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‘Indians slaughtering the English near Jamestown’. In stark contrast to the common depiction of Native Americans as ‘Noble Savages’, this print, from Gottfried’s 'Newe Welt und americanische Historien', is a scene o
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A chart of the voyage of Willem Schouten around Cape Horn, 1616. Text in German on reverse.
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Andeutung wie die Spanischen schiff in Callao de Linia Verbrandt worden. Technique includes etching.; Text in German on reverse.
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Busy wharf scene with monument in the port of Leghorn. Text in Latin below image.
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Canary Islands June-July 1599. Text in German on reverse.
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Canary June July 1599. Text in German on reverse.
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Christopher Columbus landing in 1492. Bahamas (Watling Island). Text in German on reverse.
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Counter commemorating the building of the thirty-eight gun ship 'Hercules', 1655. Counter commemorating the building of the thirty-eight-gun ship 'Hercules', 1655. Obverse: Bust of Admiral César, Duc de Vendôme (1594-1665)
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Francis Drake in Nova Albion, June 1579. Text in English on reverse.
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Guarme. Text in Latin on reverse.; Mounted with PAD2047.
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Ignatii Iones Mag: Brit: Architecti Generalis Vera Effigies. Portrait of Inigo Jones by Hollar after a painting by Van Dyck (now in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg). Inigo Jones was celebrated as a designer of entertainments for the courts of James I
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Ignatii Iones Mag: Brit: Architecti Generalis Vera Effigies. Portrait of Inigo Jones by Hollar after a painting by Van Dyck (now in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg). Inigo Jones was celebrated as a designer of entertainments for the courts of James I
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Ignatii Iones Mag: Brit: Architecti Generalis Vera Effigies. Portrait of Inigo Jones by Hollar after a painting by Van Dyck (now in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg). Inigo Jones was celebrated as a designer of entertainments for the courts of James I
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Ins: Macjan and Ins: Baetjan with detail of town. Text in German above image and on reverse.; Pages 479 and 480.
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Lowestoft, 1665. Medal commemorating the Battle of Lowestoft, 1665. Obverse: The King's bust (right), laureate, hair short, mantle round shoulders. Legend: 'CAROLVS . SECVNDVS . D . G . MAG . BRI . FRAN . ET . H
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Medal commemorating the capture of towns in Castile. Medal commemorating the capture of towns in Castile. Obverse: Youthful head of King Louis XIV with long hair (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISS.' Reverse: A trophy of antique
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Medal commemorating the inauguration of the City Hall of Amsterdam, 1655. Medal commemorating the inauguration of the City Hall of Amsterdam, 1655. Obverse: View of the city hall, Amsterdam, Amphion playing the lyre and figures in foreground, Mercury fly
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Porto Desire. Text in Latin on reverse.
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Ships Wrecked on a Rocky Shore. A depiction of a stormy sea with several ships heading for the rocks. A coastline is shown in the distance on the right together with outcrops of rock and a rock arch on the shore in the foreground. Although the ship on the
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St Augustine, Drake in 1586, chart. Text in German on reverse.
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St Lucia 1608. Text in German on reverse.
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Tafelein Anzeigend den weg wie die Hollanditche Flotta von dem Hafen zu Callao, gefchiffet Nordenwarts biss hinden die Insel Piscadores; Verzeichnuss, wie die... Piscadores gelegen haben. Technique includes etching.; Text in German on reverse.
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The voyage of Sir Walter Raleigh to Guina. Mounted with PAG7516.
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Token. Token. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a two-masted ship. Legend: 'RALPH S . ROBINS'. Reverse: Inscription, 'R.S.R.' Legend: 'IN . SANDWICH . 1665'.
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A description of Ceylon. The taking of the City of Jafnapatnam; Caletyre (Ceylon) 15 Oct 1655. Chap. XLIV.; Page 795.
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