Menses XII anni solaris Egidius Sadeler
Print shows the figure of a man carrying a sword and keys, and trailing a banner labeled "Menses XII Anni Solaris", stepping through an archway in a gallery with statues of the seasons to the right and left; ab... more
[4 illus. of Indians: warrior in armor; woman grinding maize; woman we...
Illus. in: Samuel Champlain, Voyages et Descouvertes..., 1619, fol. 87 verso. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indians Misc.... more
Wij Christina medh Gudz...
Svenskt offentligt tryck (WWW) 3304073 Title from beginning of text. Dated at end: Datum Stockholm then 8. martif åhr 1636. Place of printing and name of printer from SOT. Ornamental initial. Also available in... more
Wij Christina medh Gudz ...
Svenskt offentligt tryck (WWW) 3304256 Title from beginning of text. Dated and signed at end: Datum Stockholm den 25. octobris anno 1649. Christina. Place of printing and name of printer from SOT. Ornamental in... more
Henricus I. Rex desig. et sculpt. G. Vertue
Henry I, King of England, bust portrait, left profile, with ornaments and vignette below depicting dungeon scene. Signed on plate. Illus. from: History of England / Paul de Rapin-Thoyras & N. Tindal. London, 17 .
[Knight on horseback - an example of the elaborate ornamentation found...
Illus. in: Figueiredo, Manuel de Andrade de. Nova Escola para aprender a ler, escrever, e contar. Lisbon, 1722. Reference copy may be in LOT 4397 T. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. ... more
The twelve months represented by Lilliputian figures
Scene in January, showing couple keeping warm in winter clothing; and scene in February, showing couple, in masquerades, holding hands. Each scene framed by elaborate ornamental and pictorial borders. Forms par... more
Monsieur Perrukesmore a French cavalier, & Sir Penitent Pig-back a Cat...
Two Lilliputian figures, a French landholder, and a Catalonian pilgrim headed for the Holy Land confront each other. Includes explanatory verse and ornamental and pictorial border.
Fee Simple, a councellor and Beau Bungey, a cringing courtier
Two Lilliputian figures, a lawyer and a courtier, or landholder, stand discussing the means by which the courtier will settle his estate. Includes explanatory verse and ornamental and pictorial borders. Forms p... more
Francis Beaumont, English dramatist, head-and-shoulders portrait, wear...
Signed and dated on plate. Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection.
John Fletcher, English dramatist, head-and-shoulders portrait, in orna...
Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection. Signed and dated on plate.
[Benjamin Johnson, English actor, head-and-shoulders portrait facing s...
Signed and dated on plate. Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection.
Richardus I. Rex Anglorum Vertue del. sculp
Richard I, King of England, bust portrait, facing front, in crown and mantle, holding battle-axe, with ornaments. Signed on plate. Illus. from: History of England / Paul de Rapin-Thoyras & N. Tindal. London, 1732.
K. William Ye Conqueror del. et sculp. G. Vertue
William I or 'William the Conqueror', King of England, bust portrait, facing front, holding sword, with ornaments and vignette of Brittania in supplication below. Signed on plate. Illus. from: History of Englan... more
King Canute ye Dane in. et sculp: G. Vertue
Canute, King of England, Denmark and Norway, bust portrait, left profile, with ornaments and vignette below portrait depicting the story of Canute and his courtiers. Signed on plate. Illus. from: History of Eng... more
A new & accurate map of Persia, with the adjacent countries : drawn fr...
Relief shown pictorially. Has ornamental cartouche. From: Bowen's A complete system of geography. London : Printed for W. Innys, R. Ware [etc.], 1747. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as ... more
Map ornament showing a Native family and a large bison, a pelican perc...
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: Atlas geographicvs maior ... / per Iohannem Baptistam Homannvm. Norimbergae : Curantibus Homannianis Heredibus, 1753-59 [i.e., 1781 ; v. 1, 1759], no. 139. Published ... more
Ōtawaraya uchi wakamastsu
Print shows Wakamatsu of Okawara-ya, a courtesan, full-length, walking, turned to the right, with several young apprentices walking with her. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spon... more
From an actual survey made by Nichos. Scull surveyor of the province o...
