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1. Add MS 5018

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Title:
Watercolours of plants of Japan, with their name in Japanese and Dutch, followed by a description in Dutch
Scope & Content:
84 watercolours of plants from Japan with their name inscribed in Japanese and in Dutch, or Latin (ff. 1-82). The drawings are followed by a description of the plants handwritten in Dutch (ff. 83-157). Exceptions are the text on f. 148 and f. 155, where there are notes on the plants handwritten ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, German, Japanese, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century-Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (159 items)

2. Add MS 5027 A

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Title:
Maps, charts, notes and draft material mostly from Joan Blaeu's workshop in Amsterdam
Scope & Content:
Maps, nautical charts and related draft material mostly from the Amsterdam mapmaking office of Joan Blaeu, official cartographer for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Some of the maps, charts and notes are signed by assistants of Blaeu, namely Dionysius Paulusz. van Husum and Jan Alberts. All ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, German, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume (133 items)

3. Add MS 5027 D

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Title:
Maps of locations in the Netherlands where the army of Stadtholder Frederick Henry have been stationed
Scope & Content:
Fifteen maps picturing locations in the Netherlands where the army of Stadtholder Frederick Henry (1584-1647) have been stationed. The maps are signed by Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode, a Dutch draughtsman who specialised in cartography. The maps are all executed in brown ink and watercolour ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch and English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume (20 folios)

4. Add MS 5027 E

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Title:
A collection of poems in Dutch, followed by watercolours of insects
Scope & Content:
A series of poems (ff. 1-35) written in pen and brown ink in Dutch, directly on the folios of the manuscript, both recto and verso. Some of the poems are dated at specific points in time between 1679 and 1683 and indicated as written in Rotterdam. Topics of the poems include death and commemorat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch and English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume (185 folios)

5. Add MS 5232

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Title:
Maps, drawings and notes collected by Engelbert Kaempfer and relating to his travels
Scope & Content:
Maps and drawings of views, antiquities and plants relating to Engelbert Kaempfer's (1651-1716) travels through Russia, the Persian Empire and Japan. Kaempfer was a German doctor, naturalist and physician who travelled to the Persian Empire as part of a Swedish embassy and was subsequently appoi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, and Russian
Date Range:
late 17th century-early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (243 items)

6. Add MS 5234

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Title:
Drawings by Gerard Hofstede van Essen, Dr Edward Browne and others
Scope & Content:
This album contains many drawings with inscriptions that include outdated terms. Where these inscriptions have been transcribed, the text is always in between inverted commas. This is an album of drawings executed by G. Hofstede van Essen, Edward Browne and other draughtsmen. These are primaril...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:

1 volume (105 items)

7. Add MS 5238

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Title:
Miscellaneous figure drawings and architectural drawings by Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke and others
Scope & Content:
Architectural and figure drawings by various draughtsmen. Among them are architectural drawings by Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke relating to the design of the Monument to the Great Fire of London. The drawings are executed on paper and pasted on the folios of the album. Summary description o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:

1 volume (94 items)

8. Add MS 5263

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Title:
Drawings of birds by George Edwards, Mark Catesby and others
Scope & Content:
Drawings of birds from North America, Jamaica, Suriname, Ambon and other places, all pasted on the folios of the manuscript and numbered progressively. The majority are watercolours by George Edwards, dated between 1737 and 1743. Exceptions are: 'i-iii': 3 pages of letterpress text in English w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century - 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (155 items)

9. Add MS 5266

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Title:
Drawings of birds with inscriptions in Hans Sloane's and Thomas Browne's hand
Scope & Content:
Drawings of birds executed in a variety of techniques and by different draughtsmen. The only exceptions are items 82, 91 and 93, which are prints of birds. The drawings are executed on paper and pasted onto the folios of the manuscript. Many drawings bear inscriptions in Hans Sloane's and / or S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 volume (164 items)

10. Add MS 5268

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Title:
Watercolours of fish and crustaceans by Louis Renard
Scope & Content:
A volume of watercolours of fish and crustaceans from the Moluccas [Maluku islands] made by French-born Louis Renard (c. 1678-1746), active in Amsterdam as book publisher, dealer and agent to the British Crown. An inscription in French at the beginning of the manuscript introduces the contents a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch and French
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (118 folios)