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1. Add MS 13910 D

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Add MS 13910 D
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A CHART of the coast of Abyssinia, from Cape Baloul to Massowah, by Lieut. Will. Maxfield, of the cruiser Antelope, in May 1804 ; dedicated to Lord Valentia : 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. [ 13,910 d.] Lieutenant William Maxfield: Chart of the coast of Abyssinia: 1804. Abyssinia: Chart of the coas...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1804
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1 item

2. Add MS 19336

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Add MS 19336
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"A SMALL but true Account of the Ways and Manners of the Abyssinians. For the Right Honourable Sir Evan Nepean, Governor of Bombay. Abyssinia, October, 1814;" [by Nathaniel Pearce. See Transactions of the Literary Society of Bombay, Vol. II. p. 15, 4to, 1820. ] Paper. Folio. [Add. 19,336.]
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Nathaniel Pearce: Account of Abyssinians, with vocabulary of Tigré and Amhara. Sir Evan Nepean, 1st Baronet: Dedicated to him: in 1814. Abyssinia: Account by N. Pearce of the Abyssinians: 1814.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1814
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1 item

3. Add MS 19337

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Add MS 19337
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VOCABULARY of the languages of Tigré and Amhara, provinces of Abyssinia [by Nathaniel Pearce]. Paper; XIXth cent. Quarto. [Add. 19,337.]
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Language. Dictionaries: Vocabularies of the languages of Tigré and Amhara. Nathaniel Pearce: Account of Abyssinians, with vocabulary of Tigré and Amhara. Abyssinia: Vocabulary by N. Pearce of Tigré and Amhara in.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 19421

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Add MS 19421
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NOTES respecting Abyssinia by William Coffin, made during his residence in the country, in 1810-1815; with copies of letters from Capt. H. Rudland, agent for the East India Company at Mocha, addressed to Coffin and Nathaniel Pearce. Paper. Quarto. [Add. 19,421.]
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Captain H- Rudland, Resident at Mocha: Letters. William Coffin: Notes on Abyssinia: 1810-1815. Abyssinia: Notes by W. Coffin on: 1810-1815.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1810-1815
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 27457 A-O

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Add MS 27457 A-O
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MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, etc. Paper; xvith-xixth centt. Folio.
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includes: f. 2 Toulon, Var: Letter to the consuls, from H. d'Angoulême: 1581.: Fr. f. 2 Henri d' Angoulême, Grand Prior of France: Letter to the Consuls of Touton: 1581.: Fr. f. 3 Dr John Laughton, afterwards Prebendary of Lichfield and Worcester: Letter to Dr. Nalson: 1681. f. 9 Robert Sutton,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
16th century-19th century
Extent:
14 items

6. Add MS 28503

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"Tratado de expugnacion," a treatise on military art, chiefly with regard to sieges. Paper; xviith cent., with a shield of arms of Castro, Colonna and: Toledo, tiercé enpal, surmounted by a ducal coronet on the cover. Folio. Military Tactics: Tratado de expugnacion: 17th cent. Colonna family; ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 28505

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Add MS 28505
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TRACT on Abyssinian geography, geology, botany, etc., by Dr. Wilhelm Schimper. German. Autograph. 1. "Betrachtung der Vegetation während eines Spaziergangs vom Märäb-Thal, uber die Ebene Hamedó, die Adoa-Gebirge hinweg nach Urahut in der Provinz Agame, auf einem Terrain von 4,000 bis 11,000 Fuss absoluter Höhe, Theil des Reiches Tigré;" written in 1868, f. 3; with appendix, f. 85. 2. "Ackerbau in Abyssinien," with remarks on the various plants cultivated, f. 114. 3. "Geologische Betrach...
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Dr Wilhelm Schimper: Papers on, and maps of, Abyssinia: 1864-1868.: Germ. Botany: Papers on Abyssinia by Dr. W. Schimper: 19th cent. Abyssinia: Papers on, by Dr. Schimper: 1864-1868.: Germ.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 30247-30248

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Add MS 30247-30248
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JOURNAL of travels in Southern Abyssinia by Dr. Charles Tilstone Beke, 10 Oct. 1841-14 June, 1843; the distances and Directions being noted by the watch and compass. Two volumes. In vol. ii. are also vocabularies of native dialects, and notes of routes. Paper ; ff. 81, 163. Quarto.
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Charles Tilstone Beke, Abyssinian explorer: Travels in Abyssinia, etc.: 1840-1866. Abyssinia: Travels in, by Dr. C. T. Beke, with maps, etc.: 1840-1866. Abyssinia: Travels in, by Dr. C. T. Beke, with maps, etc.: 1840-1866.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1841-14 Jun 1843
Extent:
2 items

9. Add MS 30249

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Add MS 30249
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FAIR copy of Dr. Beke's Journal of travels in Abyssinia, the first portion in duplicate; 4 July, 1842-7 Oct. 1843. Paper; ff. 81. Folio.
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Charles Tilstone Beke, Abyssinian explorer: Travels in Abyssinia, etc.: 1840-1866. Abyssinia: Travels in, by Dr. C. T. Beke, with maps, etc.: 1840-1866. Abyssinia: Travels in, by Dr. C. T. Beke, with maps, etc.: 1840-1866.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1842-7 Oct 1843
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 30250 A-30252

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Add MS 30250 A-30252
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B.-30,252. " A DIARY written during a journey in Abessinia in the years 1840, 1841, 1842, and 1843, by Charles T. Beke, F.S.A." Four volumes. The first two (30,250 A. B.) contain printed sheets of the diary, 31 Aug. 1840-24 Dec. 1841, in duplicate; the others, the MS. diary, 25 Dec. 1841-7 Oct. 1843, copied out and corrected for press. Paper; ff. 295, 217, 559, 573. Quarto and Folio.
Scope & Content:
Charles Tilstone Beke, Abyssinian explorer: Travels in Abyssinia, etc.: 1840-1866. Abyssinia: Travels in, by Dr. C. T. Beke, with maps, etc.: 1840-1866. Abyssinia: Travels in, by Dr. C. T. Beke, with maps, etc.: 1840-1866.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1840-7 Oct 1843
Extent:
4 items

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