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1500 Collection

In the year 1500, a myriad of remarkable events and inventions shaped the world as we know it today

Background image1500 Collection: Codex Troano - 1

Codex Troano - 1
Part of a Calendar used by Maya priests, depicting gods and symbolic creatures Plate xx

Background image1500 Collection: Windsor Real Tennis 1500

Windsor Real Tennis 1500
Real tennis is played at Windsor Castle, during the reign of Henry VII

Background image1500 Collection: Leonardo Helicopter

Leonardo Helicopter
LEONARDO DA VINCI Sketch of a flying machine which seems in some respects to anticipate the helicopter, though the technology is not clear

Background image1500 Collection: VW Volkswagen Beetle Classic Beetle 1500L 1969 blue light

VW Volkswagen Beetle Classic Beetle 1500L 1969 blue light

Background image1500 Collection: NINA: WORLD MAP, 1500. World map, 1500, of Juan de la Cosa, navigator on the Nina on Christopher

NINA: WORLD MAP, 1500. World map, 1500, of Juan de la Cosa, navigator on the Nina on Christopher Columbus second voyage of 1493-94

Background image1500 Collection: Chichester Cross / 1930S

Chichester Cross / 1930S
CHICHESTER This gothic monument was built in 1500

Background image1500 Collection: Map / Europe / France C1000

Map / Europe / France C1000
France in feudal times, with the country allotted to various nobles who bore more or less allegiance to the king, whose acquisitions are shown in map lower left

Background image1500 Collection: Leonardo Sketches

Leonardo Sketches
LEONARDO DA VINCI A page of sketches of flying machines

Background image1500 Collection: Distillation, 16th century woodcut

Distillation, 16th century woodcut
Distillation. Coloured 16th century woodcut depicting apparatus used for distillation. Two liquids to be distilled are being heated in large flasks (bottom left and right)

Background image1500 Collection: The 16th century black and white gabled house, Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire, England, UK

The 16th century black and white gabled house, Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire, England, UK

Background image1500 Collection: Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick
SAINT PATRICK postcard commemorating his coming to Ireland 1500 years previously

Background image1500 Collection: Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) observing a lunar eclipse in Rome, Italy, in 1500. Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who studied in both Poland and Italy

Background image1500 Collection: Singer SM 1500 Roadster

Singer SM 1500 Roadster
Taking out the Singer SM 1500 Roadster for a spin on a very sunny day

Background image1500 Collection: Parish Workhouse, Winchelsea, Sussex

Parish Workhouse, Winchelsea, Sussex
Winchelseas parish workhouse was located in a building on the Strand dating from around 1500

Background image1500 Collection: Leonardo Machine

Leonardo Machine
LEONARDO DA VINCI Sketch of a flying machine, driven by a standing man using his arms to flap the wings

Background image1500 Collection: Old Church Music 1500

Old Church Music 1500
Specimen page of church music, with notation for singing, hand written on vellum

Background image1500 Collection: The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1500-1505, by Hieronymus

The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1500-1505, by Hieronymus
Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450-1516). Dutch painter. The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1500-1505, Triptych. Detail of a left panel depicting a cat with a mouse in his mouth. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background image1500 Collection: MG MGA 1500 Roadster	1956	Red

MG MGA 1500 Roadster 1956 Red
MGX31902

Background image1500 Collection: Melusine Revealed

Melusine Revealed
Melusines fairy nature is discovered by her husband, Raymond de Lusignan, and she has to leave him for ever

Background image1500 Collection: Vasco da Gamas route around Africa, 1400s

Vasco da Gamas route around Africa, 1400s
Africa as known after Vasco da Gamas discoveries, from map of Juan de la Cosa, 1500. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Background image1500 Collection: Battle of Hemmingstedt

Battle of Hemmingstedt
When the peasants of Dithmarschen set up an independent republic, they are attacked by the dukes, but repel them at the battle of Hemmingstedt

Background image1500 Collection: Huge Old Oak Tree C1912

Huge Old Oak Tree C1912
Major Oak: a huge oak tree believed to be 1500 years old, with a 35 foot girth and 64 foot base

Background image1500 Collection: MYTHOLOGY: POSEIDON. Poseidon riding on a dolphin into the harbor of Venice, Italy

