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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 5020

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Title:
Plans of the Mine of Dannemora in Sweden by Johan Tobias Geisler
Scope & Content:
Plans of the Mine of Dannemora (Uppsala, Sweden), with manuscript inscriptions in Swedish, signed by the mine surveyor Johan Tobias Geisler. The drawings are executed on paper, directly onto the folios of the manuscript, with the exception of item 1, a large foldout map of the ground level of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Swedish
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (29 folios)

3. Add MS 5021

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Title:
Maps, chiefly of various parts of Sweden
Scope & Content:
A large folio volume with maps in ink and watercolours, chiefly of various regions in Sweden. The maps are on paper, which has been pasted down on the folios of the album or laid down on canvas. The maps include manuscript place names and table of contents, all in Swedish, unless otherwise speci...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Swedish
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 volume (11 items)

4. Add MS 5022

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Title:
Plans of the copper mine of Stora Kopparberg in Sweden
Scope & Content:
Plans of the 'Stora Kopparberg', the great copper mine of Kopparberg in Sweden, dated 1709, with inscriptions in Swedish. Inscribed within a cartouche on f.1 is the title "Charta ofwer Stora Koppar-bergs Grufwa A.o 1709". The drawings are executed on paper, directly on the folios of the manuscrip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Swedish
Date Range:
1709
Extent:
1 volume (20 folios)

5. Add MS 10142

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Title:
SCHANINGE, LOUG som er sath y søttann bøger ; med Konng Waldemars nÿe Lou; Kong Waldemars haand-festhning; Konngh Ericks Lou, oc kircke Louenn; som er schreff-uenn y anno 1588. Quarto. [10,142.]
Scope & Content:
Sweden: Laws of Sweden.: Swedish.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Swedish
Date Range:
1588
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 21529

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Title:
ROYAL autographs of Sweden, Denmark, and Russia; 1562- 1808, viz.: 1. Eric XIV., King of Sweden; Stockholm, 4 id. Nov. 1562. Lat. f. 2. 2. John III., King of Sweden; Stockholm, 5 June, 1581. Swed.; with seal. f. 4. 3. Sigismund III., King of Poland and Sweden, to Henry IV. of France; Warsaw, 27 Feb. 1609. Lat. f. 7. 4. Gustavus Adolphus II., King of Sweden; 25 Sept. 1627, f. 9. 5. The President and Assessors of the College of Merchants in Sweden. Signed by K[nut] Kurck, I[srael] Lage...
Scope & Content:
Kingdom of Denmark: Royal autographs: 1602-1794. includes: f. 2 Eric XIV of Sweden: Letter to English merchants: 1562.: Lat. f. 4 John III of Sweden: Grant to -: 1581.: Swed. f. 7 Henry IV of France: Letter to, from Sigismund III. of Poland and Sweden: 1609.: Lat. f. 7 Sigismund III of Poland:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, Russian, and Swedish
Date Range:
1562-[1808]
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 21530

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Title:
AUTOGRAPHS of eminent persons of Sweden, Denmark, etc.; 1627-1797, viz.: 1. Christian Früs, Chancellor of Denmark, Anders Bille, Marshal, Christoff Ulfeld, Joest Hoeg, Christian Holck, Thage Thott, Hanss Lindenow, Albert Skeel, Claus Daa, and Otto Skeel, signing a petition to Christian IV. against the Thirty Years' War; dat. Slagelse, 10 Nov. 1627. Ger. f. 2. 2. Count Corfitz Wllfeldt [Uhlefeld]; Copenhagen, 18 May, 1642. Ger. f. 6. 3. Leonora Christina, daughter of Christian IV. of Denm...
Scope & Content:
Kingdom of Denmark: Autographs of eminent Persons: 1627-1797. includes: f. 2 Claus Daa, Danish Minister of State: Petition to Christian IV.: 1627.: Germ. f. 2 Hanss Lindenow, Danish Minister of State: Petition to Christian IV.: 1627.: Germ. f. 2 Christian Holck, Danish Minister of State: Petit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Latin, and Swedish
Date Range:
1627-1797
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 22046

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Title:
MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, etc.; 1475-1809, viz.: 1. Loysius de Pulcis [Luigi Pulci], the poet, to Nicolo Strozzi ?; 13 Oct. 1475. Ital. f. 1. 2. [Aimeri d'Amboise] Commander of Rhodes, to Pope [Julius II.], describing the movements of the Turks; Aug. 1511. Lat. f. 2. 3. Gonzalvo [Hernandez de Cordova y Aguilar] to M. de Lude, Chevalier de l'ordre du Roy, etc.; Camp at Egros, 2 Sept. 1515. Fr. f. 3. 4. Robert Stuart to [Anne Duc de Montmorency] Constable of France, respecting the...
Scope & Content:
includes: f. 1 Nicolo Strozzi: Letter to, from L. de Pulcis: 1475.: Ital. f. 1 Luigi Pulci, Italian poet: Letter to Nicolo Strozzi: 1475.: Ital. f. 2 Aimeri d' Amboise, Grand Master of the order of St John of Jerusalem: Letter to Julius II.: 1511.: Lat. f. 2 Julius II; Pope: Letter to, from the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
1475-1809
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 22723

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Title:
ORIGINAL letters of royal personages, viz.: 1. Lorenzo de' Medici [Duke of Florence] to the magistrates of [Siena ?]; Florence, 12 Dec. 1484. Ital. f. 1. 2. [Philip II. of Spain] to [Charles IX. of France ?; 1569?]. Span.; with seal. f. 2. 3. [Antonio del Crato, selfstyled] King [of Portugal] to [Catherine de' Medici, widow of Henri II.] Queen of France; dat. Roel [Rouen], 16 Jan. [1584]. Port.; with seal. f. 4. 4. Anne [of Austria, widow of Louis XIII. of France] to the Marshal de Tur...
Scope & Content:
includes: f. 1 Siena, Italy: Letters to the same, from P. and L. de' Medici: 1474-1490.: Ital. f. 1 Florence, Rulers of. Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent: Letter to the Priori of Siena: 1484.: Ital. f. 2 Philip II of Spain: Letter to Charles IX.: 1569.: Span. f. 2 Charles IX of France...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
12 Dec 1484
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 24218

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Title:
MISCELLANEOUS autographs viz.:- 1. Marcus Velserus [Welser] to Denis Petau; Augsburg , 24 Sept. 1611, prid. kal. [29 Feb.], 17 Nov. 1612, 9 Feb. 1613 . Lat. ff. 1-7. 2. Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Julich, Cléves, and Bergh ; Gotha , 8 Aug. 1644. Ger. Signed ; with seal. f. 9. 3. Leopold William, Archduke of Austria, Governor-General of the Netherlands; Brussels, 31 Mar.. 1654. Ger. Signed; with seal. f. 12. 4. Leopold, Count Schönborn, Vice-Chancellor of the Empire, to the Prince of Wales; ...
Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 1-7 Marx Welser, Councillor of Augsburg: Letters to D. Petau: 1611-1613.: Lat. f. 9 Ernest; Duke of Saxe-Gotha; the Pious: Letter to J. von Wangenheims and others: 1644.: Germ. f. 12 Leopold William, Archduke of Austria; Archbishop of Magdeburg, son of Ferdinand II of Germany: Aut...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, German, Latin, and Swedish
Date Range:
24 Sep 1611-14 Feb 1801
Extent:
1 item