1590 Collection

France / Strasbourg 1590
A view of the ancient walled city of Strasbourg and surrounding countryside as it looked at the end of the 16th century

Edmund Spenser reading to Raleigh
Edmund Spenser reading the first part of his epic poem The Faerie Queen to Sir Walter Raleigh in Ireland

The Faerie Queene
The Queene on her throne

Ambrose Dudley Warwick
AMBROSE DUDLEY, earl of WARWICK - soldier and statesman, fatally wounded fighting the French : with his autograph

16th century red and yellow Jesters Cap costume map of the world
16th century Jesters Cap map of the world 1590

North Berwick Witches casting spells
The North Berwick Witches -- Satan lures Dr Fian and other misguided people to indulge in evil practices such as causing shipwrecks by casting spells

English Archery
Four English bowmen: 1) Brigandine archer 1554 2) Brigandine archer 1590 3) Archer of Charles I 1625 4) Archer of 1780

Russia / Moscow / Map / C16
General map of Moscow

North Berwick Witches
The witches of North Berwick make cattle sick, set fire to churches and generally make themselves unpopular

Anne Countess Pembroke
ANNE CLIFFORD, wife (1) of Thomas Sackville, first earl of DORSET; (2) of Philip Herbert, second earl of PEMBROKE & MONTGOMERY

Tower, 16th Century
The Tower and its Liberties taken from correct Surveys made in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth

Lippersheys Lenses
The legendary account of the invention of the telescope : Hans Lippersheys apprentices, playing with lenses, happen to hold two of them up together - the rest is history

English Court Dress C16
Nobleman & Knight of the Order of the Garter at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. N.B trunk- hose, canions, peascod-bellied doublets, ruffs, cloaks, copotain hat, gowns, flat cap

Vulgate Bible Title Page
The title page of the Vulgate Bible (printed in Latin)

The Great Bed of Ware, a very large oak four-poster bed, carved with marquetry, originally housed in the White Hart Inn in Ware, Hertfordshire, built by the carpenter Jonas Fosbrooke in about 1590

Knight of the Red Cross
Red Cross Knight, a fictional character, is the protagonist of Book I of The Faerie Queene (1590), an epic poem by Edmund Spenser

Ancient English Dress - 16th century
Ancient English Dress - Nobleman 1557, London Merchant 1588, Gentleman 1590. 16th century

HOTEL-DIEU, PARIS
The entrance to the Hotel- Dieu, in the rue du Marche Palu, as it was in 1590, with shops and street traders Date: 1590

CATHOLIC LEAGUE 1590
Procession of the Catholic Ligue through the streets of Paris Date: 24 May 1590

SIR FRANCIS WALSINGHAM
sir FRANCIS WALSINGHAM statesman in the service of Queen Elizabeth I Date: 1530 - 1590

MAPS / AMERICAS / W. INDIES
An illustrated map of the West Indies and the islands of the Antilles. Date: 1590s

Renaissance costume, from left to right: German townspeople (man and woman) circa 1570, Spanish man circa 1580, French woman circa 1590, Italian woman circa 1590, Hungarian couple, Turkish man

Jean Cousin
JEAN COUSIN French artist Date: 1500 - 1590

Elizabethan Home
An aristocratic family at home in Elizabethan times Date: circa 1590

BRAUN, George (1541-1622). Civitatis Orbis Terrarum (Theatrum orbis terrarum). 1572-1617. Cadiz (1572). Fishing in an almadraba tuna. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

BRY, Theodor de (1528-1598). Ritual friendship dance in the indian Village Secota or Secoton. Illustration in fida tamen narratio Admiranda of commodis et incolarum ritibus Virginiae

Catherine Countess Cork
CATHERINE FENTON, countess of CORK, wife of Richard Boyle, first earl; he was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland

St. Peters Basilica. Dome built by Giacomo della Porta (154
Renaissance Art. Italy. St. Peters Basilica. Dome built by Giacomo della Porta (1540-1602) and Domenico Fontana (1543-1607) in 1590

St. Peters Basilica. Lantern of the dome built by Giacomo d
Renaissance Art. Italy. St. Peters Basilica. Lantern of the dome built by Giacomo della Porta (1540-1602) and Domenico Fontana (1543-1607) in 1590

The Annunciation, 1590, by Wenceslas Cobergher (1560-1634)
Wenceslas Cobergher (1560-1634). Flemish painter. The Annunciation, 1590. Church of Saint Francis. Ariano Irpino. Italy

Primera parte de la silva espiritural de varias consideraciones para entretenimientos del alma Cristiana by Fray Antonio Alvarez de Benavente. Cover book. Print in Saragossa, 1590. Episcopal Library

Antonio Perez evasion from prison the evening April 19, 1590
Antonio Perez (1540-1611). Spanish politician. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison

Nicodemus Frischlin - 1
NICODEMUS FRISCHLIN German scholar and writer Date: 1547 - 1590

Nicodemus Frischlin - 2
NICODEMUS FRISCHLIN German scholar and writer in his 31st year (he sure looks older !) with his autograph Date: 1547 - 1590

Lodowijk De Dieu
LODOWIJK DE DIEU Dutch protestant churchman and scholar. Date: 1590 - 1642

Cl. Delingendes
CL[aude ?] DELINGENDES French Jesuit churchman, depicted in his 52nd year. Date: 1590 -

Jacques Cujas
JACQUES CUJAS French jurist, born at Toulouse but died at Bourges. Date: 1522 - 1590

Dirk Cuerenhert
DIRK (Theodore) CUERENHERT Dutch engraver Date: 1522 - 1590

Johann Crellius
JOHANN CRELLIUS German churchman of the Unitarian persuasion. Date: 1590 - 1633

Dirck Coornhert
DIRCK COORNHERT Dutch poet and painter, who also dabbled in politics and theology. Date: 1522 - 1590

Franz Von Clein
FRANZ (Francis, Francesco) von CLEIN Danish artist working in England. Date: 1590 - 1658

Jean de Montluc, Seigneur de Balagny
Jean de Montluc, seigneur de BALAGNY - don t be misled by the seemingly effeminate garb of this gent, for in 1594 he is appointed a marechal de France, no less ! Date: circa 1590

Merchant & Wife 1590
A London merchant wears a fur- lined gown with hanging sleeves, cut-fingered pumps & a low-crowned hat. His wife wears a tall crowned copotain hat, yellow kirtle & pink gown Date: 1590

North German Costume
Townspeople of Northern Germany. The men wear baggy breeches (? Galligaskins), short cloaks, doublets & hats with moderately tall crowns. The woman wears a mantle & apron. Date: 1590

Female Londoners 1590
The clothing of London women of various social classes including a servant. All three wear ruffs. The 3rd woman is taken from " Descriptions of England". Date: 1590

Francois Hottoman
FRANCOIS HOTTOMAN Sieur de Villiers Saint-Paul French jurist - depicted either sleeping or on his deathbed ! Date: 1524 - 1590

Nicolo Bobadilla
NICOLO BOBADILLA Jesuit, an early follower of Loyola Date: ? - 1590

Gerrit Van Honthorst
GERRIT VAN HONTHORST Dutch painter Date: 1590 - 1656

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