MYTHOLOGY: POSEIDON. Poseidon riding on a dolphin into the harbor of Venice, Italy. Detail of Jacopo Barbaris bird s-eye-view of Venice. Woodcut, 1500

Background image1500 Collection: The Temptation of Christ: oil on wood, c1500, by Juan de Flandes

The Temptation of Christ: oil on wood, c1500, by Juan de Flandes
TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. The Temptation of Christ: oil on wood, c1500, by Juan de Flandes

Background image1500 Collection: Handley Page V / 1500 F7140 Atlantic after the crash

Handley Page V / 1500 F7140 Atlantic after the crash
Handley Page V/1500, F7140, Atlantic, after the crash at Parrsboro, NS, showing the damaged pilots seat from which Brackles had a narrow escape

Background image1500 Collection: Osca Mk V 1500 Vignale Berlinetta

Osca Mk V 1500 Vignale Berlinetta

Background image1500 Collection: Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of Edward IV, c. 1500 (oil on panel)

Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of Edward IV, c. 1500 (oil on panel)
1217367 Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of Edward IV, c.1500 (oil on panel) by British School, (16th century); 41x32 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background image1500 Collection: Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. Creator: Yin Hong (Chinese, c

Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. Creator: Yin Hong (Chinese, c
Birds Gather under the Spring Willow, late 1400s-early 1500. A great variety of birds, including the peacock and peahen, are portrayed in a natural setting

Background image1500 Collection: CABRAL: FLEET, 1500. Six of the 13 Portuguese ships in Pedro Alvares Cabrals expedition

CABRAL: FLEET, 1500. Six of the 13 Portuguese ships in Pedro Alvares Cabrals expedition to India in 1500, which resulted in the discoveries of Brazil and Madagascar

Background image1500 Collection: Monument in Swithland Park, Leicestershire

Monument in Swithland Park, Leicestershire
Sketch of a monument in Swithland Park, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. It is the old lantern cross (circa 1500) from the nearby village of Mountsorrel

Background image1500 Collection: Southwold Lighthouse

Southwold Lighthouse, Suffolk, England, was erected by Trinity House in 1889. It is 30.8 metres high and its 1500 watt light can be seen for 18 nautical miles. Date: 1889

Background image1500 Collection: NATIVITY WITH SHEPHERDS. Flemish breviary illumination, c1500

NATIVITY WITH SHEPHERDS. Flemish breviary illumination, c1500

Egyptian seagoing ship from around 1500 B.C. From The Romance of the Merchant Ship, published 1931
3058531 Egyptian seagoing ship from around 1500 B.C. From The Romance of the Merchant Ship, published 1931.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Background image1500 Collection: Charles V depicted on a gold coin. (Carlos I, Carlos V or Carlos I de Espana)

Charles V depicted on a gold coin. (Carlos I, Carlos V or Carlos I de Espana)
529054 Charles V depicted on a gold coin. (Carlos I, Carlos V or Carlos I de Espana), 1500 - 1558)ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Carlos I of Spain

Background image1500 Collection: Tapestry of the Astrolabes, c.1451-1500 (silk wool)

Tapestry of the Astrolabes, c.1451-1500 (silk wool)
CUL4938892 Tapestry of the Astrolabes, c.1451-1500 (silk wool); Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo, Spain; (add.info.: Tapestry of the astrolabe)

Background image1500 Collection: Western part of the map of Juan de la Cosa from 1500. Juan de la Cosa sailed with Christopher

Western part of the map of Juan de la Cosa from 1500. Juan de la Cosa sailed with Christopher Columbus on his first
2915327 Western part of the map of Juan de la Cosa from 1500. Juan de la Cosa sailed with Christopher Columbus on his first three voyages. From the book Life of Christopher Columbus by Clements R

Background image1500 Collection: Precolumbian Art

Precolumbian Art
3499698 Precolumbian Art; (add.info.: Precolumbian Art. Phase Chorrera Culture (1500 BC-500 BC). Ceramic figure. From the province of Guayas. Mother with a child in her lap.); PHAS/UIG.

