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Mexico, or, New Spain : in which the motion of Cortes may be traced / for the Rev. Dr. Robertson's History of America by Thos. Kitchin Senr., hydrographer to His Majesty.

Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Inset: Supplement of the environs of Mexico. "Vol. 2."

Date: 1777

Creator: Kitchin, Thomas & Robertson, William

Item Type: Map

Le tableau parlant: comédie-parade, en un acte et en vers

This is a 1773 printed copy of the libretto of "Le tableau parlant" (The talking picture), a one-act comic opera by M. Anseaume, set to music by Grétry. The opera was staged for the first time by the troupe of Italian actors of King Louis XV, on Wednesday, September 20, 1769. The back of the t.p. lists the names of the original actors who performed the characters of the opera at its premier: Isabelle (Madame Trial), [Jean-Louis Laruette] (Cassandre, Isabelle's tutor), [Madame Laruette (Colom… more

Date: 1773

Creator: Anseaume, M. (Louis), 1721-1784

Item Type: Text

La fausse magie

This is a ca. [1775] printed copy of the libretto of "La fausse magie" (The false magic), a two-act comic opera by Jean François Marmontel, set to music by Grétry. [The opera was staged for the first time at the Théâtre Français à La Haye, on Thursday, November 30, 1775.] The final scene of act two contains the music of the couplets on pp. 47-48. The library's copy of the libretto is bound with the libretto of M. Anseaume's comic opera, "Le tableau parlant."

Date: 1775

Creator: Marmontel, Jean François, 1723-1799

Item Type: Text

Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: Taken on an Expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the Year 1765.

Course of the Mississippi River from the Balise to Fort Chartres based on surveys made by the French. Surrounding geographic features are noted with relief shown pictorially.

Date: June 1, 1775

Creator: Ross, Lieutenant

Item Type: Map

Carte Reduite du Golphe du Mexique, et des Isles de l'Amerique.

Map of the Caribbean area in 1774, including some portions of Central America. Some towns and roads are noted as well as depths and other geographic features, with relief shown pictorially.

Date: 1774

Creator: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772

Item Type: Map

[Portrait etching and engraving of actor David Garrick]

Etching and engraving of English actor David Garrick printed on December 1st, 1773. The design is attributed to N. Dance and was printed by British engraver and painter John Hall. The image surrounded by a detailed oval frame and two cherubs holding symbolic objects tied to drama and the theatre.

Date: December 1, 1773

Creator: Hall, John & Dance, N.

Item Type: Artwork

[Etching of a woman floating over a dead man on the shore of the sea]

Etching print of a woman hovering over a dead man washed up on the shore of the sea. The print, "Elegy" was designed and printed by John Hamilton Mortimer on December 8th, 1778.

Date: December 8, 1778

Creator: Mortimer, Hamilton John

Item Type: Artwork

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Mexico, or, New Spain : in which the motion of Cortes may be traced / for the Rev. Dr. Robertson's History of America by Thos. Kitchin Senr., hydrographer to His Majesty.

Le tableau parlant: comédie-parade, en un acte et en vers

La fausse magie

Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: Taken on an Expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the Year 1765.

Carte Reduite du Golphe du Mexique, et des Isles de l'Amerique.

[Portrait etching and engraving of actor David Garrick]

[Etching of a woman floating over a dead man on the shore of the sea]