Surveying Collection (page 4)

Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening, 1794 (aquatint)
CH378521 Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening, 1794 (aquatint) by Repton, Humphry (1752-1818); 25.9x36 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: from REPTON, Humphry)

Emperor Hirohito reviewing his troops (b / w photo)
PNP364521 Emperor Hirohito reviewing his troops (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hirohito, or Emperor Showa (1901-89)

Survey of a new mining site (chromolitho)
2788900 Survey of a new mining site (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Survey of a new mining site)

Surveyors Tools (brass)
AKM210020 Surveyors Tools (brass) by American School, (17th century); Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent; (add.info)

Page 4 View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBW distant 5 miles
5670255 Page 4 View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBW distant 5 miles, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash) by Hodges, William (1744-97); Mitchell Library

Page 25b / a Map and profile of Palmerston Island, 1768-75 (pen & ink and w / c)
5670283 Page 25b/a Map and profile of Palmerston Island, 1768-75 (pen & ink and w/c) by Hodges, William (1744-97); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Original Sketches)

An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara, 1762 (w / c)
5926986 A An East View of the Great Cataract of NiagaraA, 1762 (w/c) by Davies, Thomas (c.1737-1812); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: A An East View of the Great Cataract of NiagaraA, 1762)

Passing the Rubicon, c. 1853 (lithograph printed in colours)
828375 Passing the Rubicon, c.1853 (lithograph printed in colours) by Heine, Peter Bernhard Wilhelm (1827-85); 69.8x97.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Passing the Rubicon. Lieut. S)

Among the many new applications that lie ahead for airplanes in peacetime... (colour litho)
2808832 Among the many new applications that lie ahead for airplanes in peacetime... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Obelisk from the Circus of Sallustius, 1833 (etching with brown wash)
STC384857 The Obelisk from the Circus of Sallustius, 1833 (etching with brown wash) by Tofanelli, Agostino (1770-1834); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Arch of Janus: Excavation of the Forum Boarium, 1833 (etching with brown wash)
STC384850 The Arch of Janus: Excavation of the Forum Boarium, 1833 (etching with brown wash) by Tofanelli, Agostino (1770-1834); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arc de Janus. Forum Boarium)

N / 11 / Seine / 87 Topographical Map and Survey of the Village of Issy, 1740 (pen
ARH418421 N/11/Seine/87 Topographical Map and Survey of the Village of Issy, 1740 (pen, ink & w/c on paper) by Borde, Bernard (fl.1740); 198 x 184 cm; Centre Historique des Archives Nationales

King Francis I of France surveying the Alps on 15 August 1515
LLM461661 King Francis I of France surveying the Alps on 15 August 1515 by Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Major General W. T. Sherman and horse, 1864 (b / w photo)
NYH258389 Major General W.T. Sherman and horse, 1864 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Caricature on French womens hairstyles of the 18th Century (coloured engraving)
977737 Caricature on French womens hairstyles of the 18th Century (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Military Career of HRH the Duke of Connaught (engraving)
1058784 Military Career of HRH the Duke of Connaught (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Military Career of HRH the Duke of Connaught)

Cadet Life at Woolwich, surveying (engraving)
1058957 Cadet Life at Woolwich, surveying (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cadet Life at Woolwich, surveying)

Frontispiece with a medallion portrait of Raphael (1483-1520)
STC176448 Frontispiece with a medallion portrait of Raphael (1483-1520), from Delle Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano, engraved by Giovanni Volpato (1735-1803)

Page 25b / c Profile of unidentified island, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash)
5670285 Page 25b/c Profile of unidentified island, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash) by Hodges, William (1744-97); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Original Sketches)

Page 8 (a) View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBN distant 5 miles (b
5670259 Page 8 (a) View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBN distant 5 miles (b) View of Porto Santo bearing north distant 2 leagues and (c) View of The Deserters, 1768-75 by Hodges

ii. (a) Four profiles of the coast of Terra del Fuego (b
5670247 ii. (a) Four profiles of the coast of Terra del Fuego (b) A plan of Success Bay in Strait le Maire (c) A chart of the S.E. part of Terra del Fuego, engraved by T. Borven and J

The Hop Bitters Worlds Regatta (engraving)
1616205 The Hop Bitters Worlds Regatta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hop Bitters Worlds Regatta)

