1750

[Ito nishiki brocade, commonly called anhera-ori (weave)]

Drawing shows floral and vine designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: David Murray colle... More

Toyonobu Ishikawa - Onoe kikugorō [to] nakamura kiyosaburō

Print shows actors Onoe Kikugorō and Nakamura Kiyosaburō, wearing geta, portraying street musicians. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. A... More

[Kara nishiki (Chinese brocade) with red background] [Kinran (gold bro...

Drawings show stylized floral designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints an... More

Prospettiva della seconda macchina de fuochi d'artificio, rappresentan...

Print showing aristocratic men leaving their horses with attendants and following guides on a trail up the side of Vesuvius to peer into the fuming cones. At center, descending the volcano, are three figures, t... More

[Nishiki brocade with cherry blossoms and wave designs on red backgrou...

Drawing shows stylized flower (cherry blossom) designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: J... More

[Plat of a survey for William Hughes, Jr. of 460 acres in Frederick Co...

Title from Lawrence Martin's The George Washington Atlas. 1932. Survey plot is located either in Hampshire County or Morgan County, W. Va. Handwritten on verso: William Hughes Junr., plat for 460 acres, 1753,... More

Chūgoku hanga, Qingdao China - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows a Chinese wiseman holding a sword and riding on the back of a tiger.

[Nishike brocade with paulownia arabesque, with red background]

Drawing shows bright floral, leaf, and vine designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Davi... More

[Groups of stars]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: Thomas Wright, An Original Theory... of the Universe..., London, 1750, plate XIV. Reference copy may be in SSF - ASTRONOMY. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card t... More

An Accurate map of North America from the latest discoveries.

Scale ca. 1:50,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. Shows "Degrees west from London." Also shows colonies, a few cities and towns, and Indian tribal territory. LC Maps and charts of North America and the West Ind... More

An accurate map of the West Indies. Exhibiting not only all the island...

Scale ca. 1:14,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. Also shows southern United States, Central America, and northern South America. "Where may be had just publish'd for the use of the curious as well as students,... More

Speciel Land Charte von Pensilvanien, Neu Jersey, Neu York, und von de...

Scale ca. 1:1,000,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and London. Shows trails. Includes descriptive notes and distance chart. LC Maps of North ... More

[Fountain detail (stage set design?)], engraving, Library of Congress

Stamp on verso: Hans Tauber, Graz. Identified as French or Austrian in the Walker Collection inventory; acquired by Walker in Switzerland. Item conserved and/or rehoused. See Supplementary Material for prior m... More

[A monk wearing mask(?) with horns, sitting on the ground, beating a d...

Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Similar to FP 2 - JPD, no. 313. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library... More

North America. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:50,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. "Degs. west from London." Shows colonies, a few cities and towns, and Indian tribal territory. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 6 Available also through the... More

[Costumes of Chile] - Public domain book scan / drawing

Drawing shows six Chilean clothing styles identified as: 1. costume du peuple; 2. costume de campagne; 3. Indien manœuvre; 4. costume d'èglise; 5. costume de promenade; and 6. officier de hussards.

German - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows three Germans dancing and three others watching. Gift; Stockton W. Jones; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47678).

[Ito nishiki (yarn brocade)] - Public domain drawing

Print shows stylized designs, possibly of rabbits, for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japan... More

[Head of a woman] / Boucher in del.; Demarteau sc.

"Tete de femme." Public domain scan of 18th century artwork depicting a person and landscape background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plan de la ville de Québec. - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:3,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Indexed for points of interest. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 594 Available... More

[Warrior or actor with long hair and bracelets around wrist and ankles...

Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Mr. Timothy Rack Rent, an old miserable landlord, & his neighbour Leas...

Landlord telling leaseholder he is raising his rent. "Printed for John Spilsbury, engraver, map and print seller, in Russel-Court Covent-Garden." No. 6. Unprocessed in PC 3 - Addenda (A size).

Uniform of a lieutenant 3d Artillery

Drawing is half-length drawing of the uniform of a lieutenant in the 3rd Artillery, perhaps a British military officer. Gift; Stockton W. Jones; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47678).

[3-dimensional series of spheres]

Cavalcade de Masquea. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows 8 vignettes with figures on horseback identified by various attributes, such as the figure at top left, "Le Marquis de la triste figure" or the melancholy marquis followed by "Le pere la Joie", "Mr.... More

[Donsu, damask with light green peony arabesque]

Drawing shows peony arabesque design for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: David Murray collec... More

[Socrates] standing before seated group in temple portico; large crowd...

