1553 Collection (page 2)

Procession of the Holy League against Henry IV. Wars of Religion, France, 16th c. Engraving

Map America
Munster has got the general picture reasonably right, including Japan (Zipangri) but the Hesperides surprisingly are in mid- Atlantic and Canada (Francisca) skewed. Date: 1553

Sir John Wynne
Sir JOHN WYNNE antiquary Date: 1553 - 1626

Johann Stumpp
JOHANN STUMPP German protestant churchman Date: 1553 - ?

Charles III De Savoie
CHARLES III duc de SAVOIE known as le bon. Date: 1486 - 1553

Adam Sasbout - 1
ADAM SASBOUT Dutch Franciscan churchman and theologian Date: 1517 - 1553

Adam Sasbout - 2
ADAM SASBOUT Dutch Franciscan churchman and theologian Date: 1517 - 1553

Henry Robinson
HENRY ROBINSON bishop of Carlisle Date: 1553 - 1616

Hans Van Ries
HANS VAN RIES Flemish churchman and philosophical writer. Date: 1553 - 1638

Tobias Paurmeister
TOBIAS PAURMEISTER German jurist : note the rather interesting pen on the table before him. Date: 1553 - 1616

Melchior Khlesl
MELCHIOR KHLESL Austrian cardinal and statesman Date: 1553 - 1630

Augustin Hirschvogel
AUGUSTIN HIRSCHVOGEL German artist, mathematician and cartographer, born at Nurnberg, died at Vienna. Date: 1503 - 1553

RABELAIS, Franzois (1494-1553)
RABELAIS, Franois (1494-1553). French writer, clergyman and humanist. French School (17th c.). Oil on canvas

Mehmed Aga (1553-1625). Sultan Ahmed Mosque or Blue Mosque. TURKEY. Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque). Ottoman

PANTOJA DE LA CRUZ, Juan de la Cruz, called (1553-1608). Elizabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II. Pantojas copy

Men fighting for power
Two men fight for power, wrestling for the crown which has been taken from the Kings head. Date: 1553

A prussian wild bull. 1553

Edward Vi / Vanderbanck
Only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, and only legitimate son, reigned from 1547 to 1553 Date: 1537 - 1553

Hay Making C16 Germany
Two 16th century German hay makers at work. Date: 1553

EDWARD VI / 1537-1553
Only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, and only legitimate son, reigned from 1547 to 1553 Date: 1537 - 1553

Edward Vi / R. Houston
Only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, and only legitimate son, reigned from 1547 to 1553 Date: 1537 - 1553

Edward Vi / G. Vertue
Only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, and only legitimate son, reigned from 1547 to 1553 Date: 1537 - 1553

Edward Vi / Hulett / Holbein
Only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, and only legitimate son, reigned from 1547 to 1553 Date: 1537 - 1553

Hekla / Iceland
Icelands most active volcano. During the Middle Ages, it was known as the Gateway to Hell

Henri IV Born
The union of Francois de Bourbon and Jeanne d Albret is blessed with a baby boy who will, against all odds, grow up to be Frances favourite king, Henri IV

Rabelais (Triqueti)
FRANCOIS RABELAIS French writer

Rabelais (Delannoy)
FRANCOIS RABELAIS French doctor and satirical writer

RABELAIS
FRANCOIS RABELAIS French doctor and satirical writer, depicted with a friend

Rabelais (Delacroix)
FRANCOIS RABELAIS French doctor and satirical writer

Rabelais (Anon)
FRANCOIS RABELAIS French doctor and satirical writer

Germany Schwarzwald
Scene in the Black Forest with deer and wild boar

Andre Montalembert
ANDRE DE MONTALEMBERT, comte d Esse. French military, commander of the French forces in Scotland (!), governor of Teroane (where ?) which he died defending

Lucas Cranach (Elder)
LUCAS CRANACH German artist

Edward Vi / Military Dress
Only child of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, and only legitimate son, reigned from 1547 to 1553, shown in military dress, 1552

KING EDWARD VI 1537-1553
A fine portrait of Edward VI, King of England, dressed in half-body armour, paned trunk hose and brightly-coloured cannions

Pedro De Toledo
PEDRO DE TOLEDO, marchese de VILLAFRANCA Spanish general, viceroy of Naples

Reindeer 1553
Though the spread of its antlers are somewhat exaggerated, the reindeer is already recognised as an important item in the economy

Mary I of England
MARY TUDOR Catholic Queen of England, reigned 1553-1558

Jesuits in Paraguay
The Guarani natives of Paraguay are alarmed when the Jesuit missionaries arrive in a boat playing musical instruments, but are enchanted by the music

HENRI IV, known as the Vert Galant, the best-loved of all French rulers. No wonder they assassinated him

Edward Vi / Hargrave
Full length portrait wearing a large, ornate gold and red robe

Henri IV of France with Gabrielle d Estrees
Henri IV, King of France (from 1589), and King of Navarre (from 1572), with the love of his life, but not his wife, Gabrielle d Estrees

Henri IV of France with a seven-headed beast
Henri IV, King of France (from 1589), and King of Navarre (from 1572), seen here in armour, with his sword raised, having decapitated the seven-headed beast

Cranach / Bernigeroth
Lucas German artist

Edward Vi / Players / 25 / 50
EDWARD VI Reigned 1547 - 1553

Hanging Gardens / Munster
Allegedly built by Nebushadnezzar II for his wife, Amyitis who missed her homeland, Iraq. They were grown on terraces & used water from the Euphrates River

Cranach / Miniature Self
LUCAS CRANACH German painter, engraver and woodcut designer

John Florio
JOHN FLORIO English author and lexicographer, translator of Montaigne &c

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