Presented to:- R. D. Banks Esq., J.P.U.P.M.(P.) by Hatton District Police, on the eve of his departure to England on furlough. Photographer: Unknown
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Group portrait of uniformed police, with two Europeans seated centre. The latter are identified in a note on the reverse as A. R. (Archie) Aitken and R. D. (Ralph) Banks. Caption printed in letterpress on mount. Another copy at Photo 1306(49) Genre: Portrait
Robert Hooke, FRS: Collection of scientific papers and letters: 17th cent. includes: ff. 1-25 b Geography: Papers of Dr. R. Hooke rel. to the "English Atlas," printed at Oxford: 1680-1683. ff. 1-25 b Moses Pitt, bookseller and publisher, of London: Papers relating to "the English Atlas": 1680-...
Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Collection by, of papers relating to natural history, medicine, etc.: 18th cent. includes: f. 4 Maryland, N. America: Remarks by J. Petiver on a Natural History Collection from: 18th cent. f. 4 Reverend H- Jones, of Maryland: Remarks on his Natural History collection ...
"RECUEIL HISTORIQUE, tiré de plusieurs autheurs": a collection of abstracts of histories and travels, compiled, according to a note on the first page, by James Le Fanu. The chief contents are:- (1) Abstract of Bussy Rabutin's -History of Louis XIV. [1662- 1693]. ff. 2 b-5 b;-(2) Notes on Peru ...