Basil Collection

The Embarkation of Henry VIII at Dover c1540
The Embarkation at Dover c1540. Henry VIII and his fleet setting sail from Dover to Calais on 31 May 1520 on the way to meet Francis I at The Field of Cloth of Gold

Artichoke, 1613. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Cardoon, 1613. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Black Joke engaging the Spanish Slave Brig El Almirante, 1 February 1829, 1830. Artist: Edward Duncan
Black Joke engaging the Spanish Slave Brig El Almirante in the Bight of Benin, 1 February 1829, 1830. Commanded by Lieutenant Henry Downes

East India Companys Packet Swallow, 1788. Artist: Thomas Luny
East India Companys Packet Swallow, 1788. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Saints Paraskeve, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom and Basil the Great, early 15th century. From the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Map of the Byzantine Empire in the Ninth Century, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Byzantine Empire in the Ninth Century, 1890. The Byzantine Empire underwent a revival under Macedonian emperors from Basil I (867-886) in late 9th, 10th, and early 11th centuries

Basil the Blessed, Fool for Christ. Found in the Collection of State Museum of Religious History, St Petersburg

Map of Peru, c1599. Artist: Arnoldus Florentius
Map of Peru, c1599. A map of South America and the Caribbean, with Chile, Peru, Brazil, Cuba and Florida. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

The Mass of Saint Basil, 1746. Creator: Pierre Subleyras
The Mass of Saint Basil, 1746

Saint Basil the Great (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel), 1286. Found in the Collection of Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran), Yerevan

Basil Hodge, Clock Tower Cafe, Croydon, London, 2015. Artist: Brian O Connor
Basil Hodge, Clock Tower Cafe, Croydon, London, 2015

Basil Hodge, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2015. Artist: Brian O Connor
Basil Hodge, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2015

Basil Hodge, Ed Jones and Riaan Vosloo, Clock Tower Cafe, Croydon, London, 2015. Artist
Basil Hodge, Ed Jones and Riaan Vosloo, Clock Tower Cafe, Croydon, London, 2015

Larry Bartley, R Youngs, Q Collins, B Hodge and T Kofi, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2015
Larry Bartley, Rod Youngs, Quentin Collins, Basil Hodge and Tony Kofi, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2015

Holy Basil, and Two Further Varieties of Basil, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler
I Ocimum latifolium magnum; II Ocimum crispum viride; III Ocimum minimum caris phyllatum; Besler was an apothecary in Nuremberg and was in charge of the gardens at the Prince Bishop near Eichstat;

Basil, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629), pub
I Basilicum Indicum maculatum; II Basilicum Medium; Besler was an apothecary in Nuremberg and was in charge of the gardens at the Prince Bishop near Eichstat

African Tomato and Marjoram plants, 1613. 1. Solanum Pomiferum; 2. Amaracus vulgaris From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Pistachio Nut, Bay Tree (Laurus Nobilis) and Almond, 1613. Plate 6 From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Folium Opuntia, 1613. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Herb Paris (Solanum quadrifolium), Common Foxglove (Digitalis Purpurea) Large Yellow Foxglove From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Roses, 1613. Plate 96 From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Chilli pepper plants, 1613. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Yellow Horned Poppy, 1613. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Peppers, 1613. 1.Piper Indicum maximum longum; 2.Piper Indicum minus recurvis filiquis. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

Aubergine, 1613. Melanzana fructu pallido. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

Tomatoes and melons, 1613. 1.Poma amoris fructu luteo; 2. Melo Saccharinus variegatus; 3.Pseudocolocynthis Pomiformis. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

Ficus indica eytettensis, 1613. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

Tobacco plant, 1613. Illustration from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

Ornamental poppies, 1613. Illustration from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

Peony and two polygalons, 1613. Illustration from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

Two blue hyacinths, 1613. Illustration from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

Lemon balm, Peony and adders tongue fern, 1613. Melissa fuchsii (Lemon balm); Peony flower in full bloom; Ophioglossum, (adders tongue fern)

Red and yellow tulip, 1613. Illustration from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

Narcissus, 1613. Illustration from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), published in 1613

American Aloe (Aloe Americana), 1613. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), 1613

Tulips, 1613. 1.Tulipamglobosa serotina cinnabrio colore; 2. Tulipa globosa serotina aureo colore punctata. From Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler (1561-1629), 1613

Saint Basil The Great. Illustration from the book The Asketikon (O postnichestve), 1594. Private Collection

Saint Basil The Great (From the Deesis Range). Artist: Dionysius (ca. 1450-before 1508)
Saint Basil The Great (From the Deesis Range). Found in the collection of Nativity of Virgin Cathedral in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Kirillov

Basil the Blessed, End of 16th cen Artist: Russian icon
Basil the Blessed, End of 16th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Saint Basil The Great (From the Deesis Range), c. 1502-1503. Artist: Dionysius (ca. 1450-before 1508)
Saint Basil The Great (From the Deesis Range), c. 1502-1503. Found in the collection of the Nativity of Virgin Cathedral in the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Kirillov

Saint Basil The Great. Illustration to the book Synodicon, 1700. Artist: Bunin, Leonti (active End 17th cen. )
Saint Basil The Great. Illustration to the book Synodicon, 1700. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Basil the Blessed and Saint Mary of Egypt, 1901. Artist: Chirikov, Osip Semionovich (?-1903)
Basil the Blessed and Saint Mary of Egypt, 1901. From a private collection

Twelfth Key of Basil Valentine, 1651, illustrating that the Philosophers Stone must be combined with gold to produce new gold, just as a lion eats a serpent to change it into its own substance

Episode in Captain Cooks Voyages, late 18th century. Artist: John Webber
Episode in Captain Cooks Voyages, late 18th century. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Cape Town, c1680. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping and Ariel passing the Lizard, Cornwall, 1866
The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping and Ariel passing the Lizard on 6 September 1866 on their homeward voyage from Foo-Chow-Foo, 1866

The Opium Clipper Brig Anonyma in the Straits of Malacca, 1846. Artist: Norman Hill
The Opium Clipper Brig Anonyma in the Straits of Malacca, 1846. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

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