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2811. Add MS 41304

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'IL PELOPONESSO, ò vero le sette Provincie di quel Regno descritte da Pausania, illustrate, e ridotte al moderno dal Signor Dottore Alessandro Pini Fiorentino', A.D. 1703. A description, with two maps, of the Morea during its brief reoccupation by Venice (1684-1718), in which Pini took part, dying a Turkish prisoner in 1718. The provinces, reduced to four by the Venetians, are described in the order observed by Pausanias, who is quoted on occasion along with other ancient authors. Paper; ff....
Scope & Content:
Dr Alessandro Pini: Description of the Peloponnese: 1703.: Ital. Greece: Description of the Peloponnese, by Dr A. Pini, with two maps: 1703.: Ital. Bookplates and Book-stamps: North (Frederick), 5th Earl of Guilford, d.1827. includes: ff. v-xvii Poetry ITALIAN: Devotional stanzas: 18th cen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1703
Extent:
1 item

2812. Add MS 41312-41319

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ELLIS PAPERS: correspondence and collections of Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1827-1856, and of his grandson, Henry John Ellis, of the Dept. of MSS., British Museum
Scope & Content:
Eight volumes. For further Ellis Papers, see Add. MSS. 42137, 42506.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese, English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
[1765-1999]
Extent:
8 items

2813. Add MS 41315

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. IV. Letters and journal of John Bidwell, a clerk in the Foreign Office (d. 1853; biographical notice, taken from Foreign Office List, 1854, p. 63, on f. 7), while attached to the mission of Robert Adair in 1808-9 to negotiate peace with Turkey. Lithographed portraits of Bidwel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

2814. Add MS 41329

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TRAVELS of Sir John Mandeville in an Italian translation, differing considerably both from the first printed edition of 1480 and from the version in I Viaggi di Gio. da Mandavilla edited by F. Zambrini, 2 Vols., 1870. A list of the Italian MSS. is given by R. Röhricht, Bibliotheca Geographica Palaestinae, 1890, p. 79. For the relation between the Italian and the original French see J. Vogels, 'Das Verhältniss der italienischen Version der Reisebeschreibung Mandeville's zur französischen', in...
Scope & Content:
Voyages and Travels: Sir John Mandeville: 1469.: Ital. transl. R. Raparlier, of Paris: Bound: 19th cent. Manuscripts, Dated (to A.D. 1500): Latin and Modern (Western European) Languages: A.D. 1469. Sir John Mandeville: Travels: 1469.: Ital. trans. Bindings FRENCH: Brown morocco, by R. Raparl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1469
Extent:
1 item

2815. Add MS 41346-41475

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MARTIN PAPERS: private and official correspondence and papers of the Martin family, of Antigua, British West Indies, afterwards of Lockynge, co. Berks; see V. L. Oliver, The History of the Island of Antigua, ii, pp. 240-251, and E. W. and C. McL. Andrews, Journal of a Lady of Quality 1774-1776, in Yale Historical Publications, Manuscripts and Edited Texts, vi, 1921, pp. 259-273. One hundred and thirty volumes. Classified as follows.- A. Papers of Col. Samuel Martin and Samuel Martin, M.P. ...
Scope & Content:
Martin family; of Antigua, West Indies, and Lockynge, Berkshire: Papers of: 1695-1895.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Tahitian, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1695-1895]
Extent:
161 items

2816. Add MS 41463

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Scope & Content:
MARTIN PAPERS. Vol. CXVIII. General correspondence of Sir Henry Byam Martin; 7 Jan. 1834-11 Feb. 1855. Paper; ff. 491. Folio. Society Islands: Papers conc. British and French relations in: 1843.: Engl. and Fr. includes: ff. 1, 466, 477, 479, 480, 486 Rear-Admiral Henry Byam Martin, KCB: Cor...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Tahitian, and Turkish
Date Range:
7 Jan 1834-11 Feb 1855
Extent:
1 item

2817. Add MS 41463-41473

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Title:
SERIES D. PAPERS OF ADM. SIR HENRY BYAM MARTIN, K.C.B.,(1803-1865).
Scope & Content:
Navy; England: Papers of Adm. Sir H. B. Martin: 1805-1862. Rear-Admiral Henry Byam Martin, KCB: Correspondence and papers: 1805-1862.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Tahitian, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1805-1862]
Extent:
11 items

2818. Add MS 41511-41566

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HEYTESBURY PAPERS, comprising (except for the last three volumes) the official correspondence and papers of William A'Court (2nd Bart. 1817, G.C.B. 1819, 1st Baron Heytesbury 1828), the diplomatist, chiefly with successive Foreign Secretaries
Scope & Content:
. A'Court's despatches consist of drafts in his own hand or, from his Spanish mission onwards, of copies with autograph additions; his letters to foreign correspondents are written in French. Cf. Brit. Mus. Quart., ii, 1927-1928, p. 99. Fifty-six volumes. Folio (unless otherwise stated), classif...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1524-1857]
Extent:
56 items

2819. Add MS 41512

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Scope & Content:
Vol. II. Contains General Instructions (ff. 1-72), Tangier Papers (ff. 73-162) and Algiers Papers (ff. 163-282). Barbary: Papers of Sir W. A'Court as Envoy to the States of: 1813-1814. includes: ff. 1, 7, 27, 33, 56, 57, 59, 65 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Edward Bunbury, 7th Baronet: Letters...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1813-1814
Extent:
1 item

2820. Add MS 41512-41513

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Title:
SERIES B. CORRESPONDENCE AS ENVOY TO THE BARBARY STATES. HEYTESBURY PAPERS. Vols. II, III (ff. 282, 250). Papers of A'Court as Envoy Extraordinary to the Barbary States; 1813-1814.
Scope & Content:
William A'Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury (1828); diplomatist: Dispatches and papers: 1812-1832.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
1813-1814
Extent:
2 items

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