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The travels and memoirs of Sir John Reresby, Bart. : the former (now first published) exhibiting a view of the governments and society in the principal states and courts of Europe, during the time of Cromwell's usurpation ; the latter containing anecdotes, and secret history, of the courts of Charles II. and James II. Illustrated with forty portraits, and views of the most remarkable persons and places mentioned..

Maker(s)

Author.: Reresby, John,
Bookseller.: Jeffery, Edward,
Bookseller.: Rodwell, J.
Printer.: McMillan, Buchanan,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793: : containing a general view of the valuable productions and political importance of this flourishing kingdom; and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage: with sketches of the manners, character, and condition of their several inhabitants. To which is annexed an account of a journey, made in the years 1801 and 1802, to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of southern Africa to which Europeans have hithero penetrated. ... / By John Barrow, esq. F. R. S. ...

Maker(s)

Author.: Barrow, John, (Sir,)
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Collectanea curiosa; or Miscellaneous tracts, relating to the history and antiquities of England and Ireland, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and a variety of other subjects. / Chiefly collected, and now first published, from the manuscripts of Archbishop Sancroft; given to the Bodleian Library by the late bishop Tanner. In two volumes..

Maker(s)

Editor.: Gutch, John,
Sancroft, William,
Bookseller.: Prince, Daniel,
Bookseller.: Cooke, Joshua
Bookseller.: Cadell, T.
Bookseller.: Robson, James,
Bookseller.: Merrill, Thomas,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Nugæ antiquæ: : being a miscellaneous collection of original papers, in prose and verse; written during the reigns of Henry VIII. Edward VI. Queen Mary, Elizabeth, and King James: / by Sir John Harington. Selected from authentic remains by the late Henry Harington, M.A. and newly arranged, with illustrative notes, by Thomas Park, ...

Maker(s)

Harington, John, (Sir,)
Editor.: Harington, Henry,
Writer.: Park, Thomas,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

The Port-folio : a collection of engravings from antiquarian architectural, & topographical subjects, curious works of art, &c. &c. / with descriptions.

Maker(s)

Engraver.: Storer, James,
Engraver.: Storer, H. S.
Donor.: Storer, James,

Description géographique des isles Antilles possédées par les Anglois.

Maker(s)

Author.: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)
Publisher.: Didot, François-Ambroise,

Ancient reliques; or, Delineations of monastic, castellated, & domestic architecture : and other interesting subjects / with historical and descriptive sketches.

Maker(s)

Engraver.: Storer, James,
Engraver.: Greig, John,
Printer.: Clarke, W.,
Printer.: Carpenter, James,
Printer.: Chapple, Clement,
Printer.: Richardson, J. M.
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Histoire d'Angleterre / par Mr. de Rapin Thoyras ...

Maker(s)

Rapin de Thoyras, (M.)
Publisher.: Rogissart, Alexandre de,
Former owner.: Whitehurst, Thomas,

Recueil d'antiquités égyptiennes, étrusques, grecques et romaines.

Maker(s)

Caylus, Anne Claude Philippe, (Comte de,)
Bookseller.: Tilliard, Nicolas-Martin,
Printer.: Simon, Claude-François,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)
Bookseller.: Duchesne, Nicolas-Bonaventure,

Monasticon Hibernicum; or, An history of the abbies, priories, and other religious houses in Ireland. : Interspersed with memoirs of their several founders and benefactors, and of their abbots and other superiors, to the time of their final suppression. ... With engravings of the several religious and military habits, and a map illustrating the history. / By Mervyn Archdall, ...

Maker(s)

Archdall, Mervyn,
Publisher.: White, Luke ((Bookseller))
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Picturesque views on the river Medway : from the Nore to the vicinity of its source in Sussex / with observations on the public buildings and other works of art in its neighbourhood ; by Samuel Ireland ...

Maker(s)

Ireland, Samuel.
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

The history and antiquities of Eynesbury and St. Neot's, in Huntingdonshire; and of St. Neot's in the county of Cornwall : with critical remarks respecting the two Saxon saints from whom these places derived their names. In two volumes. (Illustrated with many engravings.) / by George Cornelius Gorham, B.D. ...

