Images Dated 29th July 2005 (#29)

Venezuelans attacking Spanish conquistadors, c16th century. Artist: Hieronyouse Koler
Venezuelans attacking Spanish conquistadors, c16th century. Europeans in a tent eating and drinking (bottom right) and sitting in a privy or wash house (top left) are taken by surprise by natives

Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Artist: Bihzad
Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Timur Lenk (1336-1404), or Tamerlane, meaning Timur the Lame

Montezuma II, last Aztec emperor, in his palace, early 16th century. Montezuma (1466-1520) is depicted at the top of the image, with judges in the centre and litigants at the bottom

Anglo-Saxon world map, 10th century. A map showing a flat Earth and the ocean that was thought to surround it. From the British Museum

Gold helmet from Mesopotamia, 2500 BC. From the Iraq Museum

Native American Algonquin Indian village, 1585. Sketch from observations made by the English expedition under John White in 1585 of Pomeiock, Gibbs Creek, North Carolina

Bronze plaque of a warrior chief of the Bini tribe, Benin, Nigeria. From the British Museum

French Map of Central and South America, French, 1550. Map showing Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean islands and Antilles, and South America with the River Plate prominent

Papyrus from an Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. The scene shows a pharaoh on an ox-drawn bier being taken for burial

Detail from a Book of the Dead scroll, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance

Limestone relief at the Temple of Philae, Ancient Egyptian. Isis (centre), sister and wife of Osiris and principal goddess of the Egyptian pantheon

Hieroglyphics carved on a column at the Temple of Karnak, Egypt, c14th-13th century BC. The symbols include an ankh, the Ancient Egyptian symbol of life, and a bee

Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, at sunset, c26th century BC

A Paradise Garden, Persian miniature, c1300. A garden with a refreshing stream meandering through groves of cypress and flowering trees with branches filled with birds towards a pool with waterfowl

Apollo with lyre. Roman marble statue. In the Greek pantheon, Apollo was the god of music, poetry, archery, prophecy and healing and sometimes identified with the Sun (Helios)

The Great Sphinx at Giza, Ancient Egyptian, c2550 BC. A portrait statue of King Khafre (Chephren) in the form of a sphinx, a mythical creature with a lions body and human head who posed riddles

One of the Colossi of Memnon, near the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 14th century BC
One of Tte Colossi of Memnon, near the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 14th century BC. These two 70ft/21m stone statues of Amenhotep III (Amenophis III)

The Colossi of Memnon, near the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 14th century BC. These two 70ft/21m stone statues of Amenhotep III (Amenophis III)

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1654. The marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his wife Arjumand Banu Begum

Chinese domestic scene, c1820. Women and a child in a room overlooking a courtyard garden

The Pagoda, Whampoa, China. Whampoa is located to the south of Canton. The Treaty of Whampoa between France and China, one of the treaties forced on China at the end of the First Opium war (1839-1842)

Macao Fort, Canton River, China. Macao was one of the Treaty Ports that were among concessions China made to European nations after the end of the First Opium War (1839-1842)

Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. The tapestry, which tells the story of the events leading to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, was probably commissioned by Odo, Bishop of Bayeux

Hand-to-hand fighting with swords in defence of a castle, 14th century. Detail from a Manuscript in the British Museum

Krishna, Hindu deity, an avatar of Vishnu, 17th century. Illustration for the epic poem Mahabharata showing the hero Arjuna in a carriage behind Krishna mounted on a horse. From the British Museum

Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer, philosopher and mystic, telling his grandchildren a story, c1890-1910. From the British Museum

Henry VIIs first act of parliament with an initial portrait of the king, late 1480s. With a border illuminated with depictions of flora and fauna

Byzantine cavalrymen overwhelming enemy cavalry and foot soldiers. Illustrated manuscript

Coronation of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, and his wife Matilda. Henry (1129-1195), Duke of Saxony from 1146 married Matilda, daughter of Henry II of England, in 1168

Moses leading the Children of Israel through the Red Sea, 15th century. Illustration from a German Bible

Henry the Navigator, Portuguese prince, founder of school of navigation, 15th century
Henry the Navigator, Portuguese prince and founder of a school of navigation, 15th century. From his base at Sagres in the Algarve, Henry (1394-1460) sponsored voyages of discovery into the Atlantic

Confessions, 18th century. The Good Confession (top) presided over by Christ in heaven. A man chained to a devil approaches the confessional

Joseph Black, Scottish chemist, 1787. Artist: John Kay
Joseph Black, Scottish chemist, 1787. Black (1728-1799), who discovered carbon dioxide and bicarbonates and formulated the theory of latent heat, out taking a walk

Sketch of Alexander Graham Bells telephone of 1876. Artist: Alexander Graham Bell
Sketch of Alexander Graham Bells telephone of 1876. Scottish-born American inventor Bell (1847-1922) filed the patent for his telephone at the United States Patent Office at 3pm on 14 February 1876

William Brodie, Scottish cabinetmaker and criminal, 1788. Artist: John Kay
William Brodie, Scottish cabinetmaker and criminal, 1788. A prosperous Edinburgh cabintmaker, Brodie (1741-1788) had a secret life as the leader of a gang of burglars

Joseph Black, Scottish chemist, 1787. Artist: John Kay
Joseph Black, Scottish chemist, 1787. Black (1728-1799), who discovered carbon dioxide and bicarbonates and formulated the theory of latent heat, lecturing at Glasgow in 1787

Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, Prussian general, 1814. Artist: John Kay
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, Prussian general, 1814. The intervention of Bluchers (1742-1819) Prussian army made a vital contribution to Wellingtons victory at Waterloo

Julius Caesar, Roman soldier and statesman, 50 BC. Julius Caesar (c100-44 BC) was one of Romes most capable generals, as demonstrated by his conquest of Gaul in the 50s BC

George Washington (1732-99), first President of United States (1789-97). Artist: Rembrandt Peale
George Washington, first President of United States. After commanding the American Revolutionary army to victory over the British in the American War of Independence

Pythagoras, Greek mathematician, 1508. Pythagoras (right) using a counting table, competes against Boethius (Boece) using algorithms for speed at calculation

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil and mechanical engineer. Obverse of a medal commemorating his ship the Great Eastern

Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1660-1685, c1880. After the execution of his father, Charles I, in 1649 during the English Civil War, Charles II (1630-1685) went into exile

Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1660-1685, c1810. Artist: J Chapman
Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1660-1685, c1810. Charles in profile, wearing armour and laurel wreath. After the execution of his father, Charles I

Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1660-1685, c1880. After the execution of his father, Charles I, in 1649 during the English Civil War, Charles II (1630-1685) went into exile

Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1660-1685, c1910. After the execution of his father, Charles I, in 1649 during the English Civil War, Charles II (1630-1685) went into exile

Charlotte Bronte, English novelist, mid-19th century. Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) was the author of Jane Eyre, Shirley, and Villette

Alexander the Great holding court in China, 4th century BC. Illustration after a Persian manuscript made in the Middle Ages or later

Alexander the Great talking to wise men and scholars, 4th century BC. Illustration after a Persian manuscript made in the Middle Ages or later

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