Print shows title ornament on a map with a Continental soldier standing next to a wall which bears title inscription and forms the base for two broken pillars, his left arm is pointing to the right. Title from ... more
[Map ornament - Mars watches Fame unfurl a detailed map of New York an...
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: Carte de l'Amérique Septle. pour servir à l'intelligence de la guerre entre les Anglois et les insurgents / M le Chr. de Beaurain. Paris : 1777, detail. Published in: ... more
Recens edita totius Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali ... Neu Jor...
Print shows cartouche and ornament on map of the eastern seaboard of America; a procession of suppliants bearing gifts to present to a seated figure, possibly George III, also shows a bird's-eye view of New Yor... more
Pensylvania Nova Jersey et Nova York cum regionibus ad fluvium Delawar...
Print shows cartouche and ornament in upper left corner of map; Natives bring fish and furs to a man in European dress. Title from item. Illus. in: Atlas géographique de cent et huit cartes générales et spécial... more
A table shewing the value of any number of dollars, from 1 to 10,000, ...
Imprint 3; Not in Evans; Not in Hildeburn; Printers ornament. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection... more
Mappa totius mundi / Mattheaus Albrecht Lotter sculpsit Aug. V.
Print shows title ornamentation with four female figures representating the four continents, America as a Native wearing a skirt made of feathers and a feather headdress. Title from item. Illus. in: Atlas géogr... more
Kyōmachi nichōme kirihishiya uchi manyō
Print shows the courtesan Manyō with another courtesan and two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the ser... more
Nidaime yamashita kinsaku
Print shows the actor Yamashita Kinsaku II, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in an onnagata role. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in ... more
Carte du théatre dela guerre actuel entre les Anglais et les Trieze Co...
Print shows title cartouche and ornament; flags and ordnance frame title as troops engage in battle before burning town. Title from item. Illus. in: Carte du théatre de la guerre actuel entre les Anglais et les... more
Edomachi nichōme tsutaya uchi hitomachi[?]
Print shows the courtesan Hitomachi with another woman and two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the ser... more
[Ornament for the title page of The European magazine showing the godd...
Title from item. Illus. in: The European Magazine. London : Philological Society of London, v. 3, 1783, title page. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphic... more
In Assembly, Tues., December 2nd, 1783
Text of "the report of the Committee ..." describing the "triumphal arch and its ornaments." Text in: Journal of the House of Representatives, p. 390.
[Arms of the British forces]
Print shows British arms with drum and flag as title page ornament. Title from item. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783 / John Andrews... more
Daifukuya no dan
Print shows a man sitting behind a screen watching two women, one holding a long pipe. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the seri... more
Hanami zuki
Print shows two women and a child outside a building with cherry trees in blossom. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: ... more
Thunder, lightning and smoke, or, the wind shifted from the north to t...
Print shows Sir Philip Francis(?) standing, facing right, with dagger in left hand, on the far right, Warren Hastings, wearing a turban, is standing amid bags of money beneath a flag "India Preserved" and again... more
Matsubaya uchi Utahime
Print shows Utahime, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae Nishik... more
Ouka no Oiran dōchū
Print shows a woman standing beneath a parasol with branches of cherry blossoms above. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashira... more
[Ornament for title page of The Columbian Magazine for the year 1789]
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for James Trenchard, 1789 (March), title page. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings... more
[Title page ornament] / C.W. Peale delt. ; Thackara & Vallance sculpt.
Print of ornament on the title page of the Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine shows a female figure representing America sitting amid abundance while enjoying the prosperity of peace. Title devised by Libr... more
Wakanaya uchi Shiratsuyu
Print shows the courtesan Shiratsuyu, full-length portrait with many hairpins, sitting, facing left, holding a long pipe. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print spec... more
Mitsuhata senzan misayama itotaki oribae
Print shows four geishas or courtesans. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints... more
Sanya karitaku no zu
Print shows two courtesans, full-length, standing, one leaning on a railing, facing right, the other holding a scroll, reading, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-spons... more
Nihonzutsumi o miru yūjo
Print shows a courtesan, full-length, standing, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban Nishikie. Forms part... more
Koto to shō
Print shows two women playing musical instruments, one playing the koto and the other panpipes. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From t... more
Chōjiya uchi karagoto
Print shows Karagoto, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, with two young female attendants.
