Co Cassell Collection (page 17)

John Calvin, c1540-1560, (1890). Creator: Unknown
John Calvin, c1540-1560, (1890). John Calvin (1509-1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation

Pilgrims Journeying to Mecca, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pilgrims Journeying to Mecca, 1890. The Hajj, annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims, established by Muhammad in 632 AD, during medieval times

Ulrich Zwingli, c1500-1530, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Ulrich Zwingli, c1500-1530, (1890). Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531) was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Kaiserberg, Nuremberg, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Kaiserberg, Nuremberg, 1890. Nuremberg Castle, a medieval fortification represented the power of the Holy Roman Empire. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Madrid, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Madrid, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Algiers, from the Sea, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Algiers, from the Sea, 1890. Capital city of Algeria on the Mediterranean Sea, occupied by the French following an invasion in 1830. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Solyman the Magnificent, c1530-1540, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Solyman the Magnificent, c1530-1540, (1890). Suleyman the Magnificent (1494-1566) longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520-1566

Geneva, Looking Towards The Lake, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Geneva, Looking Towards The Lake, 1890. Lake Geneva is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhone. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Francisco Pizarro, c1510-1520, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Francisco Pizarro, c1510-1520, (1890). Francisco Pizarro, (c1471-1541) Spanish colonist of the Inca. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

House of Pizarro, Cuzco, 1890. Creator: Unknown
House of Pizarro, Cuzco, 1890. Colonial villa of Francisco Pizarro, (c1471-1541) Spanish colonist of the Inca who arrived in Cusco in 1533. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Reception of Cortes by Montezuma, 1519, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Reception of Cortes by Montezuma, 1519, (1890). Moctezuma II (1466-1520) met Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador on 8 November 1519, the two leaders exchanged gifts

Montezuma, 15191-1520, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Montezuma, 1519-1520, (1890). Moctezuma II (1466-1520) ruler of Tenochtitlan, from 1502 to 1520 was killed during the initial stages of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

Hernando Cortes, c1530-1540, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Hernando Cortes, c1530-1540, (1890). Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador who began the first phase of Spanish colonisation in the Americas

Facade of Native Palace in Yucatan, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Facade of Native Palace in Yucatan, 1890. Decorative stonework on Mayan palace. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier

The Emperor Charles V, c1530-1540, (1890). Creator: Unknown
The Emperor Charles V, c1530-1540, (1890). Charles V (1500- 1558), Holy Roman Emperor from 1519, King of Spain (Castile and Aragon) from 1516 and head of the House of Habsburg

Damascus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Damascus, 1890. Capital of the Syrian Arab Republic conquered by Muslim-Arab general Khalid ibn al-Walid in August - September 634 AD. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Roi Faineant (Royal Sluggard) of the Merovingian Race, (7th century), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Roi Faineant (Royal Sluggard) of the Merovingian Race, (7th century), 1890. The term Roi Faineant refers to later kings of the 7th century Merovingian dynasty, ruling family of the Franks

Trebizond, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Trebizond, 1890. City on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey, an important base in the Persian Wars of Justinian I and important trade route in the 8th to 10th centuries

Gregory the Great, (c540-604), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Gregory the Great, (c540-604), 1890. Pope Gregory I (c540-604) Bishop of Rome known for the Gregorian Mission, converting pagan Anglo-Saxons in England to Christianity

Pope Julius II, c1500s, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Pope Julius II, c1500s, (1890). Head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to 1513, Julius II was a central figure of the High Renaissance

Burgos, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Burgos, 1890. Historic capital of Castile, the Gothic Cathedral is a World Heritage Site. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier

The Ramparts, Nuremberg, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Ramparts, Nuremberg, 1890. Ramparts of Imperial Nuremberg Castle, a medieval fortification represented the power of the Holy Roman Empire. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Mount Arafat, near Mecca, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mount Arafat, near Mecca, 1890. Granite hill east of central Mecca on the plain of Arafat where the Prophet Muhammed delivered the Farewell Sermon on 6 March 632

The Last Banquet of Alboin, (c570AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Last Banquet of Alboin, (c570AD), 1890. Alboin (530s- 572) king of the Lombards from c560-572, during a feast in Verona, ordered his wife Rosamund to drink from a cup

The At-Meidan - Ancient Hippodrome - With Column of Theodosius, Constantinople, 1890
The " At-Meidan" - The Ancient Hippodrome - With the Column of Theodosius, Constantinople, 1890. The Column of Theodosius built AD395 in honour of Theodosius I by his son Arcadius

