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1. Add MS 4432

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ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. I. (ff. 392). (1) 'Dr [William] Croon's account of the weight of a Carp'; 1663. f. 1. (2) 'Remarks on the Journal of [Thomas] Batts and [Robert] Fallam, in their Discovery of the Western Parts of Virginia in 1671', by John Mitchell, M.D., F.R.S.; aft. 1755. The jour...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1663-1755
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1 item

2. Add MS 4473

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MAPS, ETC. Maps, Plans, Diagrams, etc. Artt. 2, 4-7, 9-11, 13-17 are printed or engraved. (1) 'An Everlasting Almanacke wherein ... to finde out the daies of Regard according to the ... church of England ... 1629'. In Pell's autograph. f. 1. (2) 'A New Al-mon-ac for Ever. . . (beginning with...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
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1 item

3. Add MS 4477

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Vol. II (ff. 329). (1) Appointment of Birch as chaplain to Princess Amelia; 1761. Copy. f. 4. (2) Testimonial for Carlo Alfonso Guadagni of Florence, M.D., for the Royal Society, circ. 1760; signed Antonio Niccolini, Saverio Manetti (of Florence, Professor of Botany), and Gasparo Cerati (of ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1663-1765
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 18102

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"JOURNAL d'un voyage a Peking;" translated from the Dutch autograph of Mr. Titsingh; containing the diary of his journey from Canton to Pekin, as Head of the Dutch Embassy, etc.; 22 Nov. 1794-11 May, 1795. French. Paper. Folio. Probably the journal of Joseph de Guignes, interpreter on the Embassy. [Add. 18,102.]
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History Netherlands: Diary of the Dutch Ambassador, on a journey from Canton to Pekin: 1794, 1795. City of Peking: Diary by I. Titsingh of his journey to: 1794-1795.: Fr. Isaak Titsingh, Head of the Dutch factory at Nangasaki: Letters and papers relative to Japan and Pekin,: 1778-1797.: Eng., ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
22 Nov 1794-11 May 1795
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1 item

5. Add MS 26816

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VOL. I. 1. Treatise on the funeral rites of the Chinese, the cult of the dead, etc., written upon the occasion of the burial of Antonio Provana, Jesuit missionary at Canton, in 1723. Lat. f. 5. b. see Vol. iii., f. 130. 2. "Testament de l'impératrice, mère de l'empereur chinois qui regne aujou...
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Western Manuscripts
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English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1700-1740
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1 item

6. Add MS 40730 A-R

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40730. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper and vellum ; ff. 93. Folio.
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includes: f. 1 Charles Tilstone Beke, explorer: Letter to, from H. A. Stern: [1862]. f. 1 Henry Aaron Stern, missionary in Abyssinia: Letter to C. T. Beke: [1862]. f. 1 Abyssinia: Description of, in letter of H. A. Stern: [1862]. ff. 3, 4 Blume, Amtsvogt: Letters to, from J. Brahms: 1853, 1854....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1300-1918]
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17 items

7. Add MS 51305

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GORDON PAPERS (MOFFITT COLLECTION). Vol. XV (ff. 220). General and family correspondence of General Gordon; 1857-1884. 1. ff. 1-178. General correspondence; 1859-1884. 2. ff. 179-220. Family correspondence: 1857-1884. includes: f. 1b Major Hansley: Letter to Lt. C. G. Gordon: [1857?]: Co...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
1857-1884
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1 item

8. Add MS 59652

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MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper; ff. 162. British Library arrangement. A. Bruno Walter: letter in German to H. Hinrichsen, director of C. F. Peters & Co., concerning that firm's publication of Mahler's Fifth Symphony, together with a copy of Hinrichsen's reply in which he refers to correspondence with Mahler which is now Add. 57772 I; 26, 30 Dec. 1935. Purchased from H. Baron, 19 March 1976. ff. 1-3. 270 x 212mm. B. Vladimir de Pachmann (b.1848, d.1933), Russian pianist: ...
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includes: ff. 1-3 Bruno Walter, conductor: H. Hinrichsen, director of C F Peters & Co: Correspondence between Bruno Walter and H. Hinrichsen: 1935: Germ.f. 4 Music: Vladimir de Pachmann, Russian pianist: Two bars of music by Vladimir de Pachmann: bef. 1933: Signed: Autogr.ff. 5-6 Sir ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1700-1972
Extent:
1 item

9. WOMAT/RAS/CHI/67

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WOMAT/RAS/CHI/67
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'Chih-Li Province [直隸省] outside the Great Wall' - War Office ledger 'Reduction of original plane-table route traverses by Lieut: [H.J.] Doveton 21st Punjabis and Sepoy Hussain Khan 30th Punjabis June-July 1904. Prepared in the Intelligence Branch North China Command - August 1904'
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Coverage is centred on the southern end of the Greater Khingan Range (大興安嶺), extending from the northern suburbs of Peking (北京), through northern Chihli to the adjacent part of Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). Shows hydrology, settlements and roads, and includes a graticule. Topographical features are in E...
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Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904
Extent:
2 map sheets

10. WOMAT/RAS/CHI/124

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WOMAT/RAS/CHI/124
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'Pei-Han Railway survey.' - War Office ledger. Surveyed by Havildar Tilbir Bhandari, 9th Gurkhas, Jemadar Nur Khan, 9th Hodson's Horse, and Lance Naik Hussein Khan, 30th Punjabis.
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Covers the route of the railway line from Peking (北京) to Hankow (漢口). Shows adjacent roads, settlements and hydrology. Some sheets also show adjacent relief. Indicates railway stations, and 666 numbered bridges. Place-names are given in Wade-Giles romanisation
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904?
Extent:
13 map sheets