Place: Peru, South America - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1811
Title:
Scope & Content:: 1. RELATION of the state of the kingdom of Peru, written by the viceroy [Don Manuel de Guirior] for the instruction of his successor, Don Agustin de Jauregui; Lima, 23 Aug. 1780. Span. With table of contents prefixed. f. 2. 2. Relation of the state of the kingdom of New Granada, written by the...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Spanish
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1812
Title:
Scope & Content:: Vol. I. 1735-1819. Lima, Province of Peru: Letters and papers relating to: 1734-1782, 1804.: Span. Peru: Despatches from the viceroys, etc.: 1612-1620, 1735-1819. includes: f. 12 Juan Antonio Barroeta, Archbishop of Lima: Letter to the Marquis of Torrenueva: 1737.: Span.f. 65 Juan Anton...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Spanish
Date Range:: 1735-1819
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1813
Title:
Scope & Content:: Vol. II. 1735-1819. Peru: Despatches from the viceroys, etc.: 1612-1620, 1735-1819. includes: ff. 90, 98 Andes Mountains, S America: Exploration of: 1786.: Span.ff. 367, 434 Lima, Province of Peru: Letters and papers relating to: 1734-1782, 1804.: Span.f. 571 Fray Hipolyto Antonio Sanc...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Spanish
Date Range:: 1735-1819
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1814
Title:
Scope & Content:: COLLECTIONS for a description of Peru, made apparently by Martin Fernandez de Navarrete. Included also are:- 1. Catalogue of "Peces de Valpariso," by Don Antonio Pineda f. 2. 2. "Exposicion sobre la utilidad de publicar la historia de los viages y descubrimientos de nuestros antiguos navegan...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Spanish
Date Range:: c 1790
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 2541
Title:
Scope & Content:: Vol. i. (ff. 401). 1588-1649. 1. " Queene Elizabeth's whole army at sea agaynst the Spanish forces in anno 1588 ": list of the ships, with number of men and names of captains. f. 1. 2. Instructions for Sir John Norris and Sir Francis Drake commanding the " armye that is to goe vpon the Coast...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1588-1647
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Sloane MS 173
Title:
Scope & Content:: includes: f. 1 Louis XIII of France: Letter from the Queen Mother, as Regent, to James I.: 1610.: Transl. f. 1 James I of England: Letter to, from the Queen Regent of France: 1610. f. 2 Henry IV of France: Letters patent for the planting of Guiana: 1602.: Transl. ff. 2-6 René Marét, Seigneur de...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1602-1610
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Sloane MS 1898
Title:
Scope & Content:: Sloane 1898 Paper, in small Octavo, ff. 81, XVII Century. 1. Series Regum West Saxonum, ex veteri rotulo manuscripto. f. 2. 2. Nonnulla quaedam theologica. f. 4b. 3. Pauca quaedam ex Vegetio, Modesto, de Romanorum exercitibus. f. 6. 4. Quaedam de Constantinis Imperatoribus ex Eutropio, &...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, and Latin
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Sloane MS 3340
Title:
Scope & Content:: Richard Dyer: Letters to, from J. Petiver: 1712-1717. James Petiver, FRS, Apothecary to the Charter-House: Letters and observations on plants and insects: 17th-18th centt. includes: ff. 3-332, passim Peter Silvestre, MD: Letters to, from J. Petiver: 1712-1717. ff. 3-332, passim Laurence: Lett...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 17th century-18th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Stowe MS 988
Title:
Scope & Content:: "RECUEIL HISTORIQUE, tiré de plusieurs autheurs": a collection of abstracts of histories and travels, compiled, according to a note on the first page, by James Le Fanu. The chief contents are:- (1) Abstract of Bussy Rabutin's -History of Louis XIV. [1662- 1693]. ff. 2 b-5 b;-(2) Notes on Peru ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and French
Date Range:: Early 18th century
Extent:: 1 item

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