Inscription Collection (page 6)

The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole (Reverse), 1916 (card)
7295725 The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole (Reverse), 1916 (card) by British School

Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS Resolution, 1772-75 (paper)
7295484 Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS Resolution, 1772-75 (paper) by Cook, James (1728-79); 38.5x27 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS Resolution, 1772-75 (paper)
7295483 Journal of Capt Cook's voyage round the world in HMS Resolution, 1772-75 (paper) by Cook, James (1728-79); 40.6x30.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes, 18th century (copper)
MMM5470082 Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes, 18th century (copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes)

Analematic sundial (by projecting the shadow of the gnomon) for latitude 51 degrees, c.1697 (copper and steel)
MMM5469097 Analematic sundial (by projecting the shadow of the gnomon) for latitude 51 degrees, c.1697 (copper and steel); National Maritime Museum, London

Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print)
5944638 Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print); Maison de Nostradamus, Salon de Provence, France; (add.info)

Letter from Lorenzo de Medici (Lorenzo de Medici known as The Magnificent)
BEN5473953 Letter from Lorenzo de Medici (Lorenzo de Medici known as The Magnificent, 1449-1492) to his father Piero di Cosimo de Medici (Peter de Medici, 1416-1469) in Caroggi, Cafaggiolo (Italy)

Horizontal sundial pedestal for latitude 51 degrees, by Thomas Crow (?), 1801 (copper)
MMM5470095 Horizontal sundial pedestal for latitude 51 degrees, by Thomas Crow (?), 1801 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

The Honourable Dame Beauclerk, referring to a story with the same title, two young women wearing dresses with their
MMM5484693 The Honourable Dame Beauclerk, referring to a story with the same title, two young women wearing dresses with their shoulders cut off, write in a big book; National Maritime Museum

Universal pocket equinoxial dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed Silver and gilded copper instrument
MMM5474504 Universal pocket equinoxial dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed Silver and gilded copper instrument, 1650-1700 (silver and gilded copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring Sun Moon Combo Dial, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5474453 Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring Sun Moon Combo Dial, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial)

Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5473321 Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial)

Detail of the signature of an astrolabe made by Abd al A Imma, c.1715-16 (bronze)
MMM5471301 Detail of the signature of an astrolabe made by Abd al A Imma, c.1715-16 (bronze); National Maritime Museum, London

Mankani copper plate, Sankheda Taluk, Baroda District, Gujarat, India, 595 AD (copper)
7381574 Mankani copper plate, Sankheda Taluk, Baroda District, Gujarat, India, 595 AD (copper); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo

Wladyslaw Reymont, 1906 (b/w photo)
7338634 Wladyslaw Reymont, 1906 (b/w photo); Muzeum Literatury, Warsaw, Poland; (add.info.: Reymont's dedication for Michal Muttermilch on the title card of Chlopi novel)

Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt
7058466 Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt; Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Title page with calligraphy and heraldic shields. Handcoloured copperplate engraving Richard Sawyer from John Thomas
FLO5000245 Title page with calligraphy and heraldic shields. Handcoloured copperplate engraving Richard Sawyer from John Thomas Smith's Topography of London

Bastard and Gothic: Gothic alphabet, proper nouns, c. 1890 (print)
8714090 Bastard and Gothic: Gothic alphabet, proper nouns, c. 1890 (print); 22, 5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New method for teaching writing in schools by Gustave Manoury)

Bastard and Gothic: words and capital letters, c. 1890 (print)
8714089 Bastard and Gothic: words and capital letters, c. 1890 (print); 22, 5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New method for teaching writing in schools by Gustave Manoury)

Cursive ending (chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print)
8714080 Cursive ending (chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print); 22, 5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cursive ending (Chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print)
8714079 Cursive ending (Chronology): sentences with creation dates, c. 1890 (print); 22, 5 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bastardly script, alphabet linked in lower case, numbers, proper nouns, c.1900-20 (printing)
8714074 Bastardly script, alphabet linked in lower case, numbers, proper nouns, c.1900-20 (printing) by Lyon, Leopold (active c.1870); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertising for feather models, c.1900-20 (print)
8714067 Advertising for feather models, c.1900-20 (print) by Lyon, Leopold (active c.1870); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cover, notebook, c.1900-20 (print)
8714061 Cover, notebook, c.1900-20 (print) by Lyon, Leopold (active c.1870); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New writing method in 11 notebooks engraved by Leopold Lyon)

