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1. The antiquities of Magna Graecia / by William Wilkins, Jun., M.A. F.A.S., fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

The antiquities of Magna Graecia / by William Wilkins, Jun., M.A. F.A.S., fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Creator:
Wilkins, William, 1778–1839
Date:
MDCCCVII [1807]
Physical Description:
[6], xxii, 74, [2] pages, [73] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 57 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Plans, elevations and sections, of hot-houses, green-houses, an aquarium, conservatories, &c. Recently built in different parts of England, for various noblemen and gentlemen. By George Tod ... Including a hot-house and green-house in her majesty's gardens at Frogmore. Engraved on 27 plates, with descriptions to each.

Plans, elevations and sections, of hot-houses, green-houses, an aquarium, conservatories, &c. Recently built in different parts of England, for various noblemen and gentlemen. By George Tod ... Including a hot-house and green-house in her majesty's gardens at Frogmore. Engraved on 27 plates, with descriptions to each.
Creator:
Tod, George, surveyor
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
23 p. 27 col. plates (1 double) 39 cm. (in case 40 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The geography and antiquities of Ithaca : dedicated by permission, to The King / by William Gell, Esq. M.A. F.R.S. F.S.A. and member of the Society of Dilettanti.

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Creator:
Gell, William, Sir, 1777–1836
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[4], 119, [1] p., [15] leaves of plates (3 folded) : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Orme's collection of British field sports / illustrated in twenty beautifully coloured engravings from designs by S. Howitt.

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Creator:
Howitt, Samuel, 1765?-1822
Date:
[1807-1808]
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 20 leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 47 x 59 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Sixteen views of the lakes in Cumberland and Westmorland / drawn by J. Smith and J. Emes ; engraved by Alken.

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Creator:
Alken, Samuel, 1756–1815
Date:
[1807?]
Physical Description:
[16] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Designs for small picturesque cottages and hunting boxes : adapted for ornamental retreats and hunting and shooting : also some designs for park entrances, bridges, &c carefully studied and thrown into perspective / by E. Gyfford, architect ; engraved on twenty plates ; forming part the first of a series of select architecture.

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Creator:
Gyfford, E
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
16 p., 20 leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. A practical essay on the art of colouring and painting landscapes in water colours : accompanied with ten engravings / by John Heaviside Clark.

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Creator:
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
25 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The comforts of human life, or, Smiles and laughter of Charles Chearful and Martin Merryfellow : in seven dialogues.

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Creator:
Heron, Robert, 1764–1807
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
xi, [1], 226 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Account of a voyage to the western coast of Africa : performed by His Majesty's sloop Favourite, in the year 1805 : being a journal of the events which happened to that vessel from the time of her leaving England till her capture by the French and the return of the author in a cartel / by F. B. Spilsbury ; illustrated with numerous engravings.

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Creator:
Spilsbury, F. B. (Francis B.)
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
iv, [5]-43, [1] p. 9 pl. (3 fold.) 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The tour, or, Select views on the southern coast &c. &c. / by R. Havell.

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Creator:
Havell, Robert, -1832
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
[25] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : chiefly ill. ; 12 x 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Travels through the Canadas, containing a description of the picturesque scenery on some of the rivers and lakes : with an account of the productions, commerce, and inhabitants of those provinces : to which is subjoined a comparative view of the manners and customs of several of the Indian nations of North and South America / by George Heriot, Esq., Deputy Post Master general of British North American ; illustrated with a map and numerous engravings, from drawings made at the several places by the author.

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Creator:
Heriot, George, 1759–1839
Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
xii, 602 pages, [28] leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. The ancient and modern history of Nice : comprehending an account of the foundation of Marseilles : to which are prefixed descriptive observations on the nature, produce, and climate of the territory of the former city, and its adjoining towns : with an introduction, containing hints of advice to invalids, who, with the hope of arresting the progress of the disease, seek the renovating influuence of the salubrious climes / by I. B. Davis ...

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Creator:
Davis, John Bunnell, 1780–1824
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
xxxiii, 348 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. [Views in Yorkshire and Derbyshire].

