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1. Add MS 4101-4478

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Title:
Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was a Trustee from 1753 until his death
Scope & Content:
They comprise not only original documents (including some of Birch's own private papers) but also a number of transcripts, many of which were made by Birch himself, from originals preserved in public and private collections. Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Collections of, bequeathed to the Britis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1200-1799]
Extent:
378 items

2. 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)

3. Add MS 6878

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Title:
Ecclesiastical documents, chiefly originals brought from the archives of the College of the Order of Jesuits at Goa
Scope & Content:
Ecclesiastical documents, chiefly originals brought from the archives of the College of the Order of Jesuits at Goa
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin and Portuguese
Date Range:
1592-1616
Extent:
2 cases

4. Add MS 8709

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Add MS 8709
Title:
TRACT ON THE SUCCESSION TO THE PORTUGUESE CROWN; circa 1578-1580. Portuguese. 17th cent. Copy. A treatise concerning the succession of King Henry of Portugal (1578-80). The son of Manuel I, Henry was educated for the priesthood and created a cardinal in 1545. He acted as regent for King Sebastian, and succeeded to the throne when Sebastian was killed at the Battle of Alcácer Quibir during an expedition against Morocco in 1578. Henry had no heir and so in March 1579 he ordered the Cortes to e...
Scope & Content:
Bindings ENGLISH: Guilford binding: 19th cent. Philip II of Spain: Antonio, Grand Prior of Crato; self-styled King of Portugal: Emanuel Philibert; Duke of Savoy: Henry I of Portugal: Ranuccio Farnese; Duke of Parma: Catherine de Braganza, widow of John, 6th Duke of Braganza: Treatise conc. clai...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Portuguese
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 11681

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Title:
TREATISE of the Court of Star-Chamber, compiled by William Hudson, of Gray's Inn, Esq. ; copied out by his son Christopher Hudson, in the year 1634 ;-Cases in Banco Regis, from Trinity term, 4 Jac. I., to Michaelmas term, 5 Jac. I. xvii. cent. Folio. [11,681.]
Scope & Content:
Court of Star Chamber: Treatise on the Court of, by W. Hudson. Portugal: Book of privileges granted to the English, Scotch, and Irish Merchants, in Portugal: confirmed in 1536 and 1584.: Portuguese. Law OF ENGLAND: Cases in Banco Regis, 4, 5 Jac. I. William Hudson: Treatise of the Court of St...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Portuguese
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 11682

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Title:
BOOK of Privileges granted to the English, Scotch, and Irish merchants in Portugal, by successive Kings of that country, as confirmed by John III. in 1536, and Philip II. in 1584; in Portuguese. Vellum, xvith cent. Small Quarto. [11,682.]
Scope & Content:
Merchants: Book of privileges granted to the English, Scotch, and Irish merchants in Portugal: in Portuguese.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Portuguese
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 12531

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Title:
Leaves from the Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (the 'Portuguese Genealogy')
Scope & Content:
Contents and decoration: 13 detached leaves from a royal genealogy, containing 10 full-page miniatures with historiated borders, 1 large miniature drawn but not painted and 2 borders with space left for additional material. The work was conceived as a long-distance collaboration between Antonio...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Portuguese
Date Range:
1530-1534
Extent:

13 folios now detached and mounted separately, kept in 3 boxes, and 4 former bindings.

8. Add MS 13982

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Title:
DESCRIPTION and historical notices of the several provinces of Brazil written in Portuguese, about the year 1798. Folio. [13,982.]
Scope & Content:
Brazil: Description and historical notices of its several provinces: 1793: Portug.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Portuguese
Date Range:
1798
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 13984-13988

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Add MS 13984-13988
Title:
PAPELES VARIOS de Indias; a collection of Papers, in Spanish, of the xviiith century, relative to the Spanish possessions in America. In 5 Vols. Small Quarto. [13,984-13,988.]
Scope & Content:
South America: Papers relative to the Spanish possessions there: Span.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
5 items

10. Add MS 14386

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Add MS 14386
Title:
COLLECTION Of Statistical tables of the Portuguese territories in India, 1776-1833; in Portuguese. Oblong Quarto. [14,386.]
Scope & Content:
India: Statistical tables of the Portuguese territories: 1776-1833.: Portug.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Portuguese
Date Range:
1776-1833
Extent:
1 item