18th Century Collection (page 5)

Step back in time to the 18th century, a pivotal era that shaped the course of history

18th Century Collection: Arterial system, 18th century

Arterial system, 18th century. Artwork of the layout and appearance of the arteries of the human circulatory system. This artwork is from Encyclopedie

18th Century Collection: Leith Hill Tower in frost, Surrey Hills, highest point in south east England

Leith Hill Tower in frost, Surrey Hills, highest point in south east England, Greensand Way, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1755-1804). American politician. Oil on canvas, 1806, by John Trumbull

18th Century Collection: French military uniforms, 1795

French military uniforms, 1795
French general (left) and infantry officers, 1795. Antique hand-colored print

18th Century Collection: The Battle of Culloden, 16 April 1746, the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745

The Battle of Culloden, 16 April 1746, the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, published c.1890

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford University, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Linderhof Castle, Bavaria, Germany

18th Century Collection: Insects of Surinam

Insects of Surinam
Plate 4 from Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphosibus Insectorum Surinamensium (1726) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) & Johanna Helena Herolt (1668-1773)

18th Century Collection: (1732-1799). First President of the United States. George Washington surveying Lord Fairfaxs land

(1732-1799). First President of the United States. George Washington surveying Lord Fairfaxs land: wood engraving
GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). First President of the United States. George Washington surveying Lord Fairfaxs land: wood engraving, American, 1881

18th Century Collection: Early map of the Moon, 1635

Early map of the Moon, 1635
Map of the Moon, by Johann Doppelmayr (1671- 1750). This early engraving of the Moon by the German mathematician and astronomer Doppelmayer is thought to date from 1730

18th Century Collection: Endeavour River, Australia

Endeavour River, Australia
Exploring Australia. Engraving depicting a view of part of Endeavour River, Australia. At right is HMS Endeavour, seen beached during repairs to her hull

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Adam Smith. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

18th Century Collection: The Bridge of Carr, built in 1717, Carrbridge, Inverness-shire, Highlands

The Bridge of Carr, built in 1717, Carrbridge, Inverness-shire, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

18th Century Collection: Valley Forge campfire, Revolutionary War

Valley Forge campfire, Revolutionary War
Dispirited American soldiers huddle around a campfire at Valley Forge. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

18th Century Collection: Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)
After a portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Nicholas Cochin the younger made in 1777. American experimental scientist and statesman

Daniel Defoe, author of " Robinson Crusoe." Digitally colored engraving of a portrait

18th Century Collection: Poet Robert Burns

Poet Robert Burns
Robert Burns, with his autograph. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting

18th Century Collection: Rafting furs from the northwoods to market

Rafting furs from the northwoods to market
Fur traders steering a raft through rapids of a river. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

18th Century Collection: GOETHE: WERTHER. Das Leiden des Jungen Werthers (The Sorrows of Young Werther)

GOETHE: WERTHER. Das Leiden des Jungen Werthers (The Sorrows of Young Werther), by Johann von Goethe. Etching, 1844, by Tony Johannot

18th Century Collection: Oenothera grandiflora, evening primrose

Oenothera grandiflora, evening primrose
Unnumbered drawing (Tab IV) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

18th Century Collection: French frigate, 1700s

French frigate, 1700s
Armed French frigate of the 18th century. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration

18th Century Collection: Manhattan map, 1780s

Manhattan map, 1780s
John Hills map of New York City, surveyed in 1782, drawn in 1785. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

18th Century Collection: New York City map, 1767

New York City map, 1767
Map of New York City in 1767. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th-century illustration

18th Century Collection: Sleighs in the 19th century

Sleighs in the 19th century
Sleigh travel on a road in winter, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

David Hume
Philosopher David Hume. Digitally colored steel engraving

Daniel Boone
Portrait of Daniel Boone wearing a coonskin cap. Digitally colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

18th Century Collection: Growth of the United States to 1853

Growth of the United States to 1853
U.S. map, showing territorial growth to 1853. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

18th Century Collection: William Hogarth Gin Lane

William Hogarth Gin Lane
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Beer Street and Gin Lane. They depict the evils of the consumption of gin as a contrast to the merits of drinking beer

18th Century Collection: Coat of arms Lord Southwell 18th century

Coat of arms Lord Southwell 18th century
Engraving of the coat of arms of Southwell, Lord Southwell, item 111 in an 18th-century publication. Text on this engraving, including motto, reads: 111 Southwell

18th Century Collection: The Court at Brighton a La Chinese - 1816 by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) British

The Court at Brighton a La Chinese - 1816 by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) British Museum This painting satirises the Prince Regents passion for Chinoiserie which culminated in the building of

18th Century Collection: A plan of Cowden Furnace with pond and land in the parish of Cowden in Kent belonging

