Christopher Collection (page 11)

The mausoleum of Columbus, Santo Domingo, 1873. Hispaniola was the island where Columbus first made landfall on his voyage to America in 1492

Fountain at Hampton Court Palace. Fountain Court was designed by Sir Christopher Wren

St Pauls Cathedral, London, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
St Pauls Cathedral, London, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899)

Return of Christopher Columbus, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 20th August 1892

St Stephens Church, Walbrook, London, 1833. Artist: Jackson
St Stephens Church, Walbrook, London, 1833. The small church in the City of London was built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672-1680. Twelve columns support the dome

St Pauls Cathedral, London, 20th Century. Sir Christopher Wrens great domed cathedral built to replace the previous cathedral destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666

Landscape scene, legend of Saint Christopher, c1520-1559. Artist: Jan Mandyn
Landscape scene, legend of Saint Christopher, 19th Century. Saint Christopher is a saint venerated by Roman Catholics, State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Christopher Scheiners illustration of his idea of the surface of the sun, 1635. German astronomer and mathematician Scheiner (1573-1650)

Altarpiece of the Moreel chantry, 1484. Artist: Hans Memling
Altarpiece of the Moreel chantry, 1484. In the centre St Christopher carries the Christ Child across the water. Also depicted are the Benedictine monk St Maurus (left)

Christopher Columbus landing in America, c1760(?)-1770. Artist: Jean Robert Ango
Christopher Columbus landing in America, c1760(?)-1770. Piece taken from the collection of paintings of the Baillif of Breteuil in 1770

Detail from The Virgin of the Navigators, 16th century. Christopher Columbus (left) at the feet of the Virgin. From the Museo de America, Madrid

The Royal Greenwich Observatory, Flamsteed House, Greenwich Park, London, c1820. The observatory was built by Christopher Wren (1632-1723)

Galileos drawing of lunar craters, 1611, (c1655). Galileo Galilei (1554-1642), Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist made the first effective working telescope in 1609

Flamsteed House in Greenwich Park, London, late 17th century. Flamsteed House was designed by Christopher Wren on the orders of Charles II as a royal observatory

Half-title of Rosa Ursina, by Christopher Scheiner, 1630. German astronomer and mathematician Scheiner (1573-1650) used telescopes invented by Galileo to make over 2000 observations of the Sun

Bust of Pope Clement XIV. Artist: Christopher Hewetson
Bust of Pope Clement XIV (1705-1774). He was involved in the suppression of the Jesuits, and knighted the young Mozart. From the V&As Collection

St Christopher (Christ-bearer) carrying Christ across the stream. Legend has it that St Christopher was a 3rd century Canaanite giant whose task was to carry travellers across the water

Distillation of nitric acid (Aqua fortis or parting acid) in an iron man with two noses, 1689. From Philio-Chemico-Medicus by Christopher Packe (1689)

St Christopher and a Guardian Angel, 19th century. Legend has it that St Christopher was a 3rd century Canaanite giant whose task was to carry travellers across the water

Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World, 1492 (1817-1826). Artist: Bonatti
Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World, 1492 (1817-1826). Genoese explorer and navigator Columbus (1451-1506) presenting gifts to the first natives to greet him on his landing in America

St Christopher Crossing the River, 1506-c1527. Artist: Jan de Cock
St Christopher Crossing the River, 1506-c1527. St Christopher reaches the bank with the Christ Child on his shoulder. The landscape is filled with strange creatures reminiscent of the work of

Christopher Columbus, faced with mutiny on his voyage to America, 1492 (early 20th century)

Christopher Columbus, Genoese explorer, discovering America, 12 May 1492 (1590). Artist: Theodor de Bry
Christopher Columbus, Genoese explorer, discovering America, 12 May 1492 (1590). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia

International Exposition of 1876 held at Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA, 1876
International Exposition of 1876 held at Philadelphia, Pennslvania, USA, in 1876, the Centennial of American Independence

Dr Faustus (1488-1541) conjuring up Mephistopheles. Faust formed subject of dramas by Christopher Marlowe and Goethe. Goethe version basis for Gounods opera

Christopher Columbus landing in America, 1492, (c1920)

Christopher Columbus during his voyage to America, Engraving, c1500. Engraving of an ivory niello showing Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Genoese explorer

Christopher Wren, English architect, mathematician and physicist, 1833. Wren (1632-1723) is best remembered for his rebuilding of St Pauls Cathedral

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