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Large bound book labeled "Scrap Book, Vol. I" on the spine. Pages are heavy paper, colored (or discolored?) pinkish, some yellowish. Documents have been pasted, stapled or laid in. First half largely contains legal documents, ordination certificates, passports, etc. from the lives of Thomas William Carr (1770-1829) made Solicitor of Excise in 1805, his son the Reverend Thomas William Carr (1801-1840), Rector of Teddington?, and his son Reverend Thomas William Carr (b. 1830), Rector of Barming. It seems likely the scrapbook was assembled by Rev Thomas William Carr of Barming, and that he collected manuscripts from friends, family, etc. One newspaper clipping, for instance, is reported as having been found in an old cabinet in the Eshott Heugh estate.

Portrait of William Hayley.

Contains records copied from the family Bible and quotations from his reading. The latest date in the book is a year after Reynolds went to London to study under Thomas Hudson.

Portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer.

Advertising wigs made and sold by John Bennet, "in the newest fashion and in a more durable manner."

Written from Port Mahon, Minorca. Concerning his voyage to Italy. Ingamells no. 5.

Views include The Sleeping Parlour, The Witch House, The Temple of Modern Virtue, The Temple of Antient Virtue, The Shell Bridge, The Temple of British Worthies, The Chinese House, The Temple of Contemplation, the Grotto, Deido's Cave, The Rotunda, King George 2, Queen Caroline, The Temple of Friendship, the Pebble Alcove, The Imperial Closet, and Congreve's Monument.

Notes on Melmoth's translation of Pliny's letters, made in 1750 on the trip to Italy.

Clippings accompanied by signature of Scheemaker.

Scraps rescued from trash by Sir Joshua's pupil James Northcote, who later became his biographer. Including several handwritten notations by James Northcote verifying the hand of Sir Joshua Reynolds. With this is cased Manuscript Fragments of Discourses and Lecture.

Including one notation by Northcote which verifies the hand of Reynolds. Cased with Manuscript Fragments of Discourses.

Contains extracts from his reading (chiefly Pope and Shakespeare) and rough drafts of projected essays on painting.

The first fragment signed "Your most humble servant, Geo. Humphry" with annotated note by W. Upcott. The second signed "Ozias Humphry Honiton Septr. 1st. 1758.

The text introduces the drawings accompanying Forbes's first letter. Below the title is an adapted passage from Erasmus Darwin's (1731-1802) "The Botanic Garden," beginning, "We pass the coast where Calpe's thunder roars, and answering echoes shake the kindred shores."

The drawing depicts Forbes's ship approaching Porto Sancto. Top of page: "One of the Insulae Purpurariae." Bottom of page: a passage beginning "Our native soil now far behind, we ply the lonely waste of seas and boundless sky," a paraphrase of a translation of the Portuguses epic poem, "The Lusiads," by Luís Vaz de Camões (c. 1524-1580), available in a popular English translation in 1776.

The drawing shows a ship approaching the island of Teneriffe, itself mountainous and dominated by one striking peak.

The drawing shows a ship near the island of Palma, which has gradual slopes and a low range of mountains. Bottom of page: an adapted poem taken from the writing of devotional author William Melmoth (c. 1665-1743), beginning, "By Newton's rules, secure the vessel rides, while threatening seas roll high their dreadful tides."

The drawing shows a ship approaching the island of Madeira, which covers the entire horizon; it is gray and rocky. Bottom of page: a quotation from "The Lusiads" by Camões, beginning, "Now from her woods, with fragrant bowers adorn'd."

The image shows several ears of corn on the stalk.

The drawing depicts a harbor filled with several boats and larger ships, and a city set at the foot of a steep mountain range. In the foreground is a fort, with a person sitting and watching the scene--perhaps Forbes himself--and throughout the city there are churches, soldiers, and other small groups of people. At bottom of page: an adapted quotation from a poem by Joseph Addison (1672-1719).

