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Manuscripts
Hôpital de la Salpétriere : hand-colored print
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Manuscripts
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Rare Books
Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2467 d Laberge, A. M. Plano de la ciudad de Cordoba. Paris, Imp. Destouches, 1860. 1 sheet. [see p.]."Numerous indecipherable notes in Burton's hand. Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. Vignette: Vista Tomada desde el alto del Pucara Novembre 1860. MS note: El Lueco, many more in Burton's hand.. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Varas (1000 varas shown as 3.25"). Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Vignettes. Verso Text: MS notes: Cordona R.B. 11491. r. p maps Americas Lebarge 2467. Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries..
623642
Rare Books
Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2472 l Moussy, V. M. de. Carte de la Confédération Argentine ... et de pays voisins, État oriental de l'Uruguay, Paraquay, partie du Brésil et da la Bolivie. Paris, Imp. Lemercier, 1867. 1 sheet. [see p.]." MS notes at bottom of sheet, the one on the right reads "Sr. Presidente Mitre." Probably obtained while Burton was in South America between 1865 and 1868. MS notes: bottom margin names. RB 11492 t Stamp: Kensington Pu8blic Libraries.. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Milesm leagues. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS notes: Argentine Confederation 2472 p maps Moussy. Sticker R.B. 11492 t..
623646
Rare Books
Kirkpatrick Catalogue entry: "2433 l Algeria. Carte des chemins de fer de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie [and of southern Europe, Paris, 1868?]. 1 sheet. [see p.]." Two maps adjoined and backed on one sheet. The title only applies to the bottom half. The top half is unidentified, but is in English, rather than French. Lower left corner of Algerian map contains MS note, "Ain Sefra(?)," in another hand, possibly that of Isabel Burton per Kirkpatrick's speculation. Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Kilometers. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Stamp: Kensington Public Libraries (5) MS notes: P. Maps Africa Algeria 2433 R.B. 11489,Z Sticker: R.B. 11489.Z.
623607
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[print; broadside; engraving of events of program, with text printed below] Printer/Publisher text: "A Paris, chez Dannecun, rue de la Harpe, a la Tete noire, no. 149."
RB 206398
![Natural y General Hystoria de las Indias, 1539-1548. [volume 1]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4UI4_U%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
Manuscripts
Paper; ff. i (modern) + 71 + ii (1 contemporary, 1 modern); Vol. 1: 1-5¹² 6¹²(-12); 290 x 210 (220-232 x 105-110) mm. Written in the hand of the author. Catchwords enclosed in brown ink scrolls in the middle or right lower margins. Leaf signatures in roman numerals in the middle of the lower margin; quire and leaf signatures in a later hand in letters and arabic numerals, frequently including the seventh leaf of a quire, in the right lower margin close under the text. 32-38 long lines; vertical bounding lines ruled in dry point. The manuscript was written probably in Santo Domingo between 1539-46 and completed in Spain in 1546-48: the dates given in the text are March 1539, in Book IV, chap. 7 and 1548 in the prologue of Book VI. Illustrated with 24 pen and ink drawings by the author, a few shaded in black lead. Marginal notes in 3 hands: i, the author's corrections, additions and directions to the printer; ii, note on f. 49 of vol. 1 made after 1580; iii, pencilled notes in English in vol. 2 with the book numbers, probably made by a bookseller. Contents: [Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés] Historia general y natural de las Indias. Spanish. In vol. 1, Book VI: Este es el libro que Capitan Gonzalo Fernandez Fiço de la Natural y General Hystoria de las Indias ... [f. 1, Prologue:] Poco tiene que hazer ... [f. 2v, Text:] Capitulo primero del libro ... Bivian los Indios del esta ysla de hayti ... no deve ser sin misterio y secreto de la natura el qual yo no alcanço. Fin del presente libro.
mssHM 177
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Visual Materials
Cartouche: Crowned floral. Vignettes: Vue des Terres entre le Cap d'Orange et Cayenne; Vue de la Coste aux Environs de Cayenne.. Prime meridian: Teneriffe, Ferro, Paris. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Crowned two headed bird lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheVignettes. Verso Text: MS note: 657 Cotes de la Gayana..
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