A plan of Cowden Furnace with pond and land in the parish of Cowden in Kent belonging to Mr William Bowen surveyed by John Bowra in 1748

18th Century Collection: John Dalton, British chemist C017 / 7114

John Dalton, British chemist C017 / 7114
John Dalton (1766-1844), British chemist, physicist and meteorologist. Daltons atomic theory that explained chemical changes was published in A New System of Chemical Philosophy (1808)

18th Century Collection: Panthera leo senegalensis, West African Lion

Panthera leo senegalensis, West African Lion
Plate 45 (117) Le Lion du Senegal. From Histoire Naturelle des Mammifcres, avec des figures originales, Vol. 1, 1819-42, by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Baron Georges L. C. Frederic D. Cuvier

18th Century Collection: An eye-sketch of Port Stephens, to the north of Broken Bay

An eye-sketch of Port Stephens, to the north of Broken Bay
Drawing LS 4 from the Watling Collection titled High water at Port Stephens at 10 o clock by a Port Jackson Painter, 1791-1792

18th Century Collection: Phalcoboenus australis, striated caracara

Phalcoboenus australis, striated caracara
Ff. 37. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Falco harpe mas junior and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

18th Century Collection: Sir Joseph Banks herbarium and library at Soho Square

Sir Joseph Banks herbarium and library at Soho Square
Sir Joseph Banks herbarium and part library in his house at 32 Soho Square, London. It remained there until 1827 when it was moved to the British Museum at Montagu House

18th Century Collection: Hydromys chrysogaster, water rat

Hydromys chrysogaster, water rat
Plate 1 from a collection of 49 original watercolour drawings of animals by Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826), from the H.M.S. Investigator expedition to Australia, 1801-1803

18th Century Collection: Paeonia sp. peony

Paeonia sp. peony
Plate 1 From Drawings of Kew Plants by Franz Bauer (1758-1840). Detailed close-up of flower head. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

18th Century Collection: Marsdenia mollissima

Marsdenia mollissima
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Cynanchum crassifolium

18th Century Collection: Scene from the Chushingura, the Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Samurai)

Scene from the Chushingura, the Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Samurai)
JAPAN: CHUSHINGURA. Scene from the Chushingura, the Japanese tale of the 47 Ronin (or 47 Samurai). Print shows a person in a sedan chair leaving a residential compound

THOMAS LINLEY THE YOUNGER (1756-1778). English composer. Oil, c1773, by Thomas Gainsborough

18th Century Collection: Governors Palace on Santa Fe Plaza, dating from the 1600s

Governors Palace on Santa Fe Plaza, dating from the 1600s
The Governors Palace, the Spanish capitol of New Mexico and end of the Santa Fe Trail. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

18th Century Collection: Swedish colonists on the Delaware River

Swedish colonists on the Delaware River
Swedes Church and house of Sven Sener on the Delaware River, colonial Pennsylvania. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Wampanoag warrior in full costume, Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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William Prescott in command of American Minutemen defending Bunker Hill, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century F.C. Yohn illustration

18th Century Collection: British evacuation of Charleston SC, 1782

British evacuation of Charleston SC, 1782
Charleston, South Carolina, abandoned by the British near the end of the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

18th Century Collection: Bungarus fasciatus, Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus, Banded Krait
Snake skin mounted on paper, The Patrick Russell Collection c.1790 Date: circa 1790

Antique map of the Middle East by Halma

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Step back in time to the 18th century, a pivotal era that shaped the course of history. In 1776, the Thirteen original colonies were on the cusp of revolution, laying the foundation for a new nation. The artistic genius of William Hogarth captured society's vices and virtues through his iconic works like "Gin Lane" and "Beer Street, " revealing the stark realities of London life. Joseph Wright's masterpiece, "The Orrery, " showcased scientific progress and enlightenment thinking that defined this age. Education flourished during this period with institutions like William and Mary College emerging as centers of learning. Meanwhile, Dante's Divine Comedy transported readers into an otherworldly realm where morality was explored with depth and intensity. Nature also held its allure in the 18th century. The discovery of Franklinia alatamaha, a rare flowering tree named after Benjamin Franklin, symbolized botanical exploration during this time. Canaletto's breathtaking depiction of Thames showcased bustling city life against serene waterscapes. Architectural marvels dotted landscapes across Europe; Wollaton Hall in Nottingham stood as a testament to grandeur while Trevi Fountain illuminated Rome with its timeless beauty at dusk. Mumbles Lighthouse perched atop Bracelet Bay in Swansea guided sailors safely home amidst Wales' rugged coastline. The 18th century was an era filled with contrasts - from societal upheavals to artistic brilliance; from intellectual pursuits to natural wonders; it encapsulated both human triumphs and struggles. As we reflect upon this remarkable period today, let us remember how these moments have shaped our world and continue to inspire generations to come.