...precious stones, vessels, curiosities in amber, crystal, agate, etc. ; all being very perfect and rare of their kind, especially his books of birds, fish, flowers, and shells, drawn and minatured to the life. He told us that one book stood him in ^300; it was painted by that excellent...

...account and portrait are given of him. bookes of birds, fish, flowers, and shells, drawn and miniatur'd to the life. He told us that one book stood him in...excellent workman whom the late Gaston Duke of Orleans emploied. This gentleman's whole collection, gather'd by himselfe travelling over most parts of Europe,...

...precious stones, vessels, curiosities in amber, crystal, agate, etc. ; all being very perfect and rare of their kind, especially his books of birds, fish, flowers, and shells, drawn and minatured to the life. He told us that one book stood him in ^300; it was painted by that excellent...

...amber, christal, achat, etc., all being very perfect and rare of their kind, especially his bookes of birds, fish, flowers, and shells, drawn and miniatured to the life. terial for the History of the United States to 1783, in the British Museum, in Minor London Archives,...

...glasses of spirits of wine) minerals, precious stones, vessells, curiousities in amber, chrystal, achat, &c., all being very perfect and rare in their kind,...books of birds, fish, flowers, and shells, drawn and miniatur'd to the life." Evelyn's entries give us some idea of the conglomeration of exhibits which...

...of spirits of wine), minerals precious stones, vessels, curiosities in amber, chrystal, agate etc., all being very perfect and rare in their kind, especially...flowers and shells, drawn and miniatured to the life. . . . This gentleman's whole collection, gathered by himself travelling over most parts of Europe,...