Engraving by L.P. Boitard. Illus. in: Cooper, The Life of Socrates, London, 1750, p. 115. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

The prodigals nurse, or modern heir / M. Iackson, invt. ; Boitard scul...

Print shows an interior view of a room in which a dapperly dressed young man, "Booby Squander, Esq.", turns over the deed to the family estate, his inheritance, to a money lender, the usurer "Solomon Thrifty", ... More

A Plan of the Straits of St. Mary, and Michilimakinac, to shew the sit...

Scale ca. 1:75,000. LC copy has printed title with incorrect date [i.e. 1781] glued in lower right margin. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 770 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a r... More

[Rinzu (figured satin)] - Public domain textile drawing

Drawing shows stylized floral designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: David Murray colle... More

[Momoiro shusu (pink satin)] [Shima shusu (striped satin)].

Drawings show solid and striped designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: David Murray col... More

Philip Earl of Chesterfield / Chambars sculp.

Print shows Philip D. Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval medallion. Trimmed to edge of plate on right and left sides. Gift; Estate of J.H. Corning; 1940 June 20.

The burning of the Crisis, British Cartoon Print

People burning a broadside entitled the Crisis. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection ( Library of Congress).

Carte réduite de l'isle de Saint Domingue et de ses débouquements pour...

Scale ca. 1:1,300,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "No. 72." Includes text. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1847 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster... More

Chatsumi, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Print shows two women with short benches and small baskets, and a young boy; one of the women is picking tea leaves, the other has finished her task and is departing with the young boy. Title and other descript... More

A new map of North America, with the British, French, Spanish, Dutch &...

Scale ca. 1:18,500,000. Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Shows boundaries, cities and towns, roads, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory, and vegetation. Also shows anchorages, currents, and route... More

Toyonobu Ishikawa - [Two musicians seated on a bench, wearing geta]

Print shows a man and a woman sitting on a bench, playing a shamisen. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Carta de la Provincia de Quito y de sus adjacentes /

Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. "En que la costa desde la Boca de Esmeraldas hasta Tunaco con la Derrota de Quito al Marañon, por una senda de à pie de Baños à Canelos, y el curso de los Rios Bobonac̦... More

Menotomy map 1750 - Public domain vintage map

Included are property ownerships, and property transfers, with names, locations and dates. Also included are areas of Indian settlements, Meeting House, Black Horse Tavern, Wayside Inn, church locations, busine... More

Tybee Island. Historic map, Library of Congress

Covers part of Tybee Island (Ga.) and part of surrounding islands and waters. Shows buildings and vegetation. Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink, watercolor, and pencil. Oriented with north to the bottom. C... More

Architectural details of the portico of the Parthenon of Athens / Figu...

Four figures of details of the Parthenon. Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Cape Corientes, 175-?] Historic map, Library of Congress nautical cha...

Scale ca. 1:38,000. Title from verso. Title supplied by cataloger. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor, on tracing paper. Oriented with north to the left. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.... More

Partie de la mer du Nord, où se trouvent les grandes et petites isles ...

Scale ca. 1:750,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1718 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 651

No-body--Som-body, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon showing two men, a nobody and a somebody. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress).

Wir Endes unterschriebene sämtliche Einwohner der Gegend Broad-Bay gen...

[Groups of stars]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: Thomas Wright, An Original Theory... of the Universe..., London, 1750, plate XVII. Reference copy may be in SSF - ASTRONOMY. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card ... More

[Groups of stars]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: Thomas Wright, An Original Theory... of the Universe..., London, 1750, plate XII. Reference copy may be in SSF - ASTRONOMY. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card t... More

Mapa y tabla geografica de leguas comunes que hay de unos á otros luga...

Shows North America. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. "Dedicada al exm̃o señor D. Agustín de Ahumada y Villalón, marqués de las Amarillas, ... virrey governador y captain general de esta Nueva Espana."... More

To the sheriff or marshall of the said County of [blank] or either of ...

Blank form filled in in mss. and dated in mss. Nov. 26, 1753.; Not in Ford or Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Prin... More

[Huang He nan he tu]. - Public domain vintage map

Scale not given. Title pasted on verso. Manuscript on silk. Oriented with north to the bottom. Relief shown pictorially. Pictorial map. Shows lower portion of the Yellow River in Jiangsu Province. Hummel purcha... More

N.W. parts of New York, no. 156. - Public domain old map

Scale not given. Title from verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Imperfect: Edges deteriorating and hole in left center. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1081 Available also through the Library of Congress Web s... More

Plano de el Puerto de Corcubión situado al norte de España en el Reyno...

