Printed materials. Object genre.
Found in 1186 Collections and/or Records:
Notes and observations of the 2nd Earl of Minto relating to his scientific interests., [Circa 1830]-1851.
Includes a printed paper of the Swiss scientist, Samuel Baup, "Détermination Barométrique de l'Altitude de Plusieures Localités dans les Cantons de Vaud, Fribourj et Vaiais" (no publisher, 1850), incorporating altitudes calculated by the 2nd Earl of Minto (folios 77-86).
Notes, drafts and printed papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning education in Scotland., 1849-1859.
Notes, observations and letters made by Robert Graham during an extensive tour in Ireland., 1835-1836.
A complete map of his route with lists of principal places visited is pasted into the volume (folios 2-5). Also bound into the book are a timetable of mail coaches in Leinster, Munster and Connaught (folio 14), some press cuttings and printed ephemera.
'Notes of Lectures on Geography delivered in the University of Glasgow by Mr. James Millar, Professor of Mathematics, in the session of 1802-3', a student's notes., 1802-1803.
Also included is the printed syllabus of the course (page 307).
'Notes taken during a tour of Italy in the autumn of 1830', Part I, covering the journey to Italy through Holland, Germany and Switzerland., 1830.
The main Italian towns visited are Venice, Bologna, Milan, Genoa, and Pisa.
The last folio is a printed flysheet guide to the Church of Notre Dame, Verona, and has been tipped in.
"Observations on the President's Minute of 25th June, 1783": a volume of printed material prepared by James Stuart, 1783.
'Observations on the Restored Government of Shah Shooja by Sir Alexander Burnes dated Cabool, February 4, 1840'., 1840.
Opinions and answers of James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour, to memorials., 1738-1746.
Contains copies of charters of the 15th century at the beginning of the volume.
Order, signed by Major-General T Bradford, ordering the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers under the Lord President to occupy Edinburgh Castle as they may see occasion, at the time of the 'Radical War', with a printed notice of piquet duty of the regiment., 1819.
Orders of battle, dispositions, printed reports, and other papers, chiefly relating to the campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough, 1707-1711., 1707-1713, 1722.
Includes also some papers connected with the command of the Duke of Ormonde, 1712-1713, instructions for pressing men, 1711, and a printed disposition of the troops attending the Duke of Marlborough's funeral, 1722.
Orders regarding naval signals by flag, gun, light, bell, drum, and musket, supplementary to those given in general printed sailing and fighting instructions., 1760-1761.
A printed book with blank spaces for the insertion of the signals ordered by a particular command. Copy issued by Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, to the Honourable Charles Napier, commanding H M S Cygnet, 1760-1761, with the blanks filled up in manuscript, manuscript instructions pasted in, and coloured illustrations in the margin.
Original version of 'Summary of the administration of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India in the Military Department, I.-January 1899-April 1904, II.-December 1904-November 1905' (Simla, 1906)., 1906.
Pages 129-200 of a printed sale catalogue, perhaps Dutch, containing the sections 'Antiquarii' (folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo) and 'Itali' (folio, quarto, octavo)., Late 17th century.
Prices (in French currency) and a few other notes have been added in manuscript, regularly in the Antiquarii, intermittently in the Itali.