Matsubaya uchi somenosuke
Print shows the courtesan Somenosuke with two young female attendants/apprentices. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Format: vertical ... more
Okamotoya uchi sayagata
Print shows Sayagata, a courtesan, full-length, standing, facing left, with two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-0... more
Okamotoya uchi shinateru
Print shows the courtesan Shinateru with two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Wakana no hat... more
Kaidan o oriru onna
Print shows a woman descending a staircase, she has a small roll of cloth or paper in her mouth. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Forma... more
Tsuruya uchi tsurunou
Print shows a courtesan with two attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Seirō bijin awase : A series of beauties... more
Tamaya uchi shizuka
Print shows Shizuka, a courtesan, bust portrait, holding a book, facing slightly right, with many hairpins. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 200... more
Chōjiya hinazuru hinamatsu
Print shows Hinatsuru and Hinamatsu of Chōji-ya, courtesans, half-length, one holding a fan. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the ... more
Miuraya komurasaki shirai gonpachi
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Jitsukurabe iro no minakami : True comparisons of erotic wellsprings. Format: vertica... more
A new map of the world : with all the new discoveries by Capt. Cook an...
Relief shown pictorially. Also shows lines of magnetic variation and marine wind-direction arrows. "Published as the Act directs, Aug't 1st 1799, by I. Evans, No. 41 Long Lane, West Smithfield." Originally prin... more
Tamaya uchi wakamurasaki komurasaki
Print shows two courtesans, bust portraits, facing right. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban Nishikie. Forms part of... more
Ōgiya takihashi
Print shows Takihashi, a courtesan, full-length, standing, facing left, with several large hairpins. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. F... more
Declaration of American Independence [seal] in Congress, July 4th, 177...
On verso: 1300C 23N 60. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 150, Folder 2a.
Matsubaya uchi yoyotose yoyoginu
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
Matsubaya uchi segawa
Print shows the courtesan, Segawa, with two young male and female servants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: probably the left ... more
Ōgiya uchi hanaōgi
Print shows Hanaōgi, a courtesan, half-length, holding a portrait of a man. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Edo shin-... more
Segawa michisaburō
Print shows the actor Segawa Michisaburō, full-length portrait, body turned to the right, facing left, holding a board in raised left hand, in an onnagata role. Title and other descriptive information compiled ... more
Wakamatsuya uchi midorigi
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Aiban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
Edochō echizenya uchi morokoshi
Print shows the courtesan Morokoshi, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing numerous hairpins, with a young female attendant also wearing an elaborate hair dressing. Title and other descriptive in... more
Ichikawa Dannosuke
Print shows the actor Ichikawa, Danzō, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, holding cloth or paper in right hand. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo p... more
Tamaya uchi tagasode
Print shows Tagasode of Tama-ya, a courtesan, with many hairpins, and another woman. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: ... more
Chidori no tamagawa
Print shows two women, one writing on a scroll, both wear many hairpins. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Seirō mutama... more
Komurasaki and Gonpachi
Print shows the samurai-turned-murderer Gonpachi and the young beauty-turned-prostitute Komurasaki. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. ... more
Yamabuki ōgiya uchi takigawa
Print shows Takiqawa, a courtesan at Ōgiya, with a female attendant. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Attributed to: Kitagawa Utamaro... more
Matsubaya uchi yosooi
Print shows Yosoi of Matsuba-ya, a courtesan, walking with a young female attendant and a male servant carrying a large parasol. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo pri... more
A new and elegant imperial sheet atlas, comprehending general and part...
