Globe Collection (page 5)

Pope Gregory XIII, 16th century (1894). Artist: Bartolomeo Passarotti
Pope Gregory XIII (1502-1585), 16th century (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-c1521), Portugese navigator. The first explorer to circumnavigate the globe and cross the Pacific Ocean

Globe Making, 1917. An image of the George Philip & Sons Ltd. establishment. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1917]

Advert For Horsells Inks, 1917. Artist: Frank Horsell & Co Ltd
Advert For Horsells Inks, 1917. From The British Printer Vol. XXX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd. London and Leicester, 1917]

The Airthrey Gold Globe Cup: South German, c1560-1565, (1936). From The Connoisseur, Vol. 98, edited by H. Granville Fell. [International Studio, London, 1936]

Agrippa Instructing His Pupils Mathematically, 1553, (1936). The frontespiece of the Treatise on the Science of Arms with Philosophical Dialogue by Camillo Agrippa, published in 1553

Allegory: A Crowned Eagle Standing on a Globe and a Wolf Steering a Boat, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Allegory: A Crowned Eagle Standing on a Globe and a Wolf Steering a Boat, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Sir Francis Drake, 16th century, (1910). Portrait of the English sea-captain (1540-1596) at the age of 43, wearing a peascod doublet

Capitain Thomas Coram, 1740. Artist: William Hogarth
Capitain Thomas Coram, 1740. The philanthropist Thomas Coram (1668-1751) founded the Foundling Hospital after seeing the plight of children left abandoned in the streets

Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram, 18th century (1844). Artist: WJ Linton
Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram, 18th century (1844). The philanthropist Thomas Coram (1668-1751) founded the Foundling Hospital after seeing the plight of children left abandoned in the streets

Camille Flammarion, French astronomer and author, 1890. Flammarion (1842-1925) was the author of more than 50 books on popular science, astronomy and science fiction

The Professor and His Pupil, 1882. A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

Metius, Dutch geometer and astronomer, c1870. Artist: H Sluyter
Metius, Dutch geometer and astronomer, c1870. A print from Nederlands Geschiedenis en Volksleven in Schetsen, by J Van Lenner and J Ter Gouw. (Leiden, AW Sijthoff, c1870)

Petrus Plancius, Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman, c1870. Artist: JH Rennefeld
Petrus Plancius, Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman, c1870. Plancius (1552-1622) was one of the founders of the Dutch East India Company, for whom he produced over a hundred maps

L Amour Conduisant le Monde, c1860-1910 (1924). Artist: Auguste Rodin
L Amour Conduisant le Monde, c1860-1910 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

A German man of letters, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
A German man of letters, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Lapp children looking at a globe, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

The Emperor Charlemagne (742-814), 1849. The Motto, In scelus exurgo, sceleris discrimina purgo, is written on a scroll round the sword held in his right hand

Captain William Kidd, Privateer, 1645-1701Artist: Karen Humpage
Captain William Kidd, Privateer, 1645-1701

King Charles I (1600-1649), Defender of the Faith. Artist: Marshall
King Charles I (1600-1649), Defender of the Faith. Charles I was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649

Races of America, 1901. A print from The Worlds History, A Survey of Mans Record, Volume I, William Heinemann, London, 1901

The Astronomer, 16th century, (1926). Illustration from the Apollo, Volume IV, No 23, (November 1926)

The Astronomer, 19th century. Artist: R Bell
The Astronomer, 19th century

System of Astronomy, c1790. Hand-coloured later

Dr Faustus in his Study. Engraving based on the original painting by Rembrandt, of the necromancer or astrologer who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power

The Astrologer, c19th century. Artist: J Demannez
The Astrologer, c19th century. A Victorian view of a 16th-century practitioner of astrology

Sir Francis Drake, 16th-century navigator, sailor and pirate, (1851). Portrait of the Elizabethan naval hero Drake (1540-1596) who defeated the Spanish Armada

The Ambassadors, 1533, (1912). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Ambassadors, 1533, (1912). Portrait of Jean de Dinteville (left), French Ambassador to England in 1533 and Georges de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur, who visited him in London

James Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer, (1870). Artist: William Holl
James Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer, (1870). In 1663 Gregory (1638-1675) published Optica Promota describing his design for a reflecting telescope

Drake, 19th century. Artist: William Holl
Drake, 19th century. Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age. He circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580)

Bayle, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Bayle, 1774. Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) was a French philosopher, fideist, and writer. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1775. Artist: W Sharp
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1775. Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Corner of a Library, 1711. Artist: Heyden, Jan, van der (1637-1712)
Corner of a Library, 1711. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Still life with Musical Instruments, Books and Sculpture, c. 1650. Artist: Baschenis, Evaristo (1617-1677)
Still life with Musical Instruments, Books and Sculpture, c. 1650. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Still Life with Musical Instruments and Books, Mid of 17th cen Artist: Bettera, Bartolomeo (1639-c. 1688)
Still Life with Musical Instruments and Books, Mid of 17th cen.. Found in the collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

The Geographer, 1668-1669. Artist: Vermeer, Jan (Johannes) (1632-1675)
The Geographer, 1668-1669. Found in the collection of the Stadtische Galerie im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main

The Ambassadors (Detail), 1533. Artist: Holbein, Hans, the Younger (1497-1543)
The Ambassadors (Detail), 1533. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Seni at the Dead Body of Wallenstein, 1855. Artist: Piloty, Carl Theodor von (1826-1886)
Seni at the Dead Body of Wallenstein, 1855. Found in the collection of the Neue Pinakothek, Munich

Vanity, 1670. Artist: French master
Vanity, 1670. From a private collection

An Old Screw, late 17th century. Artist: Dominikus Smout
An Old Screw, late 17th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Still life with Musical Instruments, 1718. Artist: Bonaventura Bettera
Still life with Musical Instruments, 1718. Bettera, Bonaventura (1663-1718). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Still life with Musical Instruments, 1715. Artist: Bonaventura Bettera
Still life with Musical Instruments, 1715. Bettera, Bonaventura (1663-1718). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Astronomer, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th May 1898

The Age of the Reformation, (1872), 1900. Artist: Benoist
The Age of the Reformation, (1872), 1900

Atlas, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Atlas, 1615. In Greek mythology, Atlas was one of the primordial Titans. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris

Female, 1902. Artist: Paul Helleu
Female, 1902. Private collection

The USSR is the Crack Brigade of the World Proletariat, 1931. Artist: Gustav Klutsis
The USSR is the Crack Brigade of the World Proletariat, 1931

The Sons of Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel Landgrave, (1770-1829?). Artist: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
The Sons of Frederick II of Hesse-Kassel Landgrave, (1770-1829?)

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