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Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by J Mulder, from a visit to Suriname, South America
Butterfly illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, engraved by P Sluyter, from a visit to Suriname, South America
Map / Asia / Sri Lanka 1719ISLE DE CEYLAN and southern India
Map / Africa / Ethiopia 18CMap of Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
William PatersonWILLIAM PATERSON Scottish economist, founder of the Bank of England
Robinson Crusoe & PetsRobinson Crusoe with his family of domesticated animals
Geocentric SystemThe pre-Copernican system of the Planets - Earth at the centre orbited by the other planets including the sun, and surrounded by the stars
Crusoe on his RaftCrusoe on his raft, salvages as much as he can from the wrecked ship
Crusoe & FootprintCrusoe finds the footprint of Friday and realises that he is not the only inhabitant of the island
Crusoe Title Page 1719Title page of the first edition
The Battle of Glen Shiel, a narrow pass in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, 10 June 1719, part of the Jacobite rising of 1719, an attempt to restore James Francis Edward Stuart
LA SALLE AFTER DEATHJEAN-BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE French churchman, educator and benefactor, founder of the Freres Chretiens (Christian brothers). Portrait done as he lay on his death bed. Date: 1651 - 1719
A bird's eye view of an English country town - Tunbridge Wells, Kent - the prominent white building is probably the town's chief coaching inn and hostelry. Date: 1719
CRUSOE & DEAD PARRROTRobinson Crusoe shoots a parrot which he and Friday eat for supper. Date: First published: 1719
CRUSOE REVISITS ISLANDAfter his wife's death, Crusoe revisits the island & meets the Spaniard whose life he saved. Date: First published: 1719
FRANCOISE D'AUBIGNE - Marquise de Maintenon - secretly married Louis XIV after Marie Therese's death Date: 1635 - 1719
Tunbridge Wells, Kent: an aerial view Date: 1719
Fishmongers AlmshousesThe almshouses were on the area west of Newington Butts and south of St Georges Road. Erected in two phases: firstly St. Peters Hospital was built by the company in 1615-1618; the other
Armillary sphere with zodiac. Date: 1719
GREENLANDERS An eskimo family, and a hunter in his kayak. Date: 1719
SIR HENRY CHAUNCY lawyer and judge with his autograph Date: 1632 - 1719
MAP / AFRICA / SAHARA 1719Map of the Sahara Desert with Nubia, part of Egypt and part of Abyssinia Date: 1719
MAP / AFRICA / MOROCCO 1719LEmpire du Cherif de Fez, Maroc, Sus &c. the Moroccan empire in the early 18th century, with the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara Date: 1719
MAPS, ASIA, INDIA 1719Crude map of northern India, previous to any extensive colonisation, including parts of Pakistan & Bangladesh & the sources of two great rivers the Ganges & Indus
Precious stonesFishing for pearls in the Pacific Date: 1719
Robinson Crusoe / BoatCrusoe in the boat he built for himself. Date: First published: 1719
Map / Nw Africa 1719North-west Africa, showing portions of Barbary, land of the Berbers, known to Europeans as barbarians (today Morocco, Tunisia &c)
Heinrich CocceiusHEINRICH COCCEIUS German lawyer in the service of the king of Prussia, possessor of an exceptionally fine wig, paid for by his clients fees... Date: 1644 - 1719
Margaret HughesMARGARET HUGHES actress, mistress of Prince Rupert of the Rhine Date: ? - 1719
Magnus LichtwerMAGNUS GOTTFRIED LICHTWER German writer, statesman in the service of the elector of Saxony Date: 1719 - 1783
J-B De LA SalleJEAN-BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE French founder of order, Freres des Ecoles Chretiennes (brothers of Christian schools) Date: 1651 - 1719
Crusoe and FridayRobinson Crusoe rescues Friday from being eaten by cannibals and thus becomes Crusoes greatful servant and companion
Addison / Thomson / ThurstonJOSEPH ADDISON English essayist, poet and statesman
Robinson Crusoe / SpyingRobinson Crusoe spies a ship on the horizon
Crusoe & the CaptainCrusoe offers his assistance to the English captain and helps to recover his vessel
Crusoe Escapes the MoorsRobinson Crusoe escapes from the Moors
Robinson Crusoe & BoatRobinson Crusoe and Friday build the boat
Ludwig Gleim - 3JOHANN WILHELM LUDWIG GLEIM German writer Date: 1719 - 1803
Ludwig Gleim - 1JOHANN WILHELM LUDWIG GLEIM German writer Date: 1719 - 1803
Ludwig Gleim - 2JOHANN WILHELM LUDWIG GLEIM German writer Date: 1719 - 1803
Elie Catherine FreronELIE CATHERINE FRERON French journalist and critic Date: 1719 - 1776
Francois Jacques FleuryFRANCOIS JACQUES FLEURY French churchman, cure of saint Victor d Orleans, died in the Bastille - but we can t find out why he was there... Date: ? - 1719
Thomas Dyche, EducatorTHOMAS DYCHE Churchman and educator Date: FLOURISHED 1710 - 1719
Louis Ellies Du PinLOUIS ELLIES DU PIN French churchman from Normandie, ecclesiastical historian, best known for his Bibliotheque des Auteurs Ecclesiastiques. Date: 1657 - 1719
Sir Henry ChauncySIR HENRY CHAUNCY Serjeant at Law, author of a History of Hertfordshire, where he lived. Date: 1632 - 1719
Robinson Crusoes HouseThe dining room of the Robinson Crusoe House Bremen, Germany. In Daniel Defoes novel (1719), Crusoes father was a Bremen merchant who emigrated to Hull, England. Date: 1930s
Pedro Conde De ArandaPEDRO PABLO ABARACA DE BOLEA, conde de ARANDA, Portuguese soldier and statesman. Date: 1719 - 1798
Cardinal Alberoni - HeadGIULIO ALBERONI Italian cardinal, 1719 statesman in Spain where his foreign policy will lead to a disastrous war and his banishment from the country. Date: 1664 - 1752