Description and travel, Description and travel, DS47 .S23 1670
[George Sandys] ; illustrated with fifty graven maps and figures. Title on added engraved t.p.: A relation of a journey begun An. Dom. 1610 ... . Hea... Show more[George Sandys] ; illustrated with fifty graven maps and figures. Title on added engraved t.p.: A relation of a journey begun An. Dom. 1610 ... . Head-pieces; historiated initials. Side notes. Main Heritage Shelves General DS47 .S23 1670 Book Item-ID: i10173882 BIB-ID: 1019024 Includes bibliographical references. Show less
A memoir of the author's life while he was researching and writing a religious history called Les Martyrs, ou le Triomphe de la Religion Chretienne... Show moreA memoir of the author's life while he was researching and writing a religious history called Les Martyrs, ou le Triomphe de la Religion Chretienne. The introduction includes the history of Athens and Sparta and an inquiry into religious traditions related to Jerusalem--specifically, the authenticity of claims made by religious tourists, such as visiting the actual tomb of Christ. The text of the diary is full of literary references and adventure. Unlike other travel diaries, the narrative flow is more like a novel and the entries are not just lists of weather reports, food, pretty sights, and some funny anecdotes. Since the author had a research purpose during his time there, travels in Greece has a protagonist with a purpose. by F.A. de Chateaubriand. Tr. from the French by F. Shoberl. Embellished with a map ... Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .C43 1814 Book Item-ID: i10233313 BIB-ID: 1024967 Show less
The album collects watercolour views of the Ottoman lands. The views include (approximate numbers): Turkey (60, including 19 of Constantinople and... Show moreThe album collects watercolour views of the Ottoman lands. The views include (approximate numbers): Turkey (60, including 19 of Constantinople and environs), Crete (15), Greece (13), Corfu (11), Iraq (14, including 5 of Baghdad and environs), Rhodes (3), Balkans (2), Romania (7), Albania (6), Syria (3), Bulgaria, Macedonia, the Caucasus, Sicily, and others unidentified. . A few of the watercolours have the original source noted, such as "from Grelot", "old print", "Askwith R.A.", "W. Hamilton" (presumably Hamilton's Researches in Asia Minor, 1842), "Rev. Vyv. Arundell" (presumably Arundell's Discoveries in Asia Minor, 1834), though most are unattributed, such as a number which may be traced to Buckingham's Travels in Mesopotamia (1827). Title from item. Date devised by Library staff. All watercolours have manuscript captions and are numbered in the top right; almost all are initialled or signed by the artist. The album is accompanied by a typewritten note (26 x 21 cm) referring to the 20 November 1963 Sotheby's sale of "Fine English 18th and 19th century drawings and paintings". Manuscript note at the front page "July 1861. Vol.II . Greek Drawings. 144". Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2016.0019 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23491346 BIB-ID: 2506820 PROVENANCE Sotheby's, sale of "Fine English 18th and 19th century drawings and paintings", 20 November 1963, lot 16 Show less
Blackmer, Henry Myron , 1923-1988, BibliographyBlackmer, Henry Myron , 1923-1988, Blackmer, Henry Myron , 1923-1988, Z2309 .N38 1989, 016.9495
pt. 1. Printed books -- pt. 2. Manuscripts and miscellanea. by Leonora Navari. Cover title: The Blackmer collection. Half title: Catalogue of the... Show morept. 1. Printed books -- pt. 2. Manuscripts and miscellanea. by Leonora Navari. Cover title: The Blackmer collection. Half title: Catalogue of the Blackmer collection. "Three hundred copies ... were printed"--Colophon. Main Heritage Compact General Z2309 .N38 1989 Reference Item-ID: i22508818 BIB-ID: 2405132 "References cited": pages xv-xviii. Show less
by the late J.D. Carlyle. Editor's preface signed : Susanna Maria Carlyle. "List of subscribers" : p. [ix]-xvi. Show moreby the late J.D. Carlyle. Editor's preface signed : Susanna Maria Carlyle. "List of subscribers" : p. [ix]-xvi. Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, D973 .W56 1840
Main Heritage Shelves General D973 .W56 1840 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i10151163 BIB-ID: 1016752 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General D973 .W56 1840 Book vol. 2 Item-ID: i10151163 BIB-ID: 1016752 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, DS48 .F76 1869
by Mrs. William Grey. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .F76 1869 Book Item-ID: i10118226 BIB-ID: 1013458 Show moreby Mrs. William Grey. Main Heritage Shelves General DS48 .F76 1869 Book Item-ID: i10118226 BIB-ID: 1013458 Show less
Description and travel, Description and travel, Description and travel, DS107 .S65 1864
"In this edition there is little that differs from the first beyond the slight change which it has been thought advisable to make in the title."-... Show more"In this edition there is little that differs from the first beyond the slight change which it has been thought advisable to make in the title."--Advertisement. Show less
