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22. Add MS 5222/11-12
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5222/11-12
- Title:
- Nautical charts and maps attributed to Thomas Bowrey
- Scope & Content:
- Two maps and charts mounted on rolls. Summary description of contents: 11. Chart of the Island of Celebes [Sulawesi, Indonesia]. Dimensions: 440 x 525 mm. 12. Chart of the voyage of the Dutch explorer and navigator in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) Abel Tasman, in 1642-43, ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 box (2 rolls)
23. Add MS 5222/13
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5222/13
- Title:
- Chart of the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar by Thomas Bowrey
- Scope & Content:
- Chart mounted on roll of the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar with the coastal region of Tenasserim [Taninthayi], by Thomas Bowrey, dated 1682. An inscription in Bowrey's hand in the bottom right margin of the chart: 'Made by me Tho. Bowreij in Madapollam Dec.ber the 1st 1682'.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1682
- Extent:
- 1 box (1 roll)
24. Add MS 5222/14-17
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5222/14-17
- Title:
- Nautical charts and maps drawn by Thomas Bowrey
- Scope & Content:
- Four maps and charts mounted on rolls. Summary description of contents: 14. Pen and ink chart of the islands of Amoy [Xiamen] and Quimoy [Chin-men Tao island, Taiwan], off the coast of China. Signed 'Made by Tho. Bowreij in fort St. George 1686'. Dimensions: 790 x 520 mm. 15. Pen and ink chart...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
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1 box (4 rolls)
25. Add MS 5232
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5232
- 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)
26. Add MS 5233
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5233
- Title:
- Drawings, notes and letters collected by Dr Edward Browne during his travels across Europe
- Scope & Content:
- Sketches, notes and letters collected and / or made by Dr Edward Browne during his travels across Europe (1664-65 and 1668-69) and later assembled by his father, Dr Thomas Browne. The drawings and inscriptions are made on paper and pasted on the folios of the albums. Several items bear an additi...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, German, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
-
1 volume (89 items)
27. Add MS 5234
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5234
- 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)
28. Add MS 5238
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5238
- 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)
29. Add MS 5240-5241
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5240-5241
- Title:
- "Cavesson Francois ou Traicté de l’ambouchure des chevaux". A treatise about horse tack accompanied by drawings of bridles and bits
- Scope & Content:
- The volume contains two separate manuscripts that have been bound together: Add MS 5240 and Add MS 5241.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and French
- Date Range:
- 1659
- Extent:
-
1 volume (158 folios)
30. Add MS 5241
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5241
- Title:
- Drawings of horse bridles and bits
- Scope & Content:
- Watercolours and pen and ink drawings of horse bridles and bits, executed directly onto the pages of the manuscript. The drawings seem to be a continuation of the drawings and text in Add MS 5240, with which Add MS 5241 is bound.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume (102 folios)