17th Collection (page 77)

Horse Prepared for Race
Horse racing in the reign of Charles II: finely dressed gentlemen look on as horses are prepared for the race

Persian Emir and Falcon
A Persian emir amidst his courtiers appraises a falcon, while on the palace roof one of his harem ladies looses a hawk after a game bird

Hunting in India
Aristocratic Indian hunters

Early Bloodhound
An early bloodhound picks up the trail

A C17 CITY
Features of a 17th century city with church, school, guildhall and exchange; market-place and stone-paved streets

C16 or C17 London House
A fine old timbered building in a London street, part of it used as a grocers shop

17th Century Beggar
A beggar in Germany at the time of the Thirty Years War

17th Century Furnaces
A high furnace of the 17th century

Royal Exchange C17
The courtyard of Thomas Greshams Royal Exchange, modelled on the bourse at Antwerp : sadly, it will be destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666

Queens House
A view of the Queens House Greenwich. Built by Inigo Jones in the early 17th century for Anne of Denmark

Almshouses, Glos
The fine 17th century Almshouses and beautiful church tower at Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, a delightful old-world town in the Cotswolds

Old Shop, Mayfair
This old timber fronted shop, probably dating back to the mid 17th century is in Mayfair, on the corner of Waverton Street and Hays Mews, London W1

Canton from Nieuhof
A view of the city possibly from a craft in the Pearl River showing the busy port. An 18th century engraving from a 17th century original

Peking from Nieuhof
A view of the city which includes the surrounding countryside. An 18th century engraving from a 17th century original

China / Nanking / Nieuhof
A view looking down at the surrounding countryside, the walls of the city & several pagodas. An 18th century engraving from a 17th century original

Corn Exchange Delft C17
A view of the Koornbeurs or corn exchange - a place of great activity with merchants and tradespeople selling their wares from barrows. Oude church & docks can be seen

Villa Lante / M Greuter
Garden of the illustrious Cardinal Montalto at Bagnaia now called Villa Lante. The Cardinal owned the villa between 1590-1623)

Solfatara Volcano C17Th
Sightseers at the Solfatara volcano near Naples, Italy, which coninuously sends forth streams of smoke & where sulphur and alum is made

A Concert / Jordans C17Th
A family concert: Soo D oude Songen Soo Pepen De Jongen". Three generations & a dog at the dinner table sing or play instruments. The old man & woman wear spectacles

Dolls House Birth 17C
A bedroom in a French dolls house, all set up for the birth of a baby

Arquebusier 17th Century
An Arquebusier insert the powder into his Arquebus, a portable long-barrelled pre- cursor to the musket, which had a wheel or match-lock action and a hook-shaped butt

Costume C16 & C17 / Strutt
Examples of English costume of the 16th and 17th centuries according to a later source

THE SHIPWRECK C17TH
The Shipwreck

Aldwinkle (Dryden)
Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire, the birthplace of the poet John Dryden

Suffolk House London
Originally Northampton House, this ponderous pile near Charing Cross was erected early 17th century; the earl of Suffolk purchased it from the earl of Northampton

Theatre / The Globe
Exterior of the Globe Bankside

17th Century Family Meal
A family meal in the early part of the 17th century

Military / Restoration
English soldiers of the Restoration period, after the return of Charles II

Mecca Pilgrim Routes
Pilgrim-routes to Mecca from Morocco

17th Century Smithy
A blacksmith at work in his smithy, powered by a water wheel; logging and other activities are also taking place

Costume / Men 17th Century
French gentilshommes dressed in the height of male fashion

C17 Carriage
A French CARROSSE - the earliest type of private carriage

London / Projects / Wren
A Plan of the City of London for rebuilding after the fire of 1666 according to Sir Christopher Wren

Armoured Dog Statue
Statue of a 17th century dog in protective armour

Lunar Influences
The Influence of the Moon on the Heads of Women a 17th century caricature which manages to be both politically incorrect and scientifically doubtful

C17 Spinning
A country wife spins at her cottage door, watching hunters and travellers as they pass by

Mughal Emperor
A Mughal emperor of India, seated on his portable throne

Cowleys Home
COWLEYs home at Chertsey

Mississippi Island
Six oxen haul a raft up the Mississippi, near Navy Island

Japan - Era of Daimyos
From 17th to 19th century Japan is governed by the DAIMYOS ( great names ) who bring peace and prosperity, but at the cost of rigidity, intolerance and isolation

Generation of Vipers
O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? - Jesus compares the Pharisees to snakes, which may be unfair to the snakes

Vertebrae 2
VERTEBRAE

VERTEBRAE

Flying Squirrel
FLYING SQUIRREL sciuridae pteromys or sciuropterus

Silversmiths at Work
Silversmiths at work - illustration to the prophecies of Jeremiah, chapter 6, who likens the wicked to repro- -bate silver which the Lord rejects as not up to standard

Except it Die
Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die - a 17th or 18th century illustration of Pauls epistle to the Corinthians 15.36

Surat, 17th Century
Surat, some 250 km north of Bombay, is an important English trading factory and administrative centre from 1608 to 1687

COLOMBO 1671
The `port of Colombo in the 17th century, with Dutch shipping in the roadstead. Various farming activities are in progress and elephants can be seen

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