1683 Collection

Frost Fair on the Thames by Pauline Baynes
Illustration painted for Holly Leaves by Pauline Baynes showing Londoners in 1683-4 enjoying the delights of the Frost Fair on the frozen River Thames

George Ii / Players / 38 / 50
GEORGE II, KING OF ENGLAND Reigned 1727 - 1760

John Owen, Churchmn
JOHN OWEN nonconformist churchman who was nevertheless much respected with his autograph

Map of Peru 1683 Mallet
Perou. A map showing a coastal part of South America on the South Pacific. Both the equator and tropic of Capricorn are given

Valentine Greatrakes
Irish healer who, after a dream in 1662, discovered that he could heal many ailments simply by passing his hands and stroking the patient

Frost Fair by Jan Griffier the Elder
The famous Frost Fair taking place on the frozen River Thames in London in 1683. Freezing to around eleven inches thick, the ice was strong enough to hold shops, stalls, coaches and sleds

Perpetual Motion Machine
The supposed perpetual motion machine of Solomon Reisel

King George II
GEORGE II, KING OF ENGLAND Reigned from 1727 to 1760

Frost Fair / Thames / 1683
Frost fair on the Thames, London. People enjoying the many activities and stalls

Potosi, Bolivia / Mallet
Looking down towards the mountain surmounted by a cross. At the foot is a road & settlement with houses, huts & churches & men in European dress

Shaftesbury / 1st Earl / Min
ANTHONY ASHLEY COOPER 1st EARL of SHAFTESBURY English politician

Charles Duke of Grafton
CHARLES FITZROY, second duke of GRAFTON grandsonn of Charles II and Barbara Villiers : statesman who held a succession of offices

Robert Earl Yarmouth
ROBERT PASTON, first earl of YARMOUTH royalist statesman who served and entertained Charles II with his autograph

Ottoman Wars / Vienna
John III Sobieski, king of Poland, attacks the Turkish army under Kara Mustapha Pashs besieging Vienna, and though outnumbered 2 to 1 routs it and saves the city

Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683
Holy Roman Empire. Plan of the Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683. It took place at Kahlenberg Mountain, near Vienna, ather the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire during two months

Slingsby T. 59F Kestrel 19 918
Slingsby T.59F Kestrel 19 918 (msn 1790, BGA 1683), at a regional gliding competition in the 1980s. The Slingsby Kestrel was a licence-built - developed version of the Glasglugel 401. Date: circa 1981

LOUIS XIV & MAINTENON
After the death of Maria Teresa of Austria, Louis XIV secretly marries Madame de Maintenon Date: 1683

Mozambique Island off the coast of the northern province of Nampula. The early colonial capital of Mozambique. Date: 1683

BORELLOS SWIM DEVICE
Borellos device gives the swimmer the benefit of an airbag and webbed feet. Date: 1683

TOKYO / IMPERIAL PALACE
The Imperial Palace in Tokyo Date: 1683

Stephen Dugdale, Informe
STEPHEN DUGDALE - Informer during the Popish Plot, claiming knowledge of a Catholic conspiracy but providing dubious and inconsistent testimony. Date: 1640 - 1683

Christian Fried. Boerner
CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH BOERNER German churchman, educator and classical scholar. Date: 1683 - 1753

Thames Frost Fair / 1683
Various activities happening on the Thames when it froze over in 1683. These include ox-roasting, games, sledging and skating and a number of market stalls. Date: 1683

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

Ludwig De Souches
LUDWIG RADUTT de SOUCHES French-Austrian military commander Date: 1608 - 1683

Philip V of Spain (1683-1746). King of Spain. Oath of allegi
Philip V of Spain (1683-1746). King of Spain. House of Bourbon. Oath of allegiance of the military orders; Golden Fleece, Alcantara and Calatrava. Engraving. 18th century. Colored

John of Nepomuk (1345-1393). National saint of the Czech Republic. Statue at Charles Bridge in Prague, by baroque sculptor, Jan Brokoff (1652-1718). 1683

Statue of St. John of Nepomuk (1345-1393). Copy. Prague. Cz
Statue of St. John of Nepomuk (1345-1393). National saint. Bronze. By Volfgang Jeronym Heroldt, 1683. Decorates the Charles Bridge. Prague. Czech Republic

Jean Baptiste Grecourt
JEAN BAPTISTE JOSEPH WILLART de GRECOURT French writer, interrupted by the artist while writing with a quill pen. Date: 1683 - 1743

Ferdinand Furstemberg
FERDINAND FURSTEMBERG German churchman, bishop of Munster Date: 1626 - 1683

First Earl of Egmont
JOHN PERCEVAL, first earl of EGMONT Date: 1683 - 1748

Samuel Clarke
SAMUEL CLARKE churchman, minister of St Benet Fink, London : biographer. Date: 1599 - 1683

August Carpzov
AUGUST CARPZOV German diplomat in the service of the herzog von Sachsen. Date: 1612 - 1683

Edward Backwell
EDWARD BACKWELL London goldsmith, banker and merchant, alderman : the print says obit 1679 but Hyamson gives 1683. Date: ? - 1683

Samuel Clarke (D 1683)
SAMUEL CLARKE scholar and divine Date: 1599 - 1683

Rene Reaumur / Anon Eng
RENE-ANTOINE FERCHAULT DE REAUMUR French naturalist and physicist Date: 1683 - 1757

Thomas Killigrew / Berghe
THOMAS KILLIGREW English playwright Date: 1612 - 1683

John Lambert (Anon)
JOHN LAMBERT Parliamentary general during the Civil War Date: 1619 - 1683

John Lambert (Walker)
JOHN LAMBERT Parliamentary general during the Civil War Date: 1619 - 1683

Colbert J-B / Chasselat
JEAN-BAPTISTE French statesman, Marquis de Seignelay Date: 1619 - 1683

Austria / Defeat of Turks
Defeat of the Turks outside Vienna Date: 12 September 1683

Second Duke of Grafton
CHARLES FITZROY, second duke of GRAFTON statesman Date: 1683 - 1757

Thomas Killigrew / Scriven
THOMAS KILLIGREW English playwright Date: 1612 - 1683

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

John Lambert
JOHN LAMBERT Parliamentary general Date: 1619 - 1683

Edward Young / Writer
EDWARD YOUNG Writer. Date: 1683 - 1765

Colbert J-B / Collyer
JEAN-BAPTISTE French statesman, Marquis de Seignelay Date: 1619 - 1683

Colbert J-B / St Aubin
JEAN-BAPTISTE French statesman, Marquis de Seignelay Date: 1619 - 1683

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