Il Capitano Vincenzo Lunardi, nato in Lucca li 3 gennajo 1759, che ese...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi. "Si vende da Luigi Maresculchi alla Stamperia di Musica nel Pallazzo nuovo che fa Cantone ai Gradoni di Chaija" printed below title. Title from... more
Thomas Jefferson to Ferdinand Grand, March 4, 1786, Lister Asquith's M...
Lister Asquith's Maritime Law Case; William & Catherine (ship)
![Plano de la Ensenada de Mantylla cituada en la costa septentl. de la Ysla de Ulloa en el Estrecho de Magallanes por lattd. de 53 gros. y lomgd. [sic] de 66 gros occidental de Cádiz /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/25/plano-de-la-ensenada-de-mantylla-cituada-en-la-costa-septentl-de-la-ysla-de-377320-640.jpg "Plano de la Ensenada de Mantylla cituada en la costa septentl. de la Ysla de Ulloa en el Estrecho de Magallanes por lattd. de 53 gros. y lomgd. [sic] de 66 gros occidental de Cádiz /")
Plano de la Ensenada de Mantylla cituada en la costa septentl. de la Y...
Ensenada de Mantylla unidentifiable on modern maps and/or in gazetteers. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispa... more
General Howe / Dodd del. ; Goldar sculp.
Print shows William Howe, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; medallion on pedestal. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783... more
The critic or Tragedy rehears'd / R. T., delin.
"Edward Topham (right) hearing, and apparently coaching, Mrs. Wells (left) in a tragic part..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires pre... more
![[Map showing coast of northwestern portion of Vancouver Island].](https://cdn18.picryl.com/photo/2019/11/09/map-showing-coast-of-northwestern-portion-of-vancouver-island-1457cb-640.jpg "[Map showing coast of northwestern portion of Vancouver Island].")
[Map showing coast of northwestern portion of Vancouver Island].
Watermark: J. Honig & Zoonen. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes inset showing Bahía de San Patricio and Bahía del Duguen.... more
John Daman, August 7, 1786, Bill of Lading for Books Shipped from Lond...
Bill of Lading for Books Shipped from London to Thomas Jefferson in Paris
Plano de la Bahya de Romay situada en la costa septentl. del Estrecho ...
Shows Freshwater Bay and adjacent portions of the Strait of Magellan. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Cádiz. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Watermark: J. Kool. Watermark dated from 1728-... more
Rto. del Capitan dn. Vincente Lunardi. Nació en Lucca el dia 11 de ene...
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Italian balloonist Vincent Lunardi, with text describing highlights of his diplomatic and aerial activities. Title from item. Tissandier collection.
Thomas Boylston to Thomas Jefferson, May 1786, Maritime Insurance Prem...
Maritime Insurance Premiums
![[Ōgiya hanaōgi yujo]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/27/giya-hanagi-yujo-320aee-640.jpg "[Ōgiya hanaōgi yujo]")
[Ōgiya hanaōgi yujo]
Print shows Hanaōgi, a courtesan, full-length, standing near a large city gate, facing left. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: H... more
Thomas Jefferson to Lister Asquith, January 13, 1786, William & Cather...
William & Catherine (ship)
Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Adams and John Lowell, August 17, 1786, Pro...
Property in Maine Claimed by Madame de Gregoire
Figure exacte et proportions, du globe aërostatique, qui, le premier, ...
Print shows elaborately decorated balloon used by Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes in ascent from Paris, October 19, 1783, reaching an altitude of 330 feet for nine minutes. (Source: A... more
Carta reducida del Estrecho de Magallanes y parte de la costa del Fueg...
Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 200 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes notes and index. O... more
Thomas Jefferson to Francis Coffyn, et al, May 31, 1786, Tobacco Trade...
Tobacco Trade Regulations
Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, May 31, 1786, Tobacco Trade Regula...
Tobacco Trade Regulations
An act for appointing deputies from this Commonwealth to a convention ...
Copy or original in Washington papers 237 no.11 Mss. Div.; Evans 20101.; On verso: {stamp} Gift Herbert Putnam Sept. 22 1938; {stamp} Issued by the United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission Sol Bl... more
Thomas Jefferson to Borgnis Desbordes, Freres, January 8, 1786, Lister...
Lister Asquith's Maritime Law Case; William & Catherine (ship); in French
Admiral Parker / Birrell sculp.
