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A Spanish three-decker at anchor off Naples. This painting adopts an unusual upright format and shows a Mediterranean harbour. The scene is perceived from a high viewpoint and bathed in milky golden sunshine. In the foreground a cobbled quay overlooks a b
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Carte particuliere des environs du port de Brest du coste de la mer, laquelle contient tout le pays qui est entre le mesme port, et les passages du Four, de l'Iroise, et du Raz; avec les observations et marques de touts les dangers. 1669.. Chart on 2
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Carte particuliere des environs du port de Brest du coste de la mer, laquelle contient tout le pays qui est entre le mesme port, et les passages du Four, de l'Iroise, et du Raz; avec les observations et marques de touts les dangers. 1669.. Chart on 2
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Dutch Attack on Harwich, July 1667. In June 1667 Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter led a daring Dutch amphibious attack on the Medway. His force burnt Sheerness, destroyed or captured a number of British ships off Chatham and blockaded the Thames for s
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Johannes Ogilvius. Technique includes etching.
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John Adam Schall (1591-1669). Folio 69 from Olgilby's edition of Athanasius Kircher's China Monumentis (1669) showing Adam Schall von Bell (1592-1669?) in his study, standing by two globes, holding a pair of dividers.The depiction of his robes a
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Matteo Ricci and Ly Paulos. Print from Kircher's China Monumentis representing Matteo Ricci with Ly Paulus (Xu Guangqi) standing in front of an altar surmounted with a cross and a picture of the Virgin and Child. Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was an Ital
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Nanking. Emb Folio 79.
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The Citty of Batavia, The Castle of Batavia. A print showing two views of Jakarta. The image by Wenceslaus Hollar was originally an illustration to Johannes Nieuhof's 'An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand
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The Groundplat of Kanton. Canton in 1655. A wall encircled the whole city of Canton. A pagoda temple (a five-storied tower), a fort and a gate stood on the north wall, while two water gates stood on the south wall facing the river. Inside the city the pla
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The Three Effigies of Captaine Samuel Sturmy Aetatis Suae 36 Anno Domini 1669. Frontispiece to Mariner's Magazine 1669. Text in English below image.; Extracted from Box 0038.
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Tiencien. Text in English on reverse.
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Tiencienwey. Print
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Token. Token. Obverse: Inscription, 'W.I.G.' with three roses. Legend: 'WILLIAM . GOODRIDGE'. Reverse: Port broadside view of a three-masted ship under sail. Legend: 'OF . BRIDGEWATER . 1669'.
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[Plan of Harwich defences]. Single sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Mounted on backing sheet. Scale: [ca. 1:2 580]. Cartographic Note: North at 78 degrees. Scales in feet and yards. Additional Places: Medway. Contents Note: High and low water lines and sounding sh
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