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11. Add MS 5026

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Title:
Nature prints of various plant leaves
Scope & Content:
One roll with nature prints obtained from various sorts of leaves. Some leaves were covered in green ink, others with black ink and then impressed on paper to produce nature prints. The roll is made up of 14 sheets laid down on canvas.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 box (1 roll)

12. 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)

13. Add MS 5027 A / 90-117

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Title:
Dutch navigational charts
Scope & Content:
Navigational charts of different sizes mounted on guards, all executed on parchment, with place names inscribed in Dutch and / or Latin. The charts cover various parts of the eastern hemisphere, beginning with the coastal line of northern Europe, continuing with the coast of east Africa, the Ara...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume (30 folios)

14. 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)

15. 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)

16. Add MS 5027 F

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Title:
Drawings of shells, fossils and corallines
Scope & Content:
Drawings of shells, fossils and corallines accompanied by manuscript notes in English and their names inscribed in Latin or English next to the specimen or on the verso of the folio. The drawings are executed directly on the folios of the manuscript, framed by a washline. Some unfinished drawings...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (52 folios)

17. Add MS 5220

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Title:
‘Drawings of animals, monsters, skeletons, etc.’ from the collection of Sir Hans Sloane, by different hands
Scope & Content:
Album of drawings by miscellaneous hands and of differing origin and date. The pages are not numbered. The drawings are listed as numbered items in pencil (1928). Folio number refers to the digital foliation. [f. 1] 1. Drawings of fish; pen, ink and wash; signed bottom right ‘HG fecit’; Insc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
1 volume (42 drawings)

18. Add MS 5222

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Title:
Miscellaneous maps and charts
Scope & Content:
17 maps and plans, all but one mounted on rolls. The rolls are Add MS 5222/1-5 (miscellaneous charts and maps); Add MS 5222/6-9 (Maps and charts by Thomas Bowrey); Add MS 5222/10 ( Nautical chart attributed to Thomas Bowrey); Add MS 5222/11-12 (Nautical charts and maps attributed to Thomas Bowre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:

17 maps

19. Add MS 5222/1-5

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Title:
Five maps and charts
Scope & Content:
Five maps and charts mounted on rolls. Summary description of contents: 1. Map of Staffordshire and parts of Shropshire and Cheshire, with the magnetic meridians. Dated 1680. Dimensions: 680 x 380 mm. 2. Map of Greenland [Grønland], Lapland [former administrative division of Finland, now Lappi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:

1 box (5 rolls)

20. Add MS 5222/6-9

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Add MS 5222/6-9
Title:
Maps and charts drawn by Thomas Bowrey
Scope & Content:
Four maps and charts mounted on rolls, stored together in one box. Description of contents: 6. Chart of part of Java, signed in the upper right corner 'Tho. Bowreij 1700'. Dimensions: 420 x 810 mm. 7. Chart of the islands off the coast of China and Taiwan, by Thomas Bowrey. Dimensions: 530 x 7...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century - 18th century
Extent:
1 box (4 rolls)

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