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The
REPOSITORY
of
Arts, Literature, Commerce,
Manufactures, FASHIONS and Politics.
This
Work
Already honored by his Approbation
Is most Humbly Dedicated by Permission
To his Royal Highness
The Prince of Wales,
by his grateful and obedient servant,
R. Ackermann.
Girón scr.t
All issues:
January Issue
[edit]
THE
Repository
OF
ARTS, LITERATURE, COMMERCE,
Manufactures, Fashions and Politics.
For JANUARY, 1809.
The First Number.
EMBELLISHMENTS.
- Two whole-length Figures of London Fashions for the Month.
- The Repository of Arts, 101, Strand.
- Fashionable Furniture.
- Sporting Vignettes.
- Allegorical Wood-cut, with real Patterns of British Manufacture.
CONTENTS.
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London Prices, Markets, &c. &c.
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February Issue
[edit]
THE
Repository
OF
ARTS, LITERATURE, COMMERCE,
Manufactures, Fashions and Politics.
For FEBRUARY, 1809.
The Second Number.
EMBELLISHMENTS.
5. & 6. | Two whole-length Figures of London Fashions for the Month. |
7. | Wedgwood’s Rooms, St. James’s Square. |
8. | Two Pointers, by Howitt. |
9. | Patent Landau. |
10. | Allegorical Wood-cut, with real Patterns of British Manufacture. |
CONTENTS.
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121 |
122 |
ib. |
123 |
ib. |
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ib. |
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128 |
129 |
130 |
ib. |
March Issue
[edit]
THE
Repository
OF
ARTS, LITERATURE, COMMERCE,
Manufactures, Fashions and Politics.
For MARCH, 1809.
The Third Number.
EMBELLISHMENTS.
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Two Setters, by Howitt
156 -
Pyropneumatic Apparatus, (a Wood-cut)
162 -
Fac-Simile of a Latin Poem from Herculaneum
180 -
Polish Walking Dress
185 -
Opera Dress
186 -
Harding, Howell, & Co.’s Magazine, Pall-Mall
187 -
Fashionable Furniture
188 -
Allegorical Wood-cut, with Patterns
189
CONTENTS.
PAGE
History of Architecture
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131 |
Architecture of India
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132 |
Architecture of Egypt
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134 |
136 |
Account of the learned Spaniel
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138 |
Inquiry on the Origin of drinking Healths
|
ib. |
Account of the Merino Sheep
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139 |
Anecdotes of European Manners and Customs
|
145 |
Second Letter from Italy
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148 |
British Sports—The Pointer and Setter
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155 |
Earl Stanhope’s Composition for healing Wounds in Trees
|
157 |
On the Waste of Agricultural Produce
|
159 |
Account of a new Pedometer
|
163 |
Projected Emigration of the Spanish Patriots
|
165 |
History, Manufactures, and Properties of Sugar
|
167 |
Comparison of the Fashions of the present and past Times
|
170 |
Retrospect of Politics
|
172 |
Medical Report
|
178 |
Agricultural Report
|
179 |
Fac-Simile of a Line of a Latin Poem from Herculaneum
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180 |
Literary Intelligence
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181 |
Review of New Publications
|
183 |
184 |
185 |
ib. |
186 |
Fashionable Furniture
|
188 |
Descriptions of Patterns of British Manufacture
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189 |
Poetry
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190 |
Marriages and Deaths
|
192 |
Bankrupts and Dividends
|
193 |
London Markets
|
196 |
Prices of Stocks
|
197 |
Meteorological Table
|
198 |
Prices of Companies’ Shares
|
ib. |
April Issue
[edit]
THE
Repository
OF
ARTS, LITERATURE, COMMERCE,
Manufactures, Fashions and Politics.
For APRIL, 1809.
The Fourth Number.
EMBELLISHMENTS.
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Map of the Crimea
231 -
Two Spaniels, by Howitt
238 -
Full Dress
248 -
Walking Dress
249 -
Lackington, Allen, & Co.’s Temple of the Muses, Finsbury-Square
251 -
Fashionable Window-Curtains
254 -
Allegorical Wood-cut, with Patterns
255
CONTENTS.
PAGE
History of the Useful and Polite Arts
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199 |
Introduction to some Observations on the Arts, by Juninus
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204 |
Musical Query, by Philephonus
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205 |
Letters from Italy
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ib. |
Amelia’s Letters
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211 |
Method of bleaching Straw
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216 |
Experiment on Candles
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217 |
On the late Discoveries in Electrochemical Science
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218 |
On the Waste of Agricultural Produce
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220 |
Sympathy, by Homo
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223 |
On Gas Light
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229 |
Historical Account of the Crimea, with a Map
|
233 |
British Sports
|
238 |
Retrospect of Politics
|
241 |
Medical Report
|
245 |
Agricultural Report
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246 |
Literary Notices and Intelligence
|
247 |
248 |
249 |
Temple of the Muses, Finsbury-Square
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251 |
Miscellaneous Fragments and Anecdotes
|
252 |
Fashionable Furniture
|
254 |
Allegorical Wood-Cut, with Patterns of British Manufacture
|
255 |
Poetry
|
256 |
Marriages and Deaths
|
258 |
Bankrupts and Dividends
|
260 |
London Markets
|
263 |
Prices of Stocks
|
264 |
Meteorological Table
|
265 |
Prices of Companies’ Shares
|
ib. |
May Issue
[edit]
THE
Repository
OF
ARTS, LITERATURE, COMMERCE,
Manufactures, Fashions and Politics.
For MAY, 1809.
The Fifth Number.
EMBELLISHMENTS.