Commissioners Map of Manhattan, 1811 (b / w engraving)
3034969 Commissioners Map of Manhattan, 1811 (b/w engraving) by American School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Commissioners Map of Manhattan)

The Viscount Hardinge, Governor-general of India, accompanied by his two sons
CH433416 The Viscount Hardinge, Governor-general of India, accompanied by his two sons and Colonel Wood, on the battlefield of Ferozeshah (oil on canvas) by Grant

Plumb bobs (ivory & silver) (see also 701108)
701087 Plumb bobs (ivory & silver) (see also 701108) by European School, (19th century); David Russell Collection; (add.info.: These bobs with unmarked silver points are adorned with piquework)

Napoleon I (1769-1821) Observing the Battle of Austerlitz
PLT208484 Napoleon I (1769-1821) Observing the Battle of Austerlitz, 2nd December 1805 (oil on canvas) by Swebach, Jacques Francois Joseph (1769-1823); Musee de l Armee, Brussels

Ms Fr 9141 fol. 217v Scholar and Nobleman, from Livre des Proprietes des Choses
PHD30929 Ms Fr 9141 fol.217v Scholar and Nobleman, from Livre des Proprietes des Choses by Barthelemy l Anglais, c.1405 (vellum) by Boucicaut Master

Page 25b / d Profile of unidentified island, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash)
5670286 Page 25b/d Profile of unidentified island, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash) by Hodges, William (1744-97); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Original Sketches)

Page 7 (a) View of Porto Santo. Titled in ink along lower edge
5670258 Page 7 (a) View of Porto Santo. Titled in ink along lower edge View of Porto Santo extending from NNW to WBW distant 5 miles (b) View of Porto Santo bearing north

Page 5 View of Porto Santo bearing North distant 2 Leagues, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash)
5670256 Page 5 View of Porto Santo bearing North distant 2 Leagues, 1768-75 (pen & ink and wash) by Hodges, William (1744-97); Mitchell Library

ia. A Plan of the Harbour of St Johns in Newfoundland, 1760s (pen & ink and wash)
5670245 ia. A Plan of the Harbour of St Johns in Newfoundland, 1760s (pen & ink and wash) by Cook, James (1728-79); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; (add.info.: Original Sketches)

Page 38b The Track of His Majestys ship Perseverance between Rutland
5670306 Page 38b The Track of His Majestys ship Perseverance between Rutland and the Cinque Islands (pen & ink) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Mitchell Library

Alfred the Great in disguise surveying the Danish Camp (engraving)
5220760 Alfred the Great in disguise surveying the Danish Camp (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred the Great in disguise surveying the Danish Camp)

Nehemiah (engraving)
816494 Nehemiah (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nehemiah Surveying the Ruins of Jerusalem)

Members of the Sinai Survey Expedition, 1868 (b / w photo)
809222 Members of the Sinai Survey Expedition, 1868 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Palestine Exploration Fund, London, UK; (add.info.: left to right: Lance Corporal J)

Hunting and Surveying in Cashmere (engraving)
1038183 Hunting and Surveying in Cashmere (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting and Surveying in Cashmere)

Surveying in Upper Burma (engraving)
1050321 Surveying in Upper Burma (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surveying in Upper Burma)

The Afghan War (engraving)
1058762 The Afghan War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War. Illustration for The Graphic)

A Right-of-Way dispute at Whitby, the Reverend Haydn Williams surveying the Scene after the Demolition of the Railings
1047973 A Right-of-Way dispute at Whitby, the Reverend Haydn Williams surveying the Scene after the Demolition of the Railings (litho) by English School

Work at a Coal Mine, I (engraving)
1059871 Work at a Coal Mine, I (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Work at a Coal Mine, I)

The Annual Field Sketch (engraving)
1061960 The Annual Field Sketch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Annual Field Sketch)

With a Survey Party in Korea (litho)
1040750 With a Survey Party in Korea (litho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With a Survey Party in Korea)

Drainage (colour litho)
982609 Drainage (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drainage.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

The Seventh Day, 1920. Creator: Ernst Barlach
The Seventh Day, 1920

Boy using surveying instrument, 1845. Creator: Alfred Crowquill
Boy using surveying instrument, 1845. Illustration to Railway Mania, a story by Alfred Crowquill, a satire on the obsession with the railways

Calm Captain in Storm Date: 1947

Elderly Couple on Christmas Morn

Surveyor, ca. 1854. Creator: Unknown
Surveyor, ca. 1854

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