1739 Collection

Medical / Amputation / Arm
Sawing off an arm

East Prospect of the Giants Causeway (c.1739). Drury, Susanna fl.1733 - 1770. Date: 1739 (circa)

Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted
The Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted. The Hospital was founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram and in 1741 began construction of premises at Bloomsbury Fields, London

Medical / Amputation / Leg
Sawing off a leg

Richard (Dick) Turpin
The daring highwayman who made a dash from London to York, riding his mare, Black Bess

War of Jenkins Ear
Vernon takes Porto Bello (now in Panama) from the Spanish during the War of Jenkins Ear

Johann Freylinghausen
JOHANN ANASTASIUS FREYLINGHAUSEN German churchman, educator, writer and theologian Date: 167- - 1739

Surgical Instruments / C18
Variety of surgical instruments

Medical / Instruments / 1739
Diagram to show the various methods used for opening veins and performing blood transfusions

4th Duke of Marlborough
GEORGE SPENCER 4th Duke of Marlborough

Forceps and Bandages
A selection of medical appliances, including forceps and a hook to extract bullets (fig 8). Also bandage application diagrams

Johns Wesleys Chapel and Statue in Broadmead, old Britol, Gloucestershire, England, the first Wesleyan (Methodist) chapel in the world. Date: built 1739

ENTERTAINMENT / FAIRS
BARTHOLOMEW FAIR. Date: 1739

Sluis Windmill, The Netherlands - 1739
Sluis Windmill (Molen Van Sluis), The Netherlands - built in 1739. Date: 1900s

Turin Shroud (18th Cent)
The Holy Shroud of Turin, as known in the 18th century Date: 1739

Andre Jacob Roubo
ANDRE JACOB ROUBO French woodworker and furniture maker who published five classic treatises on his craft. Date: 1739 - 1791

Margaret Patten (136)
MARGARET PATTEN When she died in St Margarets Workhouse, London, she was living almost entirely on bread and milk, but was in good health almost to the end Date: 1603 - 1739

Charles Francois Lebrun
CHARLES FRANCOIS LEBRUN duc de Piacenza, French soldier and statesman, consul de la Republique Francaise. Date: 1739 - 1824

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - Christmas Carol. The carol first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems, having been written by Charles Wesley. Date: circa 1910

Manor or country house garden, with workers. Copper-plate illustration from Richard Bradley, New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical. Frontispiece. Date: 1739

Charles Dufay, French chemist and scholar
Charles Francois de Cisternay Dufay (Du Fay), French chemist, scholar, and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi. He discovered the existence of electric charges

Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Colored engraving
Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Spanish writer and philosopher. Colored engraving. 1739

Valentine Green
VALENTINE GREEN Mezzotint engraver and antiquary. Date: 1739 - 1813

Sir William Forbes
SIR WILLIAM FORBES Scottish banker and writer : The good shall mourn a brother, all a friend. Date: 1739 - 1806

Sir William Forbes - 2
SIR WILLIAM FORBES Scottish banker and writer, Date: 1739 - 1806

Sir John Fenn
SIR JOHN FENN antiquary Date: 1739 - 1794

Sir Wm George Fairfax
SIR WILLIAM GEORGE FAIRFAX British naval commander during the Napoleonic wars, Rear- Admiral of the Blue. Date: 1739 - 1813

12th Earl of Eglinton
HUGH MONTGOMERIE, twelfth Earl of EGLINTON Scottish landowner, depicted in Highland military dress - a characteristic Kay portrait with its bold cropping. Date: 1739 - 1819

Johann August Eberhard
JOHANN AUGUST EBERHARD German philosophical writer Date: 1739 - 1809

Charles Dumouriez
CHARLES FRANCOIS DUPERIER DUMOURIEZ French military Date: 1739 - 1823

Samuel Dale, Medical
SAMUEL DALE Medical practitioner at Braintree, Essex where he wrote his Pharmacologia. Date: 1659 - 1739

DAVID DALE Scottish industrialist who introduced cotton mills into his native country; philanthropist. Date: 1739 - 1806

Richard Clark
RICHARD CLARK or Clarke Chamberlain of London Date: 1739 - 1831

HUGH KELLY barrister-at-law, author Date: 1739 - 1777

Ps Dupont De Nemours
Pierre Samuel DUPONT DE NEMOURS French economist, who for political reasons emigrated to the United States where he became an influential figure Date: 1739 - 1817

Topham Beauclerk
TOPHAM BEAUCLERK scholar, friend of Dr Johnson Date: 1739 - 1780

Suzanne Curchod Necker
SUZANNE CURCHOD NECKER French writer & salon hostess, wife of statesman, mother of Mme de Stael; previously betrothed to Gibbon but their relationship declined & fell. Date: 1739 - 1794

Nicholas Saunderson
NICHOLAS SAUNDERSON Professor of mathematics at Cambridge Date: 1682 - 1739

C F D Dumouriez
C F D DUMOURIEZ French military commander of the Revolutionary Army Date: 1739 - 1823

Andrew Pickens / Longacre
ANDREW PICKENS American Revolutionary commander and Member of the US House of Representatives Date: 1739 - 1817

LA HARPE (1739 - 1803)
JEAN-FRANCOIS DE LA HARPE French playwright and literary critic Date: 1739 - 1803

Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
ANNA AMALIA, Duchess of Saxe- Weimar Regent for son Duke Charles Augustus from 1758 to 1775. Patron of literature and art. Date: 1739 - 1807

Cfd Dumouriez / Bosselman
C F D DUMOURIEZ French military Date: 1739 - 1823

Regional African music, 1739
An African musical instrument, as played Cafars in 1739. Date: 1739

Regional African music: woman drummer, 1739
An African musical instrument, as played by the wives of Kafirs in 1739. Date: 1739

William Vincent - 2
WILLIAM VINCENT churchman, dean of Westminster Date: 1739 - 1815

William Vincent - 1
WILLIAM VINCENT churchman, dean of Westminster Date: 1739 - 1815

15th Earl of Suffolk
JOHN HOWARD (1739 - 1820), fifteenth earl of Suffolk and 8th Earl of Berkshire, depicted in his peers robes Date: 1806

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