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Water Spaniel, by Howitt, coloured
305 -
Ball Dress
328 -
Walking Dress
ib. -
Pellatt & Green’s Glass & China Ware Rooms, St. Paul’s Church-Yard
330 -
Fashionable French Sofa Bed
331 -
Allegorical Wood-Cut, with Patterns
332
CONTENTS.
PAGE
History of the Useful and Polite Arts
|
267 |
Observations on the Arts, by Juninus
|
270 |
Directions for acquiring Knowledge
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276 |
Letters from North America
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278 |
Third Letter from Italy
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282 |
Amelia’s second Letter
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291 |
Historical Account of the Crimea, second Letter
|
291 |
Letter from an Artist to a Fashionable Physician
|
295 |
Concealment of a Bankrupt’s Effects
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296 |
On the Waste of Agricultural Produce (third Letter)
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ib. |
Fashionable Titles for Musical Compositions
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298 |
On the late Discoveries in Electrochemical Science
|
300 |
Historical Facts relative to European Manners and Customs
|
302 |
Remarkable Property of Boiling Tar
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303 |
British Sports
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ib. |
Retrospect of Politics
|
308 |
Medical Report
|
312 |
Agricultural Report
|
313 |
Literary Notices and Intelligence
|
314 |
Intelligence relating to the Fine Arts
|
315 |
Review of New Publications
|
316 |
Musical Review
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321 |
Miscellaneous Fragments and Anecdotes
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323 |
Theatrical Report
|
326 |
Fashions for Ladies and Gentlemen
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328 |
Pellatt & Green’s Shew-Room, St. Paul’s Church-Yard
|
330 |
Fashionable Furniture
|
331 |
Allegorical Wood-Cut, with Patterns of British Manufacture
|
332 |
Marriages and Deaths
|
ib. |
Bankrupts and Dividends
|
334 |
London Markets
|
338 |
Prices of Stocks
|
338 |
Meteorological Table
|
340 |
Prices of Companies’ Shares
|
ib. |
June Issue
[edit]
THE
Repository
OF
ARTS, LITERATURE, COMMERCE,
Manufactures, Fashions and Politics.
For JUNE, 1809.
The Sixth Number.
EMBELLISHMENTS.
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The Red Grouse, by Howitt
379 -
Ladies’ Walking Dress
397 -
Promenade Dress
ib. -
View of Carlton-House
398 -
Fashionable Work-Table, Footstool, Drawing-Room Taboulet, & Chair
400 -
Allegorical Wood-Cut, with Patterns
ib.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
History of the Useful and Polite Arts
|
342 |
The dreadful Picture of France, presented as a Warning to other Nations
|
345 |
Observations on Painting and Drawing, by Juninus
|
351 |
On Theatrical Architecture and Taste
|
355 |
Historical Facts relative to European Manners and Customs
|
357 |
Description of the Peninsula called Strickland Ease, in Esthwaite Lake, Westmoreland
|
358 |
Fourth Letter from Italy
|
359 |
Account of the Crimea, Historical and Descriptive
|
364 |
Second Letter from North America
|
359 |
Answers to the Queries respecting the Concealment of a Bankrupt’s Effects
|
369 |
A Medical Query
|
370 |
Answers to the Queries relative to Boiling Tar
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ib. |
Amelia’s Third Letter
|
371 |
Answer to the Medical Query in No. IV
|
376 |
Fourth Letter of an Economist on the Waste of Agricultural Produce
|
377 |
British Sports
|
'378 |
Literary Intelligence
|
379 |
Intelligence relating to the Fine Arts
|
381 |
Review of New Publications
|
383 |
Review of New Music
|
388 |
Retrospect of Politics
|
391 |
Medical Report
|
395 |
Agricultural Report
|
396 |
Fashions for Ladies
|
397 |
398 |
View and Description of Carlton-House
|
ib. |
Fashionable Furniture
|
400 |
Patterns of British Manufacture
|
ib. |
Poetry
|
401 |
Alphabetical List of Bankruptcies
|
ib. |
403 |
Supplementary Issue
[edit]
THE
Repository
OF
ARTS, LITERATURE, COMMERCE,
Manufactures, Fashions and Politics.
For JUNE, 1809.
Supplement, Vol. I.
EMBELLISHMENTS.
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Frontispiece
V -
The Intellectual Compass (a Wood-cut)
407 -
Map of Martinique
449 -
Fashionable Head-Dresses
494 -
Portrait of Lord Cochrane
495
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Description of the Intellectual Compass, invented by John Stewart, the celebrated Traveller
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406 |
Observations on Painting and Drawing, by Juninus
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424 |
Study and the Old Barber, by the same
|
427 |
On Spelndour of Colouring, by the same
|
429 |
Observations on Duels, and Account of some remarkable Challengers
|
433 |
Account of the Crimea, Historical and Descriptive
|
436 |
Fourth Letter from Italy (concluded)
|
440 |
Third Letter from North America
|
447 |
Description of the Island of Martinique
|
449 |
On the Origin of Drinking Healths
|
451 |
Miscellaneous Fragments and Anecdotes
|
452 |
On the Application of Gas from Coal to the Production of Light
|
453 |
Interesting Intelligence from the London Gazettes
|
463 |
Official Account of the Battle of Corunna
|
466 |
taking of Martinique
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473 |
taking of Vigo
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478 |
taking of Cayenne
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479 |
capture of Le Niemen French Frigate
|
482 |
destruction of the French Squadron in Basque Roads
|
483 |
Exhibition of Paintings
|
486 |
Exhibition of the Royal Academy
|
487 |
at Spring-Gardens
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491 |
at Bond-Street
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493 |
Head-Dresses, Ladies
|
494 |
Life of Lord Cochrane
|
494 |
Prices of Stocks
|
501 |
Meteorological Journal
|
502 |
Prices of Shares
|
ib. |
Marriages and Deaths
|
503 |