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17th Century Collection (page 5)

Step back in time to the 17th century, a period filled with remarkable events and captivating figures

Background image17th Century Collection: St. Stephens Cathedral, Passau, Lower Bavaria, Germany, Europe

St. Stephens Cathedral, Passau, Lower Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background image17th Century Collection: Engraving of Van Noort Landing in Manila Bay, Philippines, 1600

Engraving of Van Noort Landing in Manila Bay, Philippines, 1600
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of Historical Engraving of Van Noort Landing in Manila Bay, Philippines, 1600. Copyright has expired on this artwork

Background image17th Century Collection: ROBERT DEVEREUX (1591-1646). 3rd Earl of Essex. English parliamentary general. Line engraving

ROBERT DEVEREUX (1591-1646). 3rd Earl of Essex. English parliamentary general. Line engraving, English, undated

Background image17th Century Collection: Paro Taktsang (Tigers Nest monastery), Paro District, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia

Paro Taktsang (Tigers Nest monastery), Paro District, Bhutan, Himalayas, Asia

Background image17th Century Collection: Three nose types, 17th century

Three nose types, 17th century
Three nose types. 17th-century artwork comparing three noses in profile: small, medium and large. This artwork was published in a study of physiognomy

Background image17th Century Collection: South American camelid, 17th century

South American camelid, 17th century
South American camelid, 17th-century artwork. There are four main species of camelids in South America. Llamas and alpacas are domesticated, while guanacos and vicunas roam wild

Background image17th Century Collection: The Globe Theatre, Southwark, London 1616. View of the Globe by the Dutch engraver

The Globe Theatre, Southwark, London 1616. View of the Globe by the Dutch engraver, Claes Jansz Visscher (1587-1652) draughtsman, engraver, cartographer

Background image17th Century Collection: St. Francis of Assisi church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Old Goa, Goa, India, Asia

St. Francis of Assisi church, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Old Goa, Goa, India, Asia

Background image17th Century Collection: Anatomical theatre of Doctor Giovanni Guglielmo Riva at the Ospedale della Consolazione

Anatomical theatre of Doctor Giovanni Guglielmo Riva at the Ospedale della Consolazione
History of Medicine, 17th century. Rome. Anatomical theatre of Doctor Giovanni Guglielmo Riva (1627-1677) at the Ospedale della Consolazione

Background image17th Century Collection: Italy, Tivoli, View of Villa d Este, engraving from Theatrum Civitatum et Admirandorum Italiae by

Italy, Tivoli, View of Villa d Este, engraving from Theatrum Civitatum et Admirandorum Italiae by Jean Blaeu, Amsterdam, 1663 17th Century, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (National Library)

Background image17th Century Collection: France, Paris, Fables (The carter and the butterfly) by Jean de La Fontaine, engraving

France, Paris, Fables (The carter and the butterfly) by Jean de La Fontaine, engraving
French literature, 17th century - Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695). Fables, The carter and the butterfly, engraving

Background image17th Century Collection: Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Infanta Margarita Theresa (1651-1673) at Age 8, 1659

Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Infanta Margarita Theresa (1651-1673) at Age 8, 1659
Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), Portrait of Infanta Margarita Theresa (1651-1673) at Age 8, 1659

Background image17th Century Collection: Copernican worldview, 1708

Copernican worldview, 1708
Copernican worldview. This is plate 5 from the 1708 edition of the star atlas Harmonica Macrocosmica by the Dutch-German mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665)

Background image17th Century Collection: Vespasian, Roman emperor

Vespasian, Roman emperor
Vespasian (9 AD-79 AD), Roman emperor. Vespasian was the ninth emperor of the Roman Empire, ascending to power after a year of civil wars and ruling for nearly 10 years from 69 AD until his death

Background image17th Century Collection: Ananas comosus (pineapple) & Philaethria dido

Ananas comosus (pineapple) & Philaethria dido
Pineapple tree (Ananas comosus) with butterfly, caterpillar & crysalis (Philaethria dido). Plate 2 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)

Background image17th Century Collection: Handpainted plate by Maria Sibylla Merian

Handpainted plate by Maria Sibylla Merian
Illustration from Neues Blumenbuch (New Book of Flowers) by Maria Sibylla Merian, published in 1680

Background image17th Century Collection: Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe

Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe

Background image17th Century Collection: JOHN DONNE (1572-1631). English poet. Autograph signature

JOHN DONNE (1572-1631). English poet. Autograph signature

Background image17th Century Collection: Church of our Lady of Hope, Vypin Island, Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Church of our Lady of Hope, Vypin Island, Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Background image17th Century Collection: Black Death rat flea, artwork

Black Death rat flea, artwork
Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), artwork. This flea was the primary vector of the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which caused the Black Death

Background image17th Century Collection: London landmarks

London landmarks at night. Three landmarks on the River Thames at Westminster, London, England. The Houses of Parliament (or Palace of Westminster) is at upper left, seen behind Westminster Bridge

Background image17th Century Collection: 17th century engraving

17th century engraving. Engraved plate depicting Rosicrucians from the publication Vitus del capo de la bona speranza, published in 1677

Background image17th Century Collection: Pascals calculator, 17th Century artwork

Pascals calculator, 17th Century artwork
Pascals calculator. Historical artwork showing the mechanism inside a 17th Century mechanical device used to perform mathematical calculations

Background image17th Century Collection: Egyptian solar system model

Egyptian solar system model
Solar System. An engraving depicting the layout of the Solar System. It is shown as the route taken by a scarab beetle. The path starts at the Earth (centre) and passes out to the heavens (top)