Public domain image related to Spain, maps, geography, travels, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Teapot with cherry or plum blossoms]

Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Celeberrimus fir Inigo Iones ... / ant. van Dÿck pinxit ; R.V. Vorst s...

Inigo Jones, half-length portrait, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wir Endes unterschriebene sämtliche Einwohner der Gegend Broad-Bay gen...

[A man crossing a bridge beneath overhanging trees]

Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Socrates standing before seated group of men; figure of Justice stands...

Engraving by L.P. Boitard. Illus. in: Cooper, The Life of Socrates, London, 1750, p. 81. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

A mournful lamentation for the sad and deplorable death of Mr. Old Ten...

Positive Photostat.; Verse.; Title.; On verso of copy 2: Source unknown, Sep. 18 1943.; Copy 2 formerly numbered as Portfolio 35, Folder 2a. This item has been renumbered from Portfolio 35, Folder 2a. Availabl... More

Carta geografica dell' America settentrionale.

Scale ca. 1:26,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. Covers area including North America, Central America and the Caribbean Islands. Shows boundaries, cities and towns, forts, some trails, routes of exploration, a... More

[Nishiki brocade with Amaterasu Kotai Jingu Shinto shrine] [Nishike br...

Drawings show stylized designs for kimonos of a Shinto shrine and a wheelbarrow.

North America. Historic map, Library of Congress

A Map of the route from the city of Albany to the Fort Osswego on the ...

Scale ca. 1:410,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Watermark: I. Villedary. Also shows the route from Albany to "Crown Point, belonging to the French." Includes "An account of miles from the city of A... More

[A monk wearing a mask(?) with a horn, sitting on the ground, beating ...

Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Le Port au Prince. - Public domain vintage map

Scale ca. 1:7,700. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the left. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1891 LC Luso-Hispanic World, 473 Available also through... More

A map of the British and French settlements in North America.

Scale ca. 1:11,000,000. Covers the eastern half of North America from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Relief shown pictorially. Shows boundaries, cities and towns, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory,... More

[Akaki kinran (gold brocade with red background)] [Shiro aya (white tw...

Drawings show stylized patterned designs for kimonos. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: David Murray co... More

[Ra (Usumono gauze weave)] [Sha gauze weave with stripes].

Drawings show two weaving patterns. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms pa... More

[An elderly man, seen from behind, bathing in a wooden tub]

Title devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Carta geografica della Florida nell' America settentrionale.

Scale ca. 1:6,250,000. Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1378 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2

The assemble or conversation a la mode / Hune scp., British Cartoon Pr...

Well-dressed English people socializing. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collection (Library of Congress).

A new & accurate map of Bermudas or Sommer's Islands, taken from an ac...

Councellor double-fee, British Cartoon Print

Man dressed in legal robe probably judge, sitting at table stacked with legal books & documents, saying, "open to all parties", and holding out to two men who are giving him money. Forms part of : British Carto... More

Survey of the River St. Johns from Fort Frederick in the Bay of Fundy ...

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

[Ra (Usumono) gauze weave] - Public domain textile drawing

Design drawings for kimonos on fabric. Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (... More

[Discovery of Tom Jones in Squire Allworthy's bed]

To the tune of a cobler there was

Caricature of a man, seated, three-quarter length, squinting, and poem starting, "A colonel there was, tho' he is not for now, if you want to know why, I'll soon tell you how ..."

Carte de la provice de Quantong ou Lyau-tong et du Royaume de Kau-li o...

Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Peking and Ferro Islands. "Tem XX Pag 392." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Prince Ferdinand / Sherlock, sculp., Head and Shoulders Portrait

Prince Ferdinand, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in a cameo.

Engawa no wakai danjo, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical Chuban Nishikie. Signed Suzuki Harunobu. Modern Reproduction, but apparently NOT ba... More

[Jiangnan hai tang tu]. - Public domain vintage map

Scale ca. 1:140,000. Shows sea walls, dikes, and distances of the coastal areas in Jiangsu Province, from area of Taicang and Zhaowen to area between Jinshan and Pinghu, including Shanghai. Relief shown pictori... More

Plano del Puerto de Camariñas situado en la costa de Galicia en la lat...

Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Watermark: Powder horn on leather strap. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 793 Available also t... More

The harlots nurse, or modern procuress / Boitard sculpt., British Cart...

Print shows an interior view of a room in which a tightly corsetted courtesan admires herself in a mirror as her maid, or procuress, views her from behind. This scene is mirrored by a cat toying with a mouse un... More

Pandemonium college, or The battle of the bulls, bears, and lame ducks...