Words in cursive, Arabic numerals, c.1900-20 (print)
8714059 Words in cursive, Arabic numerals, c.1900-20 (print) by Lyon, Leopold (active c.1870); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The letters "c" and "e", c.1900-20 (print)
8714056 The letters "c" and "e", c.1900-20 (print) by Lyon, Leopold (active c.1870); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

English Gothic phrases, 19th century (print)
8714030 English Gothic phrases, 19th century (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New theoretical and practical writing course for the use of six religious establishments named)

Writing book, Cover, 19th century (print)
8714029 Writing book, Cover, 19th century (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "New theoretical and practical writing course for the use of six religious establishments named)

Exercises on capital letters: two-line sentences, names and numbers, c.1890 (print)
8714026 Exercises on capital letters: two-line sentences, names and numbers, c.1890 (print); 21, 5x18, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

round script, lowercase alphabet, c.1867-1889 (print)
8714022 round script, lowercase alphabet, c.1867-1889 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Rollin method. Writing made easy by L. Rollin, Officer of Public Instruction)

Exercise at the end: two-line sentences, c.1867-1889 (print)
8714016 Exercise at the end: two-line sentences, c.1867-1889 (print); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Rollin method. Writing made easy by L. Rollin, Officer of Public Instruction)

Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt
7058490 Outer hypostyle hall ceiling, temple of Hathor, Dendara, Egypt; Temple of Hathor, Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Mass in C major, 1770, autograph
7210257 Mass in C major, 1770, autograph; Muzeum Bedricha Smetany (Music Museum), Prague, Czech Republic; (add.info.: František (Franz) Xaver Brixi was a Czech 18th-century composer

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Lord Palmerston, 1784 - 1865
3083251 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Lord Palmerston, 1784 - 1865.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British statesman and twice Prime Minister of England. Hand writing sample.)

Jean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre, 1749 - 1822
3083213 Jean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre, 1749 - 1822.; Private Collection; (add.info.: French mathematician and astronomer. Hand writing sample.)

Sir Frederick William Herschel, 1738 - 1822
3083212 Sir Frederick William Herschel, 1738 - 1822.; Private Collection; (add.info.: German-born British astronomer. Hand writing sample.)

Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, 1629-1685. Scottish peer. Hand writing sample
3083184 Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, 1629-1685. Scottish peer. Hand writing sample.; Private Collection

Gustav I, aka Gustav Vasa, 1496 - 1560
3083168 Gustav I, aka Gustav Vasa, 1496 - 1560.; Private Collection; (add.info.: King of Sweden. Hand writing sample and signature.)

John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, 1504 - 1553
3083297 John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, 1504 - 1553.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English general, admiral and politician. Hand writing sample and signature.)

Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804 - 1872
3083296 Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804 - 1872.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English author, illustrator and artist who wrote under the pseudonym of Alfred Crowquill)

John Quincy Adams, 1767 - 1848
3083284 John Quincy Adams, 1767 - 1848.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Eldest son of President John Adams and sixth President of the United States of America. Hand writing sample.)

Pope Paul III, 1468 - 1549
3062209 Pope Paul III, 1468 - 1549.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Born Alessandro Farnese. Hand writing sample.)

George Frideric Handel or Georg Friedrich Handel, 1685 - 1759
3062204 George Frideric Handel or Georg Friedrich Handel, 1685 - 1759.; Private Collection; (add.info.: German-British Baroque composer. Hand writing sample.)

Victoria Maria Louisa Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, 1786 to 1861
3062197 Victoria Maria Louisa Duchess of Kent and Strathearn, 1786 to 1861.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother of Queen Victoria. Hand writing sample.)

Medal awarded to Elias Ashmole - showing Laureate bust of Friedrich Wilhelm of Pomerania, Elector of Brandenburg
AMO367635 Medal awarded to Elias Ashmole - showing Laureate bust of Friedrich Wilhelm of Pomerania, Elector of Brandenburg, right, wearing cuirass, 17th century (gold); Ashmolean Museum

Battle Scene, from a series depicting scenes from the Qianlong Campaign in Sichuan, 1772-76 (engraving)
BON111193 Battle Scene, from a series depicting scenes from the Qianlong Campaign in Sichuan, 1772-76 (engraving); 62.5x101 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Chester Miracle Play (colour litho)
8631997 A Chester Miracle Play (colour litho) by Appleton, Honor Charlotte (1879-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chester Miracle Play)

Crickhowell (litho)
8633580 Crickhowell (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crickhowell, Turpillian Stone with mysterious scorings now known as the Ogham alphabet)

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