1766 Collection

Bridgewater Canal Map
Map showing the route of the proposed canal from Worsley to Manchester and thence to the Mersey, to be built by engineer James Brindley for the duke of Bridgewater

Leith Hill Tower, Surrey, the highest point in the county, built in 1766 by Richard Hull, as a viewpoint. Legend has it that his last request was to be buried upside down in it

George Wilson / Pedestrian
GEORGE WILSON The " Blackheath Pedestrian", born in Newcastle 24 June 1766. Long distance walker and walking match champion

Vauxhall Gardens / 1766
A view of the grand walk and orchestra, Vauxhall Gardens

MALTHUS (1766 - 1834)
THOMAS ROBERT MALTHUS philosopher, known for study of population

Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, by Thomas
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). English painter. Portrait of Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

William Howley - 1
WILLIAM HOWLEY Archbishop of Canterbury Date: 1766 - 1848

Electricity Ramsden
Jesse Ramsden of London demonstrates his improvement on Guerickes electric machine, replacing the sphere by a rotating disc

America - The Stamp Act - Burning the Stamps
American Colonists burn papers bearing the Stamps required under The Stamp Act of March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists

Head and shoulders portrait of Marshal Radetzky
One of a large series of postcard portraits of men and women who featured prominently in the 19th Century -the Great Century - Das Grosse Jahrhundert

Introducing a Lady to Her Majesty Queen Charlotte
Debutante Ceremony of Introducing a Lady to Her Majesty Queen Charlotte at the Court of St James's, 1766 Date: 1766

VICAR WAKEFIELD/RACKHAM
Bill sings the Elegy on the death of a mad dog, accompanied by the guitar. Date: First published: 1766

Samuel Foote (1720-1777), a British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall. He was known for his comedic acting and writing

America - The Stamp Act - Celebrating the repeal of the Act of March 22, 1765 in May 1766 with The Liberty-Pole Festival. The Liberty Pole was known to be a symbol of dissent against Great Britain

FRENCH CAVALRY 1766
FRENCH A Cavalry Soldier (after the decree of 1766). Date: 1766

SALUTING THE FLAG-FRENCH
FRENCH Saluting the flag. Date: circa 1766

SIR JOHN LESLIE Scottish scientist and author, widely travelled, invented several instruments including a differential thermometer Date: 1766 - 1832

VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
The Primrose family join their father when he is thrown into a debtors prison by the evil Squire Thornhill. Date: First published: 1766

John Dalton, English chemist and physicist
John Dalton (1766-1844), English chemist, meteorologist and physicist, formulator of Daltons Law of Partial Pressures concerning gases in water

Joseph Radetzky
JOSEPH WENZEL ANTON FRANS KARL RADETZKY, Graf von RADETZ Austrian general, Napoleonic Wars and later Date: 1766 - 1858

Malaspina expedition (1789-1794). Tonga islands. Native men dancing. Drawing by Juan Ravenet. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum

Plaza Mayor of Mexico City. ca. 1766. The viceroys s
Plaza Mayor of Mexico City. ca. 1766. The viceroyss cortege crossing the aquare in a market day. Painting attributed to Juan Antonio Prado. Central detail. Colonial baroque. Oil on canvas. MEXICO

Barham House of Industry
The House of Industry or workhouse at Barham, Suffolk, built in 1766 for the Bosmere and Claydon Incorporation. The building was demolished in 1956. Date: Date unknown

William Caslon
WILLIAM CASLON Printer and type-founder. Date: 1692 - 1766

Isaac Disraeli
ISaC DISRAELI scholar, father of Benjamin Disraeli Date: 1766 - 1848

THUMB, Peter (1681-1766). Church of Saint-Gall. 1755-1766. FEUCHTMAYER, Joseph Anton (1696-1770). SWITZERLAND. Sankt Gallen. Abbey of Saint Gall. Choir stalls. 18th c

ZULOAGA, Santiago Agust�(18th century). Spanish
ZULOAGA, Santiago Agust� (18th century). Spanish miltary marine. Navigation Manual and dictionary Tratado instructivo y prᣴ ico de maniobras navales

Antonio Zanetti
ANTONIO MARIA ZANETTI Italian artist and engraver from Venice. Date: 1680 - 1766

Mary Pilkington
MARY PILKINGTON (nee Hopkins) writer Date: 1766 - 1839

Dominique Baron Larrey 1
DOMINIQUE JEAN, baron LARREY Distinguished medical practitioner from a famous French medical family. with his autograph Date: 1766 - 1842

Frontispiece from The Aurelian, by Moses Harris, 1766
Two men with butterfly nets

Robert Ainslie
ROBERT AINSLIE Scottish religious writer, friend of Robert Burns. Date: 1766 - 1838

Nicholas Baron Bexley -1
NICHOLAS VANSITTART, first baron BEXLEY Statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Jean Astruc / Anon Eng
JEAN ASTRUC French physician and medical writer

Count Leopold Joseph von Daun (1705-1766), later Prince of Thiano, Austrian filed marshal. Engraving. Portrait. 19th century. Colored

Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717-1790). Colored engraving
Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717-1790). Austrian Geneneralissimo. Engraving after an original drawn by F.B. Durmer, 1766. The Universal History, 1885. Colored

Zachary Grey
ZACHARY GREY Churchman and antiquary, rector of Houghton Conquest. Date: 1688 - 1766

Johann Gottsched - 3
JOHANN CHRISTOPH GOTTSCHED German writer, professor of Rational and Transcendental Philosophy (those Germans !). Date: 1700 - 1766

Johann Gottsched - 1
JOHANN CHRISTOPH GOTTSCHED German writer, professor of Rational and Transcendental Philosophy (those Germans !). Date: 1700 - 1766

Johann Gottsched - 2
JOHANN CHRISTOPH GOTTSCHED German writer, professor of Rational and Transcendental Philosophy (those Germans !). Date: 1700 - 1766

Jean Bapt. Franceschi
JEAN BAPTISTE FRANCESCHI French military Date: 1766 - 1813

Jakob Wil. Feuerlein
JAKOB WILHELM FEUERLEIN German churchman and theologian. Date: 1689 - 1766

Johann Konrad Felsing
JOHANN KONRAD FELSING German engraver Date: 1766 - 1819

Nathan Drake
NATHAN DRAKE Doctor and essayist Date: 1766 - 1836

George Drummond, Provost
GEORGE DRUMMOND Lord Provost of Edinburgh Date: 1687 - 1766

Leopold Graf Von Daun
LEOPOLD graf von DAUN Austrian military commander Date: 1705 - 1766

Samuel Chandler
SAMUEL CHANDLER Nonconformist churchman, writer and bookseller. Date: 1693 - 1766

Francois Chauvelin
FRANCOIS BERNARD CHAUVELIN French statesman who kept his head on his shoulders throughout the Revolution period. Date: 1766 - 1832

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