book Item-ID: i10186025 BIB-ID: 1020238 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS107 .W55 1880, 915/.694
edited by Colonel Wilson ; assisted by the most eminent Palestine explorers, etc. On spine: Palestine, Sinai & Egypt. Editor statement varies. The... Show moreedited by Colonel Wilson ; assisted by the most eminent Palestine explorers, etc. On spine: Palestine, Sinai & Egypt. Editor statement varies. The edition of London was published in four volumes unlike New York edition, published only in two volumes. Main Heritage Shelves General DS107 .W55 1880 Book vol. 3 Item-ID: i19792074 BIB-ID: 1017931 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Show less
