1638 Collection

Landscape with a Stone Bridge, c. 1638, by Rembrandt (1606-1
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Landscape with a Stone Bridge, c. 1638. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Arrest of Covenanters
The arrest of the condemned convenanters at West Bow in Edinburgh

Catherine of Braganza
CATHERINE OF BRAGANZA Queen of Charles II Her seal and signature are also shown here

Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of the Caribbean
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris Adiacentibus. Map of the Caribbean islands printed in Amsterdam circa 1645

Map of the kingdoms of Granada and Murcia (Granata et Murcia regna) by W. Blaeu. Decorated with the Arms of both States, the figure of a surveyor and a naval combat. Published in Amsterdam, 1635

Pere Joseph
PERE JOSEPH exerted such behind-the-scenes influence in the French political scene that he became known as l eminence grise (the grey eminence) - much feared

Louis XIV in Costume
LOUIS XIV, KING OF FRANCE costumed to take part in a carrousel Date: 1638-1715

A Kings Clothes
How to make a king look like a king - dress him in a kings clothes ! (Thackeray chooses Louis XIV, but any king would do as well...)

Godwins Project
FRANCIS GODWIN An ingenious method of flying by harnessing trained birds, who would tow the intrepid aviator even so far as the Moon

Francis White
FRANCIS WHITE Bishop of Ely, controversialist

Scots Sign the Covenant
The signing of the covenant in Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh

Louis Xiv / 17C Miniature
LOUIS XIV Le Roi Soleil king of France

Landing of Swedish Settlerd at Delaware Bay
Swedish settlers, under Peter Minuit, land at Paradise Point along Delaware Bay. The settlers arrive onshore and start to explore the land in groups

Procession in Cheapside 1638
Cheapside, City of London: north-east view with Cross and Conduit, on the occasion of Mary de Medicis visit to Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Date: 1638

Johann Ant. Geiger
JOHANN ANTON GEIGER German citizen praised for his piety and knowledge. Date: 1638 - 1685

Johannes Althusius
JOHANNES ALTHUSIUS German jurist, professor, of Steinfurt Date: 1557 - 1638

Atlas Novus. Europe. Tartarians, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Europa recens descripta. Map of Europe published in Amsterdam in 1633. Detail depicting Tatar people. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

LOUIS XIV, called Le Roi Soleil (1638-1715). King of France (1643-1715), from the House of Boubon. Oil on canvas

Louis XIV le Roi Soleil
LOUIS XIV, KING OF FRANCE in theatre costume as Le Roi Soleil (the Sun King)

Marie-Therese Of Austria (1638-1683). Queen of France (1660-1683), queen consort of Louis XIV. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles

Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of Mexico
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia. Map of the viceroyalty of Spain and New Mexico. Printed in Amsterdam in 1645. Etching. SPAIN

Marie Duchesse Entragues
MARIE TOUCHET, duchesse d ENTRAGUES mistress of Charles IX of France Date: 1549 - 1638

Jeremias Drechsel - 2
JEREMIAS DRECHSEL (Drexelius) German Jesuit churchman Date: 1581 - 1638

Jeremias Drechsel - 1
JEREMIAS DRECHSEL (Drexelius) German Jesuit churchman Date: 1581 - 1638

Charles 6 Earl Dorset
CHARLES SACKVILLE, sixth earl of DORSET statesman and writer Date: 1638 - 1706

Mme Deshoulieres - 3
ANTOINETTE DU LIGIER, comtesse DESHOULIERES French writer with a couple of sheep Date: 1638 - 1694

Mme Deshoulieres - 4
ANTOINETTE DU LIGIER, comtesse DESHOULIERES French writer Date: 1638 - 1694

Mme Deshoulieres - 2
ANTOINETTE DU LIGIER, comtesse DESHOULIERES French writer Date: 1638 - 1694

Philippe Marquis Dangeau
PHILIPPE de COURCILLON, marquis de DANGEAU French historian and Grand Master of the Order of Notre Dame of Mount Carmel and of Saint-Lazare. Date: 1638 - 1720

Petrus Cunaeus
PETRUS CUNAUS Dutch lawyer and antiquary, professor of law. Date: 1586 - 1638

Charles I De Crequi
CHARLES I de CREQUI French soldier, marechal de France Date: 1567 - 1638

Matthias Berlichius
MATTHIAS BERLICHIUS German scholar, depicted holding a pair of gloves for some reason. Date: 1586 - 1638

Hendrik Graef Den Berghe
HENDRIK GRAEF van den BERGHE Dutch soldier and statesman, brother-in-law of Willem of Orange, but nevertheless supported the Spanish occupation. Date: 1573 - 1638

George Alsop, Writer
GEORGE ALSOP English-American writer who hath drawne exact the Province Mary Land that those that read must fall in Love with it. Date: 1638 - ?

6th Earl of Dorset
Charles Sackville, 6th earl of DORSET Date: 1638 - 1706

Louis XIV & Colbert
In an agreeable garden setting, he looks through some documents prepared for his inspection by his minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert, in the 1670s/1680s Date: 1638-1715

Nicolas Bruyant / Van Dyck
NICOLAS BRUYANT astrologer and mathematician Date: 1572 - 1638

Henry Hyde / Clarendon
HENRY HYDE 2nd EARL OF CLARENDON Date: 1638 - 1709

The Man in the Moone
C17 space traveller Domingo Gonsales, who has trained wild swans to tow a burden through the air, is carried by them to the Moon, where they are accustomed to hibernate. Date: 1638

Johann Heinrich Alsted
JOHANN HEINRICH ALSTED German protestant philosopher Date: 1588 - 1638

Louis XIV as Roman
LOUIS XIV depicted as a Roman warrior Date: 1638-1715

MARIE-THERESE (1638-83)
MARIE-THERESE OF AUSTRIA Queen of Louis XIV of France. Daughter of Philip IV of Spain. Married Louis XIV in 1660. Date: 1638 - 1683

CLARIS, Pau (1585-1641). Catalan politician and member of a religious order, president of the Generalitat (government of Catalonia) from 1638 to 1641

BERNINI, Giovanni Lorenzo (1598-1680). Equestrian Statue of King Louis XIV. 1669 - 1670. Model for the monument at the Palace of Versailles. Baroque art. Sculpture. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome

Atlas Novus. Africa, 17th c Alexandria
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Africae Nova Descriptio. Map of Africa printed in Amsterdam ca. 1635. Detail with view of the city of Alexandria. Etching. SPAIN

Atlas Novus. Asia. Arabian people, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Asia noviter delineata. Map of Asia printed in Amsterdam circa 1635. Detail depicting Arabian people. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Atlas Novus. Africa. Moroccan people, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Africae nova descriptio. Map of Africa printed in Amsterdam c. 1635. Detail with Moroccan couple. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Atlas Novus. Asia, 17th c Jerusalem
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Asia noviter delineata. Map of Asia printed in Amsterdam ca. 1635. Detail with view of the city of Jerusalem. Etching. SPAIN

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