Print shows Sir Peter Parker, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile, wearing naval uniform; medallion on pedestal with name plate. Title from item. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain... more
Admiral Hughes
Print shows Admiral Edward Hughes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; medallion on pedestal. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 178... more
Anthony Garvey to Nicolas Darcel, 1786, Cover Only; with Address for V...
Cover Only; with Address for Veuve Samuel Joly l'aine et fils
Lord Keppel / Golder sculp.
Print shows Augustus Keppel Viscount Keppel, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, left profile, in oval on pedestal with nameplate.
![[Youth seated amid trees and flowers; basket on branch and shovel on ground]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1786/01/01/youth-seated-amid-trees-and-flowers-basket-on-branch-and-shovel-on-ground-640.jpg "[Youth seated amid trees and flowers; basket on branch and shovel on ground]")
[Youth seated amid trees and flowers; basket on branch and shovel on g...
Original drawing by Le Barbier l'aine. Illus. in: Salomon Gessner, Oeuvres (Paris, 1786-93) v. 1 bet. p. 44-45. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Publ. Ind. (3)... more
Thomas Jefferson to Jean Durival, November 7, 1786, United States Coin...
United States Coins
Small talk for the benefit of the Wells / designed by Shortskirts ; ex...
Print shows a man wearing a mortar board and gown standing on the left expressing concern, "Oh dear - damnation! - what will become of my poor NEDDY." Another man, possibly Edmund Burke, labeled "Fop", is strik... more
The reverse of the great seal of the United States / JT sculp.
Print shows the eye at the top of the pyramid in a medallion inscribed with "Annuit cœptis:" and "Novus ordo seclorum" on a pedestal with olive branch and palm leaf. Title from item. Engrav'd for the Columbian ... more
Numazuhon-machi, Higashimakado-mura, tou-son ohayashi ōzakai ezu.
Scale not given. Manuscript; watercolor and ink. Relief shown pictorially. Lower left corner: Nanushi Jōzaemon, Kumigashira Yūemon, Chōemon. Stamped on: Sasno Bunko. Shows corporate ownership of agriculture and... more
Plano del Puerto de Samá, situado en la costa del N. de la ysla de Snt...
Scale ca. 1:11,500. Depths shown by soundings. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Watermarks: J. Kool; and, Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 334 LC Maps of North America, 1750-178... more
Wilt, Delmestre & Company to Thomas Jefferson, May 11, 1786, United St...
United States Finances
![[Arms of the United States] / Jas. Trenchard sculp.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1786/01/01/arms-of-the-united-states-jas-trenchard-sculp-640.jpg "[Arms of the United States] / Jas. Trenchard sculp.")
Thomas Jefferson to Treasury Department, July 10, 1786, Account of Mon...
Account of Money Provided in Paris by the United States and Virginia
J. Marc Barrere, August 31, 1786, Declaration on Seizure of the Neptun...
Declaration on Seizure of the Neptune (ship) in Port au Prince
Lawyers in term / designed by Necessity ; executed by Rapacity.
Print shows lawyers for the defendant on one side and lawyers for the plaintiff's case on the other side of the defendant tugging at his clothing which is labeled with various legal terms. Elements or "part of ... more
![General orders for the Second Division of the Massachusetts' militia ... Given under my hand in Newbury-port, this first day of December, Anno Domini, 1786. Jonathan Titcomb, Major-General. Newbury-Port. Printed by John Mycall [1786].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1786/01/01/general-orders-for-the-second-division-of-the-massachusetts-militia-given-under-640.jpg "General orders for the Second Division of the Massachusetts' militia ... Given under my hand in Newbury-port, this first day of December, Anno Domini, 1786. Jonathan Titcomb, Major-General. Newbury-Port. Printed by John Mycall [1786].")
Plan of Mr. Fitch's steam boat
Print shows broadside view of John Fitch's design for ferry boat with steam-driven oars. Title from item. Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or monthly miscellany,.... Philadelphia : Printed for T. Seddon, W. S... more
John Lamb, March 28, 1786, Certificate of Official Proceedings on Paul...
Certificate of Official Proceedings on Paul R. Randall
Street walkers / RST ; etch'd by B. Smith.
Cartoon shows a well dressed man wearing large hat, possibly George Hanger, walking at the corner of Bond Street and Piccadilly, there he meets the gaze of a fashionably dressed young woman, a prostitute(?), al... more