Political cartoon showing animals as humans at stock market, and poem decrying stock jobbing. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library ofg Congress).

[Socrates] seated, holding cup of hemlock

Engraving by L.P. Boitard. Illus. in: Cooper, The Life of Socrates, London, 1750, p. 155. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

[Writers of the 18th Century] - American Embassy, Paris, France, Marsh...

[Writers of the 18th Century] - [PAR-6640 through PAR-6646]

A perspective view of Quebec drawn on the spot / Hulett fecit.

Ship and two sailboats in foreground; Quebec in background. Public domain photograph - engraving of a sailing ship, sea battle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

AMH-4511-NA Map of the fort at Trinconomale

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Algemeen plan, van een project tot verbeetering der vestingwerken van Trinkonomale, beraamd door de H.H. Vaillant, Ver-Huell en Graevesteyn, Commissarissen-Militair enz. ... More

AMH-4512-NA Map of the fort at Trinconomale

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Algemeen plan als voren hier wordt de titel bedoeld van VEL1019: Algemeen plan, van een project tot verbeetering der vestingwerken van Trinkonomale, beraamd door de H.H. ... More

AMH-4513-NA Map of the fort at Trinconomale

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Hoofdplan van een project tot verbetering der vestingwerken van Trinkonomale, beraamd door de H.H. Vaillant, VerHuell en Graevesteyn, Commissarissen-Militair enz.. Aantek... More

AMH-4526-NA Map and elevations of batteries at Fort Oostenburg at Trin...

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Plan en profils van eenige batteryen en derzelver souterreins. Notities verso: [Blauw etiket [ODG] nr: 23D Plan profils behorende tot Oostenburg. En... More

AMH-4527-NA Map and elevation of the main entrance gate to Fort Oosten...

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Profils, platte gronden enz. tot bovenstaande werken behoorende; van verschillende grootte en afmetingen. Notities verso: [Blauw etiket ODG] nr: 23C. ... More

AMH-4528-NA Map and elevation of the main gate to Fort Oostenburg at T...

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Profils, platte gronden enz. tot bovenstaande werken behoorende; van verschillende grootte en afmetingen. Notities verso: Blauw etiket [ODG] nr: 23B; nr. 32; 1778 [jaarta... More

AMH-4529-NA Map of Fort Oostenburg at Trinconomale

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Algemeen plan der verbeeteringen aan de vestingwerken van Oostenburg, door de H.H. Vaillant, Ver-Huel en Graevesteyn, Commissarissen-Militair enz. Aantekening catalogus L... More

AMH-4544-NA Map of the fort at Gale - Public domain map

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Hoofdplan van een project tot verbetering der vestingwerken van de Landfront te Gale, gelyk hetzelve beraamt is door de H. H. Vaillant, Ver-Huell en Graevesteyn, Commissa... More

AMH-4545-NA Map and profile of a waterway for the fort at Gale

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Plan en Coupe van eene geprojecteerde Verbeetering des Waterpas te Gale. Met stempeltje: Depot des Cart. Pl. et Journ. de la Marine; in het midden een anker en de letters... More

AMH-4608-NA Map of the fort at Tabenjouw

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Ontwerp tot eene vergrooting van 't eerste project voor een fort op Tabenjouw. Stempeltje: Depot des Cart. Pl. et Journ. de la Marine. Notities verso: No. 15 Project van... More

AMH-4609-NA Map of the forts at Riouw

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Hoofdplan der forten op Riouw, en naast omtrent gelegene situatie, volgens gedane meeting; ter ordre als voren. In het cartouche genummerd: No. 5. Notities verso: No. 5 ... More

AMH-4610-NA Map of the forts at Riouw

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Situatie-plan van 's Ed. Comp:s Etablissementen en forten op Riouw, met de naastgelegene Eylanden en mond der zoogenaamde riviere, ter ordre van de H.H. Commissarissen-Mi... More

AMH-4624-NA Views and maps of the Boegit China base near Malacca

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Plans, Profils en Coupes eener gefortificeerde casarme, geprojecteerd voor Boegit China (Boekit Tjina) enz.. Genummerd: No. 3. Aan de bovenrand zijn twee stroken rijstpap... More

AMH-4683-NA Map of Castle Rotterdam at Macasser

Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Plan eener geprojecteerde voorgragt der Westzyde van 't Kasteel Rotterdam, alsmede eener verandering omtrent deszelfs Zeehoofd enz.. Genummerd: No. 3. De randen zijn rond... More