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Creator:
Connop, John
Date:
[1810]
Physical Description:
[12] leaves, [22] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. A description of Ceylon : containing an account of the country, inhabitants, and natural productions : with narratives of a tour round this island in 1800, the campaign in Candy in 1803, and a journey to Ramisseram in 1804 : illustrated by twenty-five engravings from original drawings / by the Reverend James Cordiner ... ; in two volumes.

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Creator:
Cordiner, James
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Abstracts of records and manuscripts respecting the county of Gloucester : formed into a history, correcting the very erroneous accounts, and supplying numerous deficiencies in Sir Rob. Atkins, and subsequent writers / by Thomas Dudley Fosbrooke.

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Creator:
Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley, 1770–1842
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. The stranger in America : containing observations made during a long residence in that country, on the genius, manners and customs of the people of the United States : with biographical particulars of public characters : hints and facts relative to the arts, sciences, commerce, agriculture, manufactures, emigration, and the slave trade / by Charles William Janson, Esq. late of the state of Rhode Island, counsellor at law ; illustrated by engravings.

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Creator:
Janson, Charles William
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
xiii, [2], 16-22, 499, [7] pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. Architectural designs for rustic cottages, picturesque dwellings, villas, &c. : with appropriate scenery, plans and descriptions : to which are prefixed, some critical observations on their style and character : and also of castles, abbies, and ancient English houses : concluding with practical remarks on building, and the causes of the dry rot / by W.F. Pocock ... elegantly engraved on thirty-three plates.

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Creator:
Pocock, W. F. (William Fuller), 1779–1849
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
vii, 36 p., [33] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. Architectural reliques, or, Present state of the most celebrated remains of ancient British architecture and sculpture / by George Cooper, architect.

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Creator:
Cooper, George, active 1792–1830
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[2], 24 p., 8, 7 leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. Zoography, or, The beauties of nature displayed : in select descriptions from the animal, and vegetable, with additions from the mineral kingdom : systematically arranged / by W. Wood, F.L.S. ; illustrated with plates, designed and engraved by Mr. William Daniell ; in three volumes.

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Creator:
Wood, W. (William), 1774–1857
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Observations upon the Windward coast of Africa : the religion, character, customs &c., of the natives : with a system upon which they may be civilized, and a knowledge attained of the interior of this extraordinary quarter of the globe : and upon the natural and commercial resources of the country : made in the years 1805 and 1806 / by Joseph Corry ; with an appendix, containing a letter to Lord Howick, on the most simple and effectual means of abolishing the slave trade.

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Creator:
Corry, Joseph
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
xiv, [2],163 p., [9] leaves of plates ([7] folding) : ill., map, 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. A tour through the island of Rügen, in the Baltic ... 1805 : in a series of letters / by Temporary Inhabitant ; translated from the German.

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Creator:
Grümbke, Johann Jacob, 1771–1849
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
64 p., [3] leaves of plate (one folded) : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. A tour through Holland, along the right and left banks of the Rhine, to the south of Germany, in the summer and autumn of 1806 / b Sir John Carr.

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Creator:
Carr, John, Sir, 1772–1832
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
xv, 468 p., [21] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. The origin and description of Bognor, or Hothampton; and an account of some adjacent villages ... By J. B. Davis ...

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Creator:
Davis, John Bunnell, 1780–1824
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
viii, 124 p. 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Antiquities of Westminster; the Old Palace; St. Stephen's Chapel, (now the House of Commons) &c. &c. Containing two hundred and forty-six engravings of topographical objects, of which one hundred and twenty-two no longer remain. By John Thomas Smith ...

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Creator:
Smith, John Thomas, 1766–1833
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
4 p. ., [iii]-xv p., 1 leaf, 276 p. 36 plates (part col.) 2 plans. 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. The academic costume of the University of Oxford : exemplified with twenty-five plates, shewing in regular gradation the different dresses of the university.

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Date:
[1807]
Physical Description:
[26] leaves : all ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts