1708 Collection (page 2)

Hermann Wits
HERMANN WITS Dutch calvinist churchman Date: 1636 - 1708

William Walsh
WILLIAM WALSH writer Date: 1663 - 1708

Claude Voisenon - 2
CLAUDE HENRI de FUSEE, abbe de VOISENON French writer Date: 1708 - 1775

Claude Voisenon - 1
CLAUDE HENRI de FUSEE, abbe de VOISENON French writer Date: 1708 - 1775

Francis Tallents
FRANCIS TALLENTS nonconformist churchman who was ejected from his living on account of the horridness of his religious principles. Date: 1609 - 1708

Hein. Jacob Sivers
HEINRICH JACOB SIVERS German churchman, poet and naturalist Date: 1708 - 1758

Matthew Sylvester
MATTHEW SYLVESTER nonconformist churchman Date: 1636 - 1708

Sir Edward Seymour
SIR EDWARD SEYMOUR Statesman, Speaker of the House of Commons. Date: 1633 - 1708

SCHUTTE Dutch writer from Amsterdam Date: 1708? - 1771+

Thomas Seward
THOMAS SEWARD English churchman, canon of Lichfield, father of Anna, writer known as The Swan of Lichfield Date: 1708 - 1790

Jean Rodolphe Perronet
JEAN RODOLPHE PERRONET French engineer Date: 1708 - 1794

First Earl Northington
ROBERT HENLEY, first earl of NORTHINGTON Statesman, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal Date: 1708 - 1772

Fredk. Lewis Nordern
FREDERICK LEWIS NORDERN Danish naval officer, traveller and artist. Date: 1708 - 1742

Robert Earl Northington
ROBERT first earl of NORTHINGTON statesman, Lord Chancellor Date: 1708 - 1772

Thomas Haweis 2
THOMAS HAWEIS English churchman, chaplain to the countess of Huntingdon Date: 1734 - 1820

Fr. Laval-Montmorency
FRANCOIS XAVIER de LAVAL- MONTMORENCY First French bishop of Quebec Date: 1623 - 1708

Louis De LA Valliere
LOUIS CESAR de la BAUME-LE- BLANC, duc de LA VALLIERE grandson of Louise de la Valliere, mistress of Louis XIV : bibliophile. Date: 1708 - 1780

Isaac Jaquelot
ISaC JAQUELOT French (?) churchman, preacher to the king of Prussia. Date: 1647 - 1708

Edmund Hickeringill
EDMUND HICKERINGILL - Engliah churchman, soldier in Scotland, Swedish ambassador to England, traveller in West Indies, wrote scurrilous attacks on the Church, etc. Date: 1631 - 1708

Friedrich V Hagedorn - 3
FRIEDRICH von HAGEDORN German writer Date: 1708 - 1754

Friedrich V Hagedorn - 4
FRIEDRICH von HAGEDORN German writer Date: 1708 - 1754

Friedrich V Hagedorn - 1
FRIEDRICH von HAGEDORN German writer Date: 1708 - 1754

Friedrich V Hagedorn - 2
FRIEDRICH von HAGEDORN German writer Date: 1708 - 1754

BACKHUYZEN, Ludolf (1631-1708). The Whale Fishing. Oil on canvas

KESSEL II, Jan van Kessel (1654-1708). Portrait of a Family in a Garden. At the window: a self-portrait of the painter, and

Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy

Spanish Succession War
BATTLE OF OUDENARDE A popular image of the fight, illustrating a street ballad Date: 11 July 1708

Ludolf Backhuysen
LUDOLF BACKHUYSEN Dutch painter, especially of seascapes

Franz I / Hre / Austria / Mini
FRANZ I Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of Austria

Charles H Williams / Oval
SIR CHARLES HANBURY WILLIAMS Writer and diplomat

COURTIERS, 1708
A handsome young couple from the court of Louis XIV - he with sword and large hat, she with a fan and a possibly a fontagne headdress

2nd Eddystone Lighthouse
The second (wooden) Eddystone lighthouse, near Plymouth, Devon, is built by Rudyerd : it is nearly 30 metres high but will be destroyed by fire in 1755

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

Pitt the Elder / Brompton
WILLIAM PITT - THE ELDER 1ST EARL OF CHATHAM English politician

Jules Hardouin Mansard
JULES HARDOUIN MANSARD (OR MANSART) French architect and great- nephew of Francois Mansart

Parhelion of 1708
Singular phenomenon seen at Moscow - a triple sun, with an over-arching rainbow

THE PRIVATEER DUKE
Duke, the ship in which Captain Woodes Rogers made his global expedition, harassing Spanish shipping, and finding Alexander Selkirk on the isle of Juan Fernandez

George Prince Denmark
GEORGE prince of Denmark consort of Queen Anne with his autograph

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), French botanist, credited as being the first to sort plants into genera, and to make a distinction between genus and species

Sir Francis Dashwood
SIR FRANCIS DASHWOOD Eccentric nobleman. Founder of the Hellfire Club

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