Carta Collection

Brudenell Magna Carta
The Brudenell Magna Carta, document on vellum, dated 12 October 1297, with a substantial fragment of the Great Seal of Edward I. The original Magna Carta was issued in Latin in 1215

Carta della Catena. View of Florence in 1490. Renaissance art. Painting. ITALY. Florence. Firenze Com era Historical and Topographical Museum

England. Carta Magna (1212). Manuscript Add. 4838. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum

Magna Carta
The Magna Carta, English Charter, third issue from 1225 Date: 1225

Magna Carta
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

1297 copy of the Magna Carta sold to Australia
The thirteenth century copy of the Magna Carta, bought by the Australian Commonwealth National Library from Kings School, Bruton, Somerset

Magna Carta / Rogers
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Carta marina (map of the sea). 1516. Facsimile
" Carta marina (map of the sea). 1516. Facsimile. Sea map described by Carlos Sainz in his work " The name of America". Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Americas Museum."

John Signs Magna Carta
King John, pressured by the barons, signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Magna Carta / Wynne
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Porta Della Carta, Venice
An etching which shows the magnificence of the Porta Della Carta, an illustrious carved marble gateway which sits between the Basilica of San Marco and the Doge's Palace

Carta Gate Doges Palace, Venice Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Carta Gate (Porta della Carta) Doges Palace, Venice Italy

Greek athletes competing in the martial art of Pankration. After the Pancrastinae statue of Pankratiasts in the Florentine Museum (now in the Uffizi). Pancraziasti del Museo Fiorentino

King John signing the Magna Carta. 1215

King John and the Magna Carta, view of Runnymede
King John and the Magna Carta, with a view of Runnymede where it was signed. Date: 1215

Magna Carta being opened by tin-opener on return to Lincoln
The Magna Carta being opened by a tin-opener (from its hermetically-sealed container) on its return to Lincoln Cathedral from America where it had been on loan since 1939

King John signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede
John, King of England (1166-1216) signs the Magna Carta (Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England) - forced onto him by the feudal barons

Palazzo Ducale - Porta della Carta - Venice, Italy
Palazzo Ducale - Porta della Carta ( The Card Door ) - Venice, Italy. The gentleman in the central foreground looks rather like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!! Date: circa 1910s

Magna Carta Island River Thames Victorian period

Magna Carta Island, River Thames

John Bull showing how to make constitutional plum pudding
John Bull showing the foreign powers how to make a constitutional plum pudding. The plum pudding of the British constitution rests on the table cloth of the Magna Charta / Carta

Fray Francisco Alvarado (1756-1814) known by the Philosopher
Fray Francisco Alvarado (1756-1814) of the Order of Preachers or Dominicans, known by the Philosopher Rancid. Illiberal. Carta XXXI del filosofo rancio y primera contra el dictamen de las comisiones

Porta della Carta - Venice, Italy
Porta della Carta in Venice, Italy. The Porta della Carta is an entrance on the western front of the Doges Palace in Venice. Date: 1916

Magna Carta in a Museum
A Magna Carta behind glass in a display cabinet being observed by a gentleman. Date: circa 1960

Cj Fox / Oval / Magna Carta
CHARLES JAMES FOX British statesman with a scene of anarchy below Date: 1749 - 1806

Spanish Monument, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America
Spanish Monument, Palermo district, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. Its full name is Monument to the Carta Magna and Four Regions of Argentina

Juarez Avenue by night, Juarez, Chihuaha, Mexico
View of Juarez Avenue by night, Juarez, Chihuaha, Mexico, with various bars, clubs and cafes, and neon lights. Date: 1943

Cartoon, True Reform of Parliament, ie Patriots lighting a Revolutionary Bonfire in New Palace Yard, by James Gillray. Showing Sir Francis Burdett at the centre

LEO XIII (1810-1903). Pope (1878-1903). Rerum
" LEO XIII (1810-1903). Pope (1878-1903). Rerum novarum. Encyclical issued by the Pope in 1891, first one in addressing the condition of the working classes.Title page of the Spanish translation

King John signs the Magna Carta
" From " Historical Events", a series of postcards. " Date: 1905

Monument to the Spanish - Buenos Aires, Argentina. Actually the Monument to the Magna Carta and the Four Argentine Regions donated by the Spanish Community in Buenos Aires in 1910 to commemorate

Venice, Italy - The Porta della Carta at the Doges Palace Date: circa 1899

Runnymede, Surrey
Runnymede (here spelt Runny Mead), Surrey -- on this island in the Thames King John was compelled to sign Magna Carta on 15 June 1215

Magna Carta / Robinson
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Britannia Crowned
Britannia crowned by Victory, trampling upon the chains of France, holding the trident of Neptune, whilst Fame proclaims the glory of her arms by pointing to military triumphs

King John of England

Magna Carta Stone
The Magna Carta Stone, erected by the American Bar Association at Runnymede, Surrey, England, where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. Date: 12 June 1215

Charter Lodge, Magna Carta Island, Runnymede, was built in 1834 on the site of the Charter Room where King John of England signed the Magna Carta on 15 June 1215

Magna Carta / Warren
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

King John Signs Carta
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Magna Carta / French
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Magna Carta / Cig. Card
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Magna Carta / Barlow
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

Magna Carta / Normand
King John, pressured by the barons and threatened with insurrection, reluctantly signs the great charter on the Thames island of Runnymede

William & Mary Accession
Allegorical representation of the accession of William & Mary - Magna Carta and Liberty are in favour, not so the Pope

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