Maker(s)

Author.: Gorham, George Cornelius,
Printer.: Davison, Thomas,
Storer, James Sargant,
Donor.: Gorham, George Cornelius,

Picturesque views, with an historical account of the Inns of court : in London and Westminster. By Samuel Ireland, Author of a tour through Holland, Brabant, &c. of picturesque views of the rivers thames, medway, avon, and wye, and of graphic illustrations of hogarth, &c. &c.

Maker(s)

Author.: Ireland, Samuel,
Publisher.: Egerton, John,
Publisher.: Faulder, Robert,
Printer.: Clarke, Charles,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant, and part of France; made in the autumn of 1789 : Illustrated with copper plates in aqua tinta from drawings on the spot, / by Samuel Ireland ...

Maker(s)

Engraver.: Ireland, Samuel,
Engraver.: Apostool, Cornelis,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Picturesque views on the river Thames : from its source in Gloucestershire to the Nore with observations on the public buildings and other works of art in its vicinity. In two volumes. / by Samuel Ireland ...

Maker(s)

Ireland, Samuel.
Publisher.: Egerton, Thomas ((Bookseller))
Printer.: Clarke, Charles,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Histoire de l'Empire, contenant son origine, ses progrès, ses révolutions, la forme de son gouvernement, sa politique, ses négociations, et les nouveaux réglemens, faits dans les traités de Westphalie, etc. / par Mr. Heiss.

Maker(s)

Heiss, Johann von,
Publisher.: Smith, William (Amsterdam)
Publisher.: Wetstein, Gerard,
Publisher.: Wetstein, Rudolf,
Former owner.: Whitehurst, John,

Description historique et critique de l'Italie : ou Nouveaux mémoires sur l'etat actuel de son gouvernement, des sciences, des arts, du commerce, de la population et de l'histoire naturelle / par M. l'abbé Richard.

Maker(s)

Author.: Richard, Jérôme,
Printer.: Coru de la Goibrie, Julien-Michel
Printer.: Desaint, Jean,
Printer.: Saillant, Charles,
Pinter.: Desventes, François,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Fragen an eine Gesellschaft gelehrter Männer. French

Maker(s)

Author.: Michaelis, Johann David,
Translator.: Mérian, Jean-Bernard,
Niebuhr, Carsten,
Bookseller.: Baalde, Steven Jacobus,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Chroniques

Maker(s)

Monstrelet, Enguerrand de,
Printer.: Mettayer, Pierre,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Guide des étrangers dans Milan : avec une carte topographique de cette ville.

Maker(s)

Publisher.: Margaillan, Mathieu.

Les six voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier ..

Maker(s)

Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste,
Bookseller.: Water, Willem van de,
Bookseller.: Poolsum, Jacob van,
Bookseller.: Poolsum, Willem van,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Voyage d'un françois en Italie, fait dans les années 1765 & 1766. : Contenant l'histoire & les anecdotes les plus singulieres de l'Italie, & sa description les mœurs, les usages, le gouvernement, le commerce, la littérature, les arts, l'histoire naturelle, & les antiquités, avec des jugemens sur les ouvrages de peinture, sculpture & architecture.

Maker(s)

Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Le Français de,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

A chronicle of the kings of England, : from the time of the Romans government unto the death of King James. Containing all passages of state and church, with all other observations proper for a chronicle. / Faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern; and digested into a new method. By Sir R. Baker, Knight..

Maker(s)

Baker, Richard, (Sir,)
Printer.: Cotes, E.
Bookseller.: Sawbridge, George,
Bookseller.: Williams, Thomas,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Les six voyages de Jean Baptiste Tavernier, ecuyer Baron d'Aubonne, en Turquie, en Perse, et aux Indes : pendant l'espace de quarante ans, & par toutes les routes que l'on peut tenir: accompagnez d'observations particulieres sur la qualité, la religion, le gouvernement, les coûtumes & le commerce de chaque païs, avec les figures, le poids, & la valeur des monnoyes qui y ont cours. Deuxième partie

Maker(s)

Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste,
Author.: Chappuzeau, Samuel,
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

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