1777 Gallery

Youghal Clock Gate

The famous Youghal Clock Gate, in the seaport of Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, was built in 1777 on the site of Trinity Castle, part of the town's fortifications. Date: 18th century

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View in Anamooka and the inhabitants

View in Anamooka and the inhabitants - a scene on the coast of Tonga, named the Friendly Islands because of the reception given to James Cook's third Pacific voyage in May 1777.
circa 1790

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Spa Fields Chapel

Engaving depicting Spa Fields Chapel in 1781. Spa Fields Chapel, erected in 1777, was one of many founded by Selina Hastings, the Countess of Huntingdon. It was situated adjacent to her home in Spa Fields, Clerkenwell. She was a famous evangelical in the Calvinist tradition. Date: 1781

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