Category Archives: Blacker-Wood Collection

The Blacker-Wood Library of Zoology and Ornithology was originally founded in 1920 by Dr. Casey Wood, an ophthalmologist whose interest in comparative ophthalmology led to research into the eyes of birds, and a broader interest in birds in general. Dr. Wood travelled widely, and from 1920 to his death in 1942, he was principally responsible for acquiring books, manuscripts, paintings and drawings and artifacts for the Blacker-Wood Library. The Blacker-Wood Library of Biology was formed in 1988 with the merger of the Blacker-Wood Library of Zoology and the Botany-Genetics Library.

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New online: Water level and weather data for the Ganges River region (1809-1822)

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Water level and weather data for the Ganges River region : a collection of six records. Authored by Captain Lachaln, Major Parlby and James Kyd. 1809-1822. Rare Books & Special Collections – Blacker-Wood Manuscripts. folio GB1339 W38 1809

From the cataloguing record: Six records, largely in tabular form, sewn together into plain brown card covers with paper cover label bearing a summary of contents; provenance bookplate of Natural History Society of Montreal

Water level and weather data for the Ganges River region : a collection of six records. Authored by Captain Lachaln, Major Parlby and James Kyd. 1809-1822. Rare Books & Special Collections – Blacker-Wood Manuscripts. folio GB1339 W38 1809

Water level and weather data for the Ganges River region : a collection of six records. Authored by Captain Lachaln, Major Parlby and James Kyd. 1809-1822. Rare Books & Special Collections – Blacker-Wood Manuscripts. folio GB1339 W38 1809

Contents:

  • Memoir, of observations of the progressive rise of the waters of the Ganges at Ghazipore during the rainy season of 1815 / by Capt. Lachlan —
  • Diary of the daily … rise & fall of the Ganges … from 1815 to 1822 both years inclusive / by Major Parlby ; with notes by Capt. Lachlan —
  • Comparative view of the rise & fall of the Bhagruttu & Ganges daily … [1809-1811] –
  • Rise & fall of the Baugrutty commencing 1st January 1822 / by Major Parlby —
  • Tide table of January and February 1815[-November and December 1820] kept … near Calcutta / by James Kyd —
  • Weather, Kedgeree, Diamond Harbour, 1819[-1820].

Other titles:

  • Memoir, of observations of the progressive rise of the waters of the Ganges at Ghazipore during the rainy season of 1815 / by Capt. Lachlan —
  • Diary of the daily … rise & fall of the Ganges … from 1815 to 1822 both years inclusive / by Major Parlby ; with notes by Capt. Lachlan —

Annotated catalogue of the Casey A. Wood Collection of Persian, Arabic and Hindustani manuscripts

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From the cataloguing notes:

Catalogue of a collection of 238 manuscripts, chiefly in Persian, acquired by Ivanow, collected mainly in Northeastern India, and brought by Wood to McGill University; a few titles already in the libraries of McGill University have been appended.

Ivanow, W., & Wood, C. A. (1927). Annotated catalogue of the Casey A. Wood Collection of Persian, Arabic and Hindustani manuscripts. Page 1.

Ivanow, W., & Wood, C. A. (1927). Annotated catalogue of the Casey A. Wood Collection of Persian, Arabic and Hindustani manuscripts. Page 1.

Included is Wladimir’s handwritten catalogue preceded by a typescript title page labelled “rough notes” with Wood’s handwritten annotations followed by Wood’s handwritten revised title page and table of contents, and a typescript preface with Wood’s handwritten revisions; this is accompanied by a typescript copy placed in loose-leaf covers of the revised title page and preface, and an outline of the parts of the catalogue, together with various other short sections of related information.

Ivanow, W., & Wood, C. A. (1927). Annotated catalogue of the Casey A. Wood Collection of Persian, Arabic and Hindustani manuscripts. Page 3.

Ivanow, W., & Wood, C. A. (1927). Annotated catalogue of the Casey A. Wood Collection of Persian, Arabic and Hindustani manuscripts. Page 3.

The revised title page is dated: Bombay, 1927; the “rough notes” title page is dated Calcutta, India, 1928 and has Wood’s manuscript notations re publication possibilities dated 1934.

Ivanow, W., & Wood, C. A. (1927). Annotated catalogue of the Casey A. Wood Collection of Persian, Arabic and Hindustani manuscripts. Page 7.

Ivanow, W., & Wood, C. A. (1927). Annotated catalogue of the Casey A. Wood Collection of Persian, Arabic and Hindustani manuscripts. Page 7.

2 manuscripts one handwritten and typescript. The  handwritten manuscript is housed in a fall-down-back box 24 x 20 x 8 cm. 

Handwritten journal of a voyage up Great Britain’s west coast to Iceland

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Page 1 of A journal of a voyage up Great Britain’s west coast and to Iceland by Joseph Banks (1743-1820)

Page 1 of A journal of a voyage up Great Britain’s west coast and to Iceland by Joseph Banks (1743-1820)

This handwritten primary source is a recent addition to our digital catalogue. It is the original account of a natural history expedition Sir Joseph Banks lead from July 12 to Sept. 6, 1772 up the coast of Britain to Iceland.

The title for this holograph was supplied by cataloguer, based on heading in the printed ed. edited by Roy A Rauschenberg, 1973. It was purchased by Casey Wood for the Blacker-Wood Collection from Wheldon & Wesley Ltd., Codicote, Hertfordshire in 1924 (cf. Rauschenburg, p. 194).

Bound in red morocco with gilt double-fillet border, spine with gilt lettering and gilt fillet trim, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges. You can consult the original in the Blacker-Wood Manuscripts collection by visiting the Rare Books and Special collections department during regular hours. 

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo

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Just in time for spring I wanted to post about some beautiful zoological illustrations that came across our v-craddle scanner last week. These original watercolours are a part of four volume collection in the Blacker-Wood Illustrations collection and originally published between 1766-84. To see the rest of the volumes you can visit Rare Books and Special collection during their opening hours.

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

<em> Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes.<em> (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).

Original water-colour paintings on the natural history of St. Domingo : with mo. notes. (1766) de Rabié. McGill Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Blacker-Wood Illustrations. folio M9725 R11 cutter V.4 (FRUITS).