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040-002109967

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032-002109547

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MAPS, ETC.

Maps, Plans, Diagrams, etc. Artt. 2, 4-7, 9-11, 13-17 are printed or engraved.

(1) 'An Everlasting Almanacke wherein ... to finde out the daies of Regard according to the ... church of England ... 1629'. In Pell's autograph. f. 1.

(2) 'A New Al-mon-ac for Ever. . . (beginning with March 10, 168 0/1) ... by Robert Wood, LL.D.' ff. 2, 3.

(3) 'A more exact map of the northerne halfe of the globe of the earth, 1633'. Unfinished. In Pell's autograph. f. 4.

(4) 'Eclipsis Lunae totalis ... observata Gedani a J[ohanne] Hevelio ... 1675'. Plate from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 113. f. 5.

(5) 'A Map of that Portion of the Earth to which the Sun's Eclipse will be visible on the 1st April, 1764'. ff. 6b, 7.

(6) Mathematical diagrams by Dr. John Pell with (f. 8) MS. draft; 17th cent. ff. 8, 9.

(7) Impressions from copperplates of astrolabes, quadrants, etc., by Henry Sutton, of London; 1658, 1661. ff. 10-16.

(8) 'A Table wherein you may finde the names of the Great Ordinance' (i.e. Ordnance), with dimensions, and other particulars. Vellum. f. 17.

(9, 10) Two sheets of squared paper, the first printed at Amsterdam by Willem Jansz and used to describe a graph; 17th cent. ff. 18b, 20.

(11) 'De Quadratura circuli', by Sir Samuel Morland; 1666. f. 21.

(12) Prospectus by William Senior, Professor of Mathematics, of courses of Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy, Navigation, etc.; 1641. ff. 23b, 24.

(13) Form of bond for payment of arrears to the Royal Society, 167-. f. 25.

(14) 'View of the sunk Pier ... at Westminster ... by Wm. Halfpenny'; 1748. f. 26.

(15) 'Jugeri Romani ... typus'; 17th-18th cent. f. 27.

(16) 'Eadwini Monachi effigies ab ipso delineata'; engraved by G. Vertue for the Society of Antiquaries; 1755. f. 28.

(17) Facsimiles of Italian letters and writing by John Ayres; dedicated to Queen Mary (d. 1694). f. 29.

(18) Map showing 'how farr the greate Rivers of England may be made Navigable ... as alsoe where Banke Graineryes may be built ... by Andrew Yarranton'; circa 1661-1683. ff. 30b, 31.

(19) Plan of Peking; early 18th cent. ff. 32b, 33.

(20) Map of west and central Kent by Canon John Williams; 1695. f. 34. Paper and vellum; ff. 34. Folio. XVII-XVIII centt.

Maps and Plans: Miscellaneous maps and plans: 1633-1764.

includes:

f. 1 Calendars: 'Everlasting Almanacke ... of the Church of England': 1629.
ff. 1, 4, 8, 9 John Pell, d 1685 DD; mathematician and diplomatist: Aimanac, etc.: n.d.: Autogr.
ff. 2, 3 Robert Wood, FRS; mathematician: Perpetual almanac: 1681.: Engr.
ff. 2,3 Calendars: Perpetual Aimanac, by R. Wood: 1681.: Engr.
f. 5 Johann Hevelius, astronomer: Diagram of the eclipse of the moon: 1675.: Engr.
f. 5 Royal Society: Plates from 'Philosophical Transactions': 1675, 1723.: Engr.
ff. 5-7 Astronomy: Papers rel. to eclipses: 1675, 1764.: Printed.
ff. 10-16 Henry Sutton, mathematical instrument maker, of London: Impressions from copperplates of various instruments made by: 1658, 1661.
f. 17 Ordnance: Comparative tables of ordnance: 17th cent.
f. 18b Willem Jansz, of Amsterdam: Squared paper, printed by: 17th cent.
f. 21 Sir Samuel Morland, 1st Baronet; diplomatist and mathematician: 'De Quadratura circuli': 1666.: Printed.
ff. 23b, 24 William Senior, teacher of mathematics, of Kingston-upon-Hull: Prospectus of a course of mathematics, etc.: 1641.
f. 25 Royal Society: Form of bond to: aft. 1670.: Printed.
f. 26 William Halfpenny, architect and carpenter: 'View of the sunk Pier ... at Westminster': 1748.: Engr.
f. 26 London Bridges: View of sunk pier at Westminster Bridge: 1748.: Engraved.
f. 27 Court of Rome: 'Jugeri Romani ... typus: 17th-18th cent.: Printed.
f. 28 Eadwine, scribe and monk of Canterbury; fl. mid 12th cent: Portrait, engr. by G. Vertue: 1755.
f. 28 George Vertue, engraver: Portrait engraved by: 1755.
f. 28 Society of Antiquaries: Plate XVI from 'Vetusta Monumenta', vol. II: 1755.
f. 29 Calligraphy: Facsimiles of Italian writing by J. Ayres: bef. 1694.
f. 29 John Ayres, writing master: Facsimiles of Italian letters, etc.: bef. 1694.
ff. 30b, 31 Andrew Yarranton, engineer and agriculturist: Map rel. to navigability of English rivers, etc.: circ. 1661-1683.: Printed.
ff. 32b, 33 City of Peking: Plan of: early 18th cent.
f. 34 County of Kent: Map of part, by J. Williams: 1695.
f. 34 John Williams, Bishop of Chichester 1696: Map of part of Kent: 1695.

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040-002109967

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Add MS 4101-4478 : Manuscripts collected by Thomas Birch (b. 1705, d. 1766), D.D., and bequeathed by him to the British Museum, of which he was…

Add MS 4473 : MAPS, ETC. Maps, Plans, Diagrams, etc. Artt. 2, 4-7, 9-11, 13-17 are printed or engraved. (1) 'An Everlasting Almanacke wherein ...…

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Languages:

English

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Latin

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

17th century-18th century

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Names:

Ayres, John, writing master
Court of Rome
Eadwine, scribe and monk of Canterbury, fl Mid 12th century
Halfpenny, William, architect and writer, d 1755
Hevelius, Johann, astronomer
Jansz, Willem, of Amsterdam
Morland, Samuel, 1st Baronet, diplomatist and mathematician
Pell, John, mathematician and diplomatist, 1611-1685
Royal Society, 1660-
Senior, William, teacher of mathematics, of Kingston-upon-Hull
Society of Antiquaries, London
Sutton, Henry, mathematical instrument maker, of London
Vertue, George, engraver
Williams, John, Bishop of Chichester 1696
Wood, Robert, FRS; mathematician
Yarranton, Andrew, engineer and agriculturist

Places:

Kent, England
Peking, Chihli, China