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Original drawings for Lister's 'Conchology'

Volume bearing the title "Le Trésor des Trésors" (The Treasure of the Treasures)

Volume entitled: "The Method of Building, Rigging, Apparelling and Furnishing his Majesty's Ships of Warr, according to their Rates - with The Exact Proportion and Charge of all Things requisite thereunto"

Bound manuscript entitled: "Principles of Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Optics etc"

Volume entitled: "Illumni sui Charissimi Josephi Ball calculorum Rationem experimens Libellus Quemq"

'James Burrow's Arithmetick MDCCXXXVIII'

[Letter] London [to] Mr Goodrich, Portsea or at Mr Peake's Dockyard, Portsmouth/ Sam[ue]l Rehe. [He has received, for Goodrich, the Society of Arts' premium of £65]

Letter from Mr N Swainston to Mr James Raisbeck, later addition written by William Grundy.

Torn note referring to a payment of £5.0.0

Note regarding £18.0.0 received from J S Raisbeck for £800.0.0 on the Sugar House mortgage to Cuthbert Burrell

Legal agreement between Thomas Meeke and Katherine Turner

Obligation between Benjamin Davison and William Raisbeck

Legal agreement regarding the transfer of land in the East fields; 7 acres In le Eastfeild; land at Wrydike; Corne Close and 7 acres in le Eastfeild

Legal agreement regarding transfer of land from Thomas Rudd to Joseph Claxton and Margaret Claxton at Corn Close

Legal document confirming Thomas Raisbeck's status as an attorney

Legal agreement regarding transfer of land known as Corn Close, near Saltholm from John Wells and John Benton to Thomas Rudd

Petition for Thomas Raisbeck, City of Durham to Dormer Parkhurst Esq, Chancellor of the County Palatine of Durham and Sadberge

Bills paid by Mr Raisbeck to Mrs Bone

Legal agreement regarding the transfer of land from John Humble to Robert Hilton in the Ropery, West Little Field; messuage, garden/orchard, curtilag and 2 stables; and The Garth

Pages 14 and 15 of the Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd minute book no.1

Article of agreement between William Raisbeck and James Raisbeck

Articles of agreement between James Raisbeck and William Raisbeck

Testament to Thomas Raisbeck by Thomas Rudd

Note referring to partnership between Thomas Raisbeck and John Rudd

Legal agreement between Lamelot Hilton and Thomas Meeke

Legal agreement regarding transfer of land at Corne Close and Wrydyke

Legal document regarding Thomas Raisbeck's appointment as a solicitor

Legal document granting Thomas Raisbeck the authority to act as Attorney in the County Palatine of Durham

180

The Domestick Intelligence Or News both from City and Country Impartially Related

3 sheets

French technical drawings relating to Newcomen atmospheric engine erected at Fresnes, near Conde in northern France

275

French technical drawing: Elevation d'une cheminee dans laquelle on a pratique un poele propre a bruler de la houille

305

Receipt of £1,360 for land sold by Sir John Pettus

181

The Loyal Protestant and True Domestick Intelligence, or, News both from City and Countrey.

205

Letter from John and Jane Cox to John Cox

2 sheets

French technical drawings of a Newcomen atmospheric engine erected at the York Buildings waterworks on the Thames

230

Certificate admitting Robert Yeff, joiner and instrument maker to the Freedom of the City of Bristol

435

Broadsheet: Sir William Petty's Plan for a system of instruction relative to the business of the Marine Department, in the same words as the original; but with the articles transposed, and marginal titles, supplemental titles, and remarks added

190

Letter from John Flamsteed to Reverend John Smith

220

French technical drawing of a 'niveau a Lunette'

184

Heraclitus Ridens: at A Dialogue between Fest and Earnest, concerning the Times

A collection of glass lantern slides capturing the development of flight from an early set of images from the 1909 aviation meeting held at Reims, France through to images of aircraft from Imperial Airways and flying boats in the late Thirties.

The History of Aircraft and Flying

185

Letter from Robert Boyle to Sir Robert Southwell

160

Medical recipes

315

A manuscript alchemical paper

370

Broadside: La sphere Automatique, travailee par Thrasius, par les soins de Mr. Adrien Vroesen, & suivant les calculs de Nicolas Stampioen

12 items

Folder of photos entitled '12 Wembley Snapshots'

13 items

Manuscripts and drawings relating mainly to mining engineering and gunpowder

192 photographic prints

Foulsham and Banfield Ltd Collection

1345

Architectural design drawing: A Design of a Stone bridge, adapted to the Stone Piers which are to support Westminster Bridge

3p on 1 leaf

The Art of Smelting Copper Ores; To Refine Copper. [Headed: 'Neath. (Ch.Champion)'. Watermarked 1801]