1785 Collection

Steam Engine / Governor
Governor, or Fly-Ball Governor, invented by James Watt to regulate the supply of steam in order to preserve a nearly fixed engine speed

Portrait of 1st Viscount Horatio Nelson, 1785-1805
This is a photographic reproduction of a painting of the 1st Viscount Horatio Nelson who lived from 1758 to 1805

Cagliostro / Saint-Germain
Cagliostros interview with the Comte de Saint-Germain at Holstein

RIEGO, Rafael de (1785-1823). Spanish liberal military man, leader of the military coup of 1820. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing English Channel
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries crossing the English Channel by balloon. They left Dover, crossed the sea, and landed near Blanay, between Calais and Boulogne

British Coats of Arms
Royal coats of arms of Britain Henry VIII 1518, 1535; Elizabeth I 1576, 1578; Charles I; William & Mary 1689 Anne 1713; George I 1725; George II 1749; George III 1785

Lady Nelson
LADY FRANCES NELSON Originally Frances Woolward, she met Horatio Nelson in 1785 and married him in 1787

Walter Landor
WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR - British poet, dramatist and prose writer

William Whitehead
WILLIAM WHITEHEAD writer, Poet Laureate Date: 1715 - 1785

The Aerial Colossus
Plate showing The Aerial Colossus, a machine of an entire new construction now making by M. Prossor, with which he will ascend into the atmosphere when finished. 9 March 1785

Theatre Royal, Covent Garden Handbill
Theatre Royal Handbill advertising the Marriage of Figaro and Virtues Triumph. Date: January 13th 1785

Adam Sedgwick
ADAM SEDGWICK Geologist

Blanchard Flies Channel
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies are the first people to cross the English Channel by air : their flight from Dover ends in the forest of Guines, near Andres

Lunardis Second Balloon
Vincent Lunardi makes his second ascent, from St Georges Fields, London

Louis Xvii, French Royal
LOUIS XVII Titular King of France 1793 - 1795 Son of Louis XVI

Blanchard Channel Cross
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies are the first people to cross the English Channel by air : their flight from Dover ends in the forest of Guines, near Andres

Thomas De Quincey / Mote
THOMAS DE QUINCEY English author

Cagliostro & Lottery
Fashionable ladies call on Cagliostro hoping that he will help them win the Lottery

Gallic Wars - Titus Labienus hatches a trap
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Titus Labienus hatches a trap to get the Treveri to cross the river before his troops, attacking them later. Engraving

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Ambiorix, leader of the Eburons tribe, joins the Hainaut and Namur tribes, attacks the camp of Quintus Tullius Cicero and sets fire to it. Engraving

Quintus Titurius Sabinus and Arunculcius Cotta are attacked
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Quintus Titurius Sabinus and Arunculcius Cotta, attacked by Ambiorix, forming their troops in a circle. Engraving

Caesar disembarked in Britain (54 BC), placing his ships on dry ground within his camp. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar attacks the Germanic camp
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar led his troops across the Rhine in 55 BC for a punitive expedition against the Germanic tribes

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Battle of the Sambre (July 57 BC)
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar's campaign against the Belgae in 57 B.C. Battle of the Sambre (July 57 BC). Confrontation between Julius Caesar's legions

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). The battle of the Aisne (57 BC)
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Caesar's campaign against the Belgae in 57 BC. The battle of the Aisne (57 BC). The Belgic tribes cross the Aisne River through the right

Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Battle of Vosges (58 BC)
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). First campaign against the Germanic tribes (58 BC). Battle of Vosges (58 BC). Combat between the Germanic tribe of the Suebi under the command of Ariovistus against six

Gallic Wars - Ariovistus, Suebi leader, deploys his cavalry
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). First campaign against the Germanic tribes (58 BC). Ariovistus, the Suebi leader, deploys his cavalry

Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Defeat of the Helvetii and pursuit of Caesar. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires by Count Turpin de Crisse

Caesar's position to receive the Helvetii
Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Caesar's position to receive the Helvetii advancing towards him. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques

Defeat of a quarter of the Swiss in the Saone pass
Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). Defeat of a quarter of the Helvetii in the Saone pass. Engraving. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires

Gallic Wars. The Helvetii's attempt to cross the Rhine
Gallic Wars (58 BC-50 BC). Campaign against the Helvetii (58 BC). The Helvetii's attempt to cross the Rhine and Caesar's entrenchments. Engraving

Dedication page to the King. Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires, by Count Turpin de Crisse. Volume I. Published in Montargis and sold in Paris, 1785

Commentaires de Cesar by Count Turpin de Crisse Volume I
Commentaires de Cesar, avec des notes historiques, critiques et militaires, by Count Turpin de Crisse. Volume I. Published in Montargis and sold in Paris, 1785

Gaius Julius Caesar - Roman politician, general and writer
Gaius Julius Caesar (100 BC - 44 BC). Roman politician, general and writer. In 60 BC he established a triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus. Conquered Gaul

Lancelot Turpin de Crisse (1716-1793). French military
Lancelot Turpin de Crisse (Compte Turpin de Crisse) (1716-1793). French military and writer. Portrait. Engraving by Picquenot

Paseo de las Delicias, 1785, by Ramon Bayeu y Subias
Ramon Bayeu y Subias (1746-1793). Spanish painter. Paseo de las Delicias, 1785. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Puerta de Alcala and the Fountain of Cybele, 1785
Gines Andres de Aguirre (1727-1800). Spanish painter. Puerta de Alcala and the Fountain of Cybele, 1785. (Madrid, Spain). History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Gate of San Vicente, 1785, by Gines Andres de Aguirre
Gines Andres de Aguirre (1727-1800). Spanish painter. Gate of San Vicente, 1785. Madrid, Spain. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Huts and Boat House, Hawaii, Pacific Date: 1785

Picture auction, Hotel Bullion, Paris
Picture auction at the Hotel Bullion, Paris. Date: 1785

Burns Dr Hornbrook Hornbook Books Poems 1785
burns, dr, hornbrook, hornbook, books, poems, 1785, 1780s, death, doctor, ye, ken, jock, i, clachan, deil, mak, king, hood, spleuchan, grown, sae, weel, acquaint, wi, buchan, ither, chaps, history

MESMER AND WATELET
Mesmer correctly predicts the death of the singer Watelet

Louis XVII, titular King of France, son of Louis XVI
Louis XVII (1785 - 1795), titular King of France (1793 - 1795), son of Louis XVI. Imprisoned during the French Revolution from August 1792 until his death in 1795, he never ruled

Satirical cartoon, Blanchard landing in a field
Satirical cartoon, Blanchard the balloonist landing in a field, causing disruption to people and animals. Date: circa 1785

Satirical cartoon, Blanchard flying across the Channel
Satirical cartoon, Blanchard the balloonist flying with large wings, crossing the English Channel from Calais to Dover, carrying a ship. Date: circa 1785

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the Channel in a balloon
Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the English Channel in a balloon, 7 January 1785 -- 100th anniversary commemoration. Date: 1785

America - English Boy Burning To Avenge The Defeats
English Boy Burning To Avenge The Defeats OF The Late War, Is Encouraged To Study Grammar Date: 1785

A View at Bolcheretzkoi, in Kamtschatka, Russia
Scene at Bolcheretzkoi, in Kamchatka, Russia. 1785

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