The drawing shows two figures, a man and a woman, the latter sitting and the former standing, next to a river and below a banana plant. The man holds a staff, and wears a feathered headdress, while the woman wears jewelery and a robe. At bottom of page: an adapted quotation from Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774), reading, in part, "The naked Indian, panting at the Line, boasts of his golden sands, and palmy wine." Goldsmith's original reads, "The naked negro."

The drawing depcits several figures in a garden: two women, one dressed in pink, the other in black and veiled; a Black servant carrying a basket of fruit; and two men, one dressed in a brown overcoat, the other in a blue jacket. At bottom of page: an adapted quotation from "The Shipwreck" by epic poet William Falconer (1732-1769).

The drawing shows a red bird pearched on the branch of a tree.

The drawing shows a dark blue bird on a branch, with a decayed leaf. The Latin name is listed as Accipiter, Cauda furcata (see Elanoides forficatus).

The drawing shows a dark blue bird, perched on a branch with a large fruit hanging below. The Latin name is given as Pica glandaria, coerulea, cristata (see Cyanocitta cristata). Forbes gives the Latin name for the custard-apple tree as Anona Maram (see Annona reticulata).

The image depicts a bird on a branch attempting to eat pods from a neighboring plant. The Latin name of the bird is listed as Hortulanus Caroliniensis (see possibly Dolichonyx oryzivorus) and the Latin name for the plant is listed as Oriza (see Oryza).

The drawing depicts several hummingbirds of different types flying around a collection of flowers and grass, with a nest amid the leaves. The Latin name is given as Mellivora (possibly Florisuga mellivora). At bottom of page: an adapted quotation from Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden" beginning, "The humming-Bird in gay Brasilian bowers."

The image shows a green and purple bird perched on a branch.

The drawing does not match the title. The drawing shows a large fish with broad fins--possibly a flying fish. It does not show any spiders. No detail is given on the missing spiders, nor is the fish identified. Bottom of page: a quotation from Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden," beginning, "Thus shoot the Spider-broods at breezy dawn."

Bottom of page: an adapted quotation from "The World" by Adam Fitz-Adam, beginning, "O say, what yet untasted bounties flow, What purer joys awat Hindostan's plain? Do lilies fairer, violets sweeter blow? Or warbles Philomel a softer strain?"

The drawing shows a blue and green hummingbird perched on a flowering, thorny branch, probably of a rose bush. No Latin name is given.

The image shows a coconut tree with a man at the base collecting coconuts in a basket. Below the image, it reads, "The Gardener is in proportion." The Latin name is given above as Cocos Nucifera - Lin: (see Cocos nucifera). Bottom of page: a quotation from James Thomson's "The Seasons" beginning, "Let me enjoy, by breezy murmurs cool'd."

The drawing shows an areca palm in an empty area of grass. The Latin name is given as Areca Catechu - Lin: (see Areca catechu).

The image shows a tree with several bunches of fruit on a small patch of grass. The Latin name is given as Carica Papaya (see Carica papaya).

The drawing shows a bird perched on a branch encircled by a vine with several groups of leaves. There is no Latin name give (see possibly Anthracoceros albirostris).

The drawing depicts a golden lion tamarin on a stump itself entangled in a vine with purple flowers. No Latin name is given (see Leontopithecus rosalia).

The drawing shows a large fruit hanging on a leafy, flowering branch. The Latin name is given as Malus aurantia Indica (see Citrus maxima). Bottom of page: a quotation from Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden," beginning, "Bud after bud her polish'd leaves unfold."

The image shows a green, blue, and white bird perched on a branch with purple blossoms. No Latin name is given.

The image depicts a spotted fish without surrounding illustration. The Latin name is given as Cugupuguacu Braziliensis (see possibly Epinephelus guttatus).

The image shows a red, white, and black bird perched on a branch with two fruits and several leaves. The Latin name is given as Emberiza Paradisoea (current name uncertain).

The image shows a white and red cockatoo perched on a barnch with several leaves, one of which is in decay. Below the image is written, "Le Kakatoes à Huppe Rouge." For Ficus religiosa, see Ficus benghalensis.

The image shows two butterflies near a branch of a rose bush with several blossoms. The Latin name is given as Papilio Nestor (see Morpho menelaus).