1679 Collection (page 2)

First Earl of Orrery
ROGER BOYLE, first earl of ORRERY Soldier, statesman and successful playwright. Date: 1621 - 1679

Richard Newcourt
RICHARD NEWCOURT the elder topographical draughtsman Date: ? - 1679

Jan Maurits Van Nassau
JAN MAURITZ VAN NASSAU Dutch soldier and statesman Date: 1604 - 1679

Sir Thomas Morgan
Major-general sir THOMAS MORGAN Military commander Date: ? - 1679

HOBBES, Thomas (1588-1679). English philosopher. Advocate of the despotism. Opera Philosophica, edition of the complete works by Hobbes carried

KESSEL I, Jan van, the Elder (1626-1679)

Beware of Luxury (In Weelde Siet Toe) by Jan Steen (1626-1679). Baroque art. Oil

Illustrated woodcut title page, printed in red and black. Contains representations of the four Evangelists, Moses and Aaron, and the Creation

Nicolas De Buzanval
NICOLAS CHOUART de BUZANVAL French churchman, bishop and comte de Beauvais. Date: 1611 - 1679

Europe, 1679
Map showing the progress of Phoenician voyages around Europe, as well as a unicorn, camelopard and other exotic fauna

Jan Van Kessel
JAN VAN KESSEL Flemish artist from Antwerp reputed for his paintings of flowers and small animals

Sons of Eleanor Gwyn
Charles Beauclerk, first duke of ST ALBANS (1670 - 1726) with his younger brother James Beauclerk (1671-1679) sons of Nell Gwyn by Charles II

Balthasar Mentzer
BALTHASAR MENTZER German Lutheran theologian, professor at Marburg and elsewhere

JOHN MAYOW medical from London, anatomist who made important discoveries regarding the heart and respiration. Date: 1645 - 1679

Battle of Zenta
Battle of ZENTA : the Austrians under prince Eugene defeat the Turks under Elwas Mohammed : the Turks lose 29000 men, the Austrians only 500

USA / Niagara Falls
The first depiction of the Niagara Falls, engraved from the drawing by the French missionary & explorer Hennepin

DEFFAND (1679 - 1780)
MARIE DE VICHY-CHAMROND MARQUISE DU DEFFAND French social leader, saloniste and friend of Voltaire, Walpole and D Alembert

Thomas Hobbes / Clark
THOMAS HOBBES English philosopher at the age of 76

Bothwell Bridge 1679
BATTLE OF BOTHWELL BRIDGE Royal troops under the duke of Monmouth defeat the Covenanters with much bloodshed

James Sharp, Bishop
JAMES SHARP Archbishop of Saint Andrews, murdered by Covenanters

Maximilian Ii / Bavarian
MAXIMILIAN II MARIA EMANUEL Elector of Bavaria (1679-1726)

Blood Trans. Animal-Man
Blood transfusion, from an animal to a man

Blood Transfusions / 1679
Direct transfusion: wrist to wrist

Arm-To-Arm Transfusion
Direct transfusion: arm to arm

Battle of Drumclog
BATTLE OF DRUMCLOG A party of Scottish Covenanters, under Balfour of Burleigh, defeat the royal troops under Graham of Claverhouse

John Hamilton
JOHN HAMILTON privy councillor who strongly opposed the union of England with Scotland

Pepys / Anon / Young
SAMUEL PEPYS Statesman & diarist in 1679

Thomas Hobbes / Dev House
THOMAS HOBBES Philosopher

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