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Total number of records: 2589

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Record typeCount
Books and printed items2118
People and organisations264
Archives182
Indexes19
Art items5
Objects1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection522
English Literature200
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society186
Herbert Read Collection109
Quaker Collection67
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society64
Ripon Cathedral43
Leeds Russian Archive32
Business Archives19
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections17

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SubjectCount
english language24
sermons, english21
greek language17
english literature15
folklore15
english poetry12
ethics12
letters12
theology12
astrographic catalog and chart11

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PlaceCount
Great Britain58
England54
Wales34
Europe19
Greece17
France16
Rome16
Ireland13
Gaul11
Iceland9

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Southey, Robert (1774-1843)136
James, Henry (1843-1916)104
Church of England62
Shuckburgh, Evelyn S (1843-1906)62
Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)53
Abbott, Evelyn (1843-1901)45
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)44
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)36
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)36
Shuckburgh, Evelyn S35

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From 1700178
From 18001947
From 1900456
From 20008

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Up to 179943
Up to 18991890
Up to 1999616
Up to latest23

Archive Print Item

London, 1843

Davies, Benjamin Rees; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Old House Books (Firm); Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)

1992

Relief shown by hachures. "One of the earliest street maps of London produced... so that passengers in Hansom cabs could check that they were being taken by the shortest route."--Sleeve. "Under the ...

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Public charities : Analytical digest of the Commissioners' reports, in continuation of digest printed in 1832 : presented in compliance with an order of the House of Commons, made 27th March, 1835 (v.2)

Great Britain. Commissioners upon the public charities; William Clowes and Sons; Great Britain. His Majesty's Stationery Office

1832-1835

"An Analytical Digest of the Reports made to Parliament by the Commissioners upon the Public Charities since the last Digest in August, 1831; such Digest to embrace the Counties and Cities which were ...

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