Background image17th Century Collection: Stonehenge, 17th century artwork

Stonehenge, 17th century artwork. This megalithic stone circle was constructed over 5000 years ago as a Druid temple, burial ground, or astronomical observatory

Background image17th Century Collection: Gates Fort Park and fort, Bermuda, Central America

Gates Fort Park and fort, Bermuda, Central America

Background image17th Century Collection: English man-of-war, 1646

English man-of-war, 1646
British warship of the 17th century. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image17th Century Collection: PSCI2A-00098

PSCI2A-00098
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background image17th Century Collection: John Eliots Indian Bible

John Eliots Indian Bible
Title page of John Eliots translation of the Bible into a Native American language, 1663. Document

Background image17th Century Collection: PREL2A-00058

PREL2A-00058
Quaker George Fox talking with women in a field, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image17th Century Collection: PSCI2A-00010

PSCI2A-00010
Galileo attempting to defend his belief in the heliocentric solar system before the Inquisition in Rome, 1633. Hand colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background image17th Century Collection: PROY2A-00168

PROY2A-00168
Marriage of dwarfs at the court of Peter the Great. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image17th Century Collection: Providence, Rhode Island, 1664

Providence, Rhode Island, 1664
Map of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1664, showing property of original proprietors. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the document

Background image17th Century Collection: PLIT2A-00051

PLIT2A-00051
Title page of Francis Bacons " Advancement of Learning, " 1633. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background image17th Century Collection: PLIT2A-00045

PLIT2A-00045
Title page of the 1605 " Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background image17th Century Collection: Cradle of Pilgrim child born on the Mayflower

Cradle of Pilgrim child born on the Mayflower
Cradle of Peregrine White, born on the " Mayflower" in Cape Cod Bay, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration of the artifact

Background image17th Century Collection: PUSA2A-00060

PUSA2A-00060
Chigwell Grammar School in Wanstead, Essex, where William Penn was educated. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

Background image17th Century Collection: Greenwich Observatory

Greenwich Observatory
Astronomers taking sightings from the old observing-room at Greenwich, England. Hand-colored engraving

Background image17th Century Collection: GGBR2A-00018

GGBR2A-00018
Couples dancing in Tudor England, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a painting by Holbein and Janet

Background image17th Century Collection: GGBR2A-00028

GGBR2A-00028
English officer, musketeer, pikeman, and archer, Elizabethan period. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background image17th Century Collection: PUSA2A-00015

PUSA2A-00015
Myles Standish. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a portrait

Background image17th Century Collection: Sir Nicholas Byron (d. 1596)

Sir Nicholas Byron (d. 1596)
Artist: Houckgeest, Joachim Ottensz - Title: Sir Nicholas Byron (d.1596) - Date: 1631 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Wood Panel 69 x 54

Background image17th Century Collection: Sir Thomas Byron (d. 1643)

Sir Thomas Byron (d. 1643)
Artist: Houckgeest, Joachim Ottensz - Title: Sir Thomas Byron (d.1643) - Date: 1631 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Wood Panel 69 x 54

Background image17th Century Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20121129

EyeUbiquitous_20121129
Ireland, County Offaly, Birr Castle current home of the 7th Earl of Rosse

Background image17th Century Collection: Parkes Castle, Co Leitrim, Ireland

Parkes Castle, Co Leitrim, Ireland

Background image17th Century Collection: Clare Bridge in the Backs on an autumn day. Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Clare Bridge in the Backs on an autumn day. Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background image17th Century Collection: Banqueting House of Campden House and sheep at sunset, Chipping Campden, Cotswolds

Banqueting House of Campden House and sheep at sunset, Chipping Campden, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background image17th Century Collection: COMMEDIA DELL ARTE. Pantalone, the Dupe, in a performance of the Italian Commedia dell Arte

COMMEDIA DELL ARTE. Pantalone, the Dupe, in a performance of the Italian Commedia dell Arte. French woodcut, 17th century



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Step back in time to the 17th century, a period filled with remarkable events and captivating figures. In this era, Sir Isaac Newton, the brilliant mind behind the laws of motion and gravity, was captured in a portrait that immortalized his youthful brilliance. Meanwhile, across the vast ocean, the Mayflower ship sailed through treacherous waters as it carried Pilgrims seeking religious freedom to an unknown land in 1620. Intriguingly eerie is the artwork depicting a plague doctor from this century - a haunting reminder of the devastating diseases that plagued communities during those times. The English Civil War unfolded with Oliver Cromwell leading his troops at Edgehill, forever etching his name into history. On another shore, brave souls stepped onto Plymouth Rock as they disembarked from the Mayflower in search of new beginnings. Hannah Duston's daring escape from Native American capture serves as a testament to human resilience and survival instincts. The Salem witch trials cast their dark shadow over Massachusetts Bay Colony as court records bear witness to testimonies that would forever stain history. Jan Siberechts' attributed view of Nottingham offers us a glimpse into what life looked like during this period. Across Europe, William of Orange fought valiantly at the Battle of Boyne in 1668 while Heidelberg Castle stood tall along Alte Brucke and River Neckar in Germany - architectural marvels that have stood against time itself. Delving into nature's wonders brings us "Insects of Surinam, " showcasing scientific curiosity prevalent during this era. Lastly, exploring maps allows us to navigate our way through an ever-expanding world - one depicted on intricate 17th-century world maps. The 17th century was truly an age where innovation met adversity; where exploration collided with superstition; where heroes rose amidst chaos. It remains etched within history books as an era teeming with tales waiting for curious minds to unravel.