Relief shown pictorially and by shading. Map title within ornamental border. Atlas consists of folded maps pasted onto endpapers along spine. Copy annotated in pencil on contents p. Copy imperfect: Torn edges a... more
Tsuruya uchi kashiku
Print shows the courtesan Kashiku, full-length portrait, standing in front of a tree in blossom, facing slightly right, with young female attendant, both wearing numerous hairpins.
Shin yoshiwara sanmai tsuzuki
Print shows several women, with many hairpins and elaborate headdresses, walking down a corridor in a brothel, followed by a man wearing a mask. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-s... more
Title page, with calligrahic ornamentation, of John Jenkins, The art o...
Illus. in: John Jenkins, The art of writing, Cambridge, Andover, printed by Flagg & Gould, 1813, title page. No reference copy. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings... more
Paper hanging 44
Wallpaper design accompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Top border for number forty three. Composed of a horizontal garland ornamented with a rose in the centre and on each side with leaves and j... more
Paper hanging 43
Wallpaper design accompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Number Forty Three. Ground imitating a drapery, shaded and lighted by stripes and ornaments in sections of a circle, printed in grey and wh... more
Paper hanging 41
Wallpaper design acccompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Number Forty One. Ground. Star closely set, printed in grey and white, on a lighter grey ground enclosed on each side with a garland of je... more
Paper hanging 49
Wallpaper design accompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Number Forty Nine. Ground in Arabic style, composed of an Arabesque ascending in the centre--the sides lighted and shaded by horizontal lin... more
Paper hanging 51
Wallpaper design accompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Number Fifty One. Ground pin work, ornamented with a garland of vine leaves and bunches of grapes, between each garland a palm ornament, on... more
Paper hanging no. 50
Wallpaper design accompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Number Fifty. Border for number forty nine. Forming a cornice divided by an ornament Arabesque set with palms, in the centre a medallion, a... more
[Paper hanging 66]
Wallpaper design. Printed label for companion sheet, LOT 14054, no. 14-a, describes the pattern: "Number Sixty Six. Ground imitating a garden gate, of open ornamental iron work, gilt, on one side a pialster for... more
Kaidan o noboru yūjo
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie diptych. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
Paper hanging 55
Wallpaper design accompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Number Fifty Five. Border for number fifty four. Festoon terminating in points, ornamented with fringe, crescents, and stars. The lower bor... more
[Paper hanging 68]
Wallpaper design accompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Number Sixty Eight. Design of double columns, ornamented with grapes and vine leaves. Another part ornamented with losanges, placed horizon... more
Paper hanging 66
Wallpaper design with gilded pillar for Ramée's gilded ironwork. Accompanied by printed label describing the pattern: "Number Sixty Six. Ground imitating a garden gate, of open ornamental iron work, gilt, on on... more
Tamaya uchi koshikibu
Print shows Koshikibu, a courtesan, full-length, walking with two attendants.
Daimonjiya uchi ichimoto
Print shows Ichimoto of Daimonji-ya, a courtesan, full-length portrait, standing, looking to the right, wearing many hairpins and a kimono with a fish design.
Nakamaru matsue no keisei miyako
Print shows the actor Nakamura Matsue in an onnagata role as the keisei (courtesan) Miyako, standing at a gate in the wall around a city, beating a small drum. Title and other descriptive information compiled b... more
Nihonzutsumi no rakugan tamaya uchi Tamagushi
Print shows Tamagushi, a courtesan, full-length portrait, with several hairpins, seated, reading a scroll; picture hanging on the wall above her shows geese descending on the Nihon embankment. Title and other d... more
Kukimanjiya uchi Takimoto
Print shows the courtesan Takimoto, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, wearing colorful kimono with rooster design, and with many hairpins, holding a small child. Title and other descriptive ... more
Hikeyotsu no yoru no ame
Print shows a woman, full-length, standing at an open doorway, looking out at the rain. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the serie... more
Miuraya takao
Print shows Takao of the Miura-ya, a courtesan, full-length, standing beneath a pine bough, facing left as a bird flies by her. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... more
The two circulars, ornamented with notes. John W. Taylor's circular, G...
Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 192, Folder 8.