Door of the Mamelukes, The Citadel, Cairo, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Door of the Mamelukes, The Citadel, Cairo, 1890. Scene of the massacre of the Mamluks at the Cairo citadel on March 1st, 1811, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Karolinen-Strasse and Church of St. Lawrence, Nuremberg, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Karolinen-Strasse and Church of St. Lawrence, Nuremberg, 1890. Medieval church in Nuremberg dedicated to Saint Lawrence. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Entry of Belisarius into Rome, (536 AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Entry of Belisarius into Rome, (536 AD), 1890. Flavius Belisarius (c500-565) a general of the Byzantine Empire, during the Gothic War entered Rome unopposed in late spring 536 AD

The Old Walls, Constantinople, (c4th century), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Old Walls, Constantinople, (c4th century), 1890. Defensive stone walls surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul in Turkey)

Colonnade of the Mosque of Djamaa-El-Kebir, Algiers, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Colonnade of the Mosque of Djamaa-El-Kebir, Algiers, 1890. Djamaa el Kebir or Great Mosque of Algiers built in 1097 under Ali ibn Yusuf, one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture

Justinian, (c6th century), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Justinian, (c6th century), 1890. Justinian I (c482- 565) Eastern Roman Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Landing of St. Augustine in Kent, (597AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Landing of St. Augustine in Kent, (597AD), 1890. Augustine of Canterbury (6th century-died c 604) Benedictine monk and first Archbishop of Canterbury arrivied on the Isle of Thanet in AD597

Tomb of Theodoric, Ravenna, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Tomb of Theodoric, Ravenna, 1890. The Mausoleum of Theoderic, an ancient monument made of Istria stone outside Ravenna, Italy, built in 520 AD by Theoderic the Great as his future tomb

Odoacer and the Monk Serverinus, (c5th century), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Odoacer and the Monk Serverinus, (c5th century), 1890. Flavius Odoacer (c433-493 AD) barbarian statesman became King of Italy (476-493) meeting Severinus of Noricum (c410-482)

Luther Preaching, c1500-1520, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Luther Preaching, c1500-1520, (1890). Martin Luther, (1483-1546) German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and figure of the Protestant Reformation

Attila on the Pyre, after His Defeat by Aetius, (453AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Attila on the Pyre, after His Defeat by Aetius, (453AD), 1890. Flavius Aetius (391-454) mustered a large Roman and allied army to stop the Huns in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (451AD)

Crusaders on the March, ( c12th century), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Crusaders on the March, 1890. The Crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church during the 12th century, in the medieval period

John Wyclif, (1320s-1384), 1890. Creator: Unknown
John Wyclif, (1320s-1384), 1890. John Wycliffe (1320s-1384) English philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, priest, and professor at Oxford University

Dante Alighieri, ( c1265 -1321), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Dante Alighieri, ( c1265 -1321), 1890. Dante Alighieri ( c1265 -1321), Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages best known for his Divine Comedy, instrumental in establishing depictions of Hell

The Castle of Hennebon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Castle of Hennebon, 1890. Medieval ramparts dating 13th-15th centuries at Hennebont on the river Blavet. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Dantes House, Florence, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Dantes House, Florence, 1890. Casa di Dante was the birthplace of Dante Alighieri (c1265 -1321), Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages, best known for his Divine Comedy

Church of Santa Croce, Florence, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Church of Santa Croce, Florence, 1890. The Basilica di Santa Croce, principal Franciscan church in Florence, is the burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli

View of Florence from the Belvedere, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View of Florence from the Belvedere, 1890. Fort Belvedere was designed and built by Bernardo Buontalenti between 1590-1595, by orders of Grand Duke Ferdinando I de Medici

William Caxton, (c1422-c1491), 1890. Creator: Unknown
William Caxton, 1890. William Caxton (c1422-c1491) English merchant, diplomat, and writer, introduced a printing press to England in 1476

Edinburgh Castle, from the Kings Mews, 1825, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Edinburgh Castle, from the Kings Mews, 1825, (1890). Edinburgh Castle on Castle Rock, dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, there have been 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history

King John at Poitiers, (1356), 1890. Creator: Unknown
King John at Poitiers, (1356), 1890. John II of France (1319-1364), surrounded and captured by the French army of Edward the Black Prince at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 during the Hundred Years

The Final Assault on Constantinople, (29 May 1453), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Final Assault on Constantinople, (29 May 1453), 1890. The Fall of Constantinople - capture of the Byzantine Empires capital under Constantine XI Palaiologos by an invading Ottoman army under

Mohammed II Encouraging His Seamen, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mohammed II Encouraging His Seamen, 1890. Mehmed the Conqueror (1432-1481) Otoman Sultan described as the lord of the two lands and two seas (the Aegean and Black seas)

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