Background image1500 Collection: Torres Novas, Portugal. Castle fortress

Torres Novas, Portugal. Castle fortress

Background image1500 Collection: The Holy Family with an Angel, 1500. Creator: Master of 1499

The Holy Family with an Angel, 1500. Creator: Master of 1499
The Holy Family with an Angel, 1500. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background image1500 Collection: The Garden of Earthly Delights, c. 1500. Creator: Bosch, Hieronymus, (School)

The Garden of Earthly Delights, c. 1500. Creator: Bosch, Hieronymus, (School)
The Garden of Earthly Delights, c. 1500. Private Collection

Background image1500 Collection: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Triptych). Detail, c. 1500. Creator: Bosch, Hieronymus (c)

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Triptych). Detail, c. 1500. Creator: Bosch, Hieronymus (c. 1450-1516)
The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Triptych). Detail, c. 1500. Found in the collection of the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

Background image1500 Collection: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Triptych). Detail, c. 1500. Creator: Bosch, Hieronymus (c)

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Triptych). Detail, c. 1500. Creator: Bosch, Hieronymus (c. 1450-1516)
The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Triptych). Detail, c. 1500. Found in the collection of the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

Background image1500 Collection: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Triptych), c. 1500. Creator: Bosch, Hieronymus (c. 1450-1516)

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Triptych), c. 1500. Creator: Bosch, Hieronymus (c. 1450-1516)
The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Triptych), c. 1500. Found in the collection of the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

Background image1500 Collection: Le Toucher, tenture de la Dame à la licorne, c. 1500. Creator: Anonymous master

Le Toucher, tenture de la Dame à la licorne, c. 1500. Creator: Anonymous master
Le Toucher, tenture de la Dame a la licorne, c. 1500. Found in the collection of the Musee national du Moyen Age (Musee de Cluny)

Background image1500 Collection: Christ as the Man of Sorrows, c. 1500. Creator: Unknown

Christ as the Man of Sorrows, c. 1500. Creator: Unknown
Christ as the Man of Sorrows, c. 1500

Background image1500 Collection: The Crucifixion, c. 1490/1500. Creator: Unknown

The Crucifixion, c. 1490/1500. Creator: Unknown
The Crucifixion, c. 1490/1500

Background image1500 Collection: Saint Veronica with the Sudarium, c. 1500. Creator: Unknown

Saint Veronica with the Sudarium, c. 1500. Creator: Unknown
Saint Veronica with the Sudarium, c. 1500

Background image1500 Collection: The Man of Sorrows and His Mother, c. 1500. Creator: Unknown

The Man of Sorrows and His Mother, c. 1500. Creator: Unknown
The Man of Sorrows and His Mother, c. 1500



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In the year 1500, a myriad of remarkable events and inventions shaped the world as we know it today. The Codex Troano-1, an ancient Mayan manuscript, offered glimpses into their advanced civilization. Meanwhile, in Windsor, Real Tennis emerged as a popular sport among nobles. Leonardo da Vinci's innovative mind took flight with his design for the Leonardo Helicopter - a testament to his visionary genius. On the roads of 1969, the iconic VW Volkswagen Beetle Classic Beetle 1500L painted in mesmerizing blue light captured hearts worldwide. Advancements in science were also prevalent during this time. Distillation techniques depicted in woodcuts from the 16th century showcased humanity's quest for knowledge and progress. Chichester Cross stood tall as a symbol of architectural marvels from the 1930s. Maps became essential tools for exploration and navigation; Juan de la Cosa's NINA: WORLD MAP provided invaluable insights into Christopher Columbus' second voyage across uncharted territories. Leonardo da Vinci's sketches further demonstrated his multifaceted talents beyond artistry. The enchanting black and white gabled house known as Little Moreton Hall transported us back to England during this era - its intricate architecture preserving history within its walls. Religious figures like Saint Patrick left indelible marks on society through their teachings and influence on faith communities around the globe. And let us not forget Nicolaus Copernicus, whose groundbreaking heliocentric theory revolutionized our understanding of astronomy forever. The year 1500 was undoubtedly a pivotal moment that propelled humanity forward with innovation, exploration, artistic brilliance, scientific discoveries, architectural wonders, spiritual enlightenment – all contributing to shaping our present-day world.