1500s Collection

Map of Scotland in the 1520s, showing territories of the Highland Clans. Printed color lithograph of a 19th century illustration

John Calvin portrait. Hand-colored engraving

Medieval goldsmith at work
Workshop of Etienne Delaulne, a goldsmith in Paris, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Nottingham Castle in the 1500s
Nottingham Castle overlooking the surrounding countryside in the 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Tower of London in the late Middle Ages
London during the time of Henry VII (1457-1509). Color lithograph reproduction of an illuminated manuscript: Roy 16F, ii

Actors on stage in the days of Shakespeare
Theatrical performance in the days of Shakespeare. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Inca king Huayna Capac
Huayna Capac, Inca ruler in the early 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th century illustration

Shrewsbury, England, in the 1500s
High Street, Shrewsbury, in Tudor England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Spanish galleon at sea
Spanish galleon, an improved caravel three times longer than wide, used in the 1500s and 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Use of an arquebusse, 16th century
Spanish arquebusier, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Women of Tudor England
City women and a country-woman in Elizabethan England, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Undersea exploration in 16th-century Europe
Underwater diver and man-at-arms, France, 1532. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Martin Luther portrait. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a portrait by Holbein

William Tyndale, English translator of the New Testament. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

John Calvin and the four syndics at Geneva
John Calvin and the four syndics founding the seminary which became the College of Geneva, 1559. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Temple ceremony in an Aztec city. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hand-colored woodcut
Aztec tiger knight in a costume of cotton and a helmet made of wood, from a model in Spain. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Trephination evidence in an Inca skull
Inca skull showing evidence of prehistoric trephining or brain surgery in Peru. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Bakers at their trade in the late Middle Ages
Bakers of York, showing their guild ordinances, England, 1590s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Spanish Armada, 1588
Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Roman Catholic bishop, 1500s - 1600s
Roman Catholic bishop in a choir-robe (left) and a bishop in his vestments for Mass, 1500-1600s. Antique hand-colored print

Carrack, a merchant ship of the late 1400s
Armed Genoese carrack, a merchant ship of the 1400s and 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Italian cooks preparing a meal, 1500s
Cooks preparing food in an Italian kitchen, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Retreat of the Spanish Armada from England in stormy seas, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola casting out evil spirits. Printed color halftone reproduction of a painting by Rubens

Martin Luther portrait. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a portrait by Holbein

Elizabeth I of England
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. Hand-colored photogravure of the engraving by Hendrik de Hondt the Younger

Emperor Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V - also Charles I of Spain. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

King of England Henry VIII with his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. Antique hand-colored print

Natives gathering food in Florida, 1500s
Florida Native Americans gathering crocodiles, fish, and other wild animals and plants, 1591. Hand-colored Debry engraving of a LeMoyne painting

Street in Aztec Tenochtitian (reconstruction). Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Italian fashion in the 1580s
Clothing of Italian ladies from Venice, Milan, and Florence, 1580s. Antique hand-colored woodcut

Peasant paying rent in the late Middle Ages
Tenant paying rent, from a book of surveying printed in England, 1523. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Florida explored by De Soto, 1539
Bivouac of De Sotos expedition in the Florida wilderness, 1539. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Vasco da Gamas route around Africa, 1400s
Africa as known after Vasco da Gamas discoveries, from map of Juan de la Cosa, 1500. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Hand-colored engraving

Henry VIII presenting a charter to the Company of Barber Surgeons. Color lithograph reproduction of a painting by Holbein

Garden irrigation in the 1500s
Garden water pumped through beds via intersecting channels, formal bed design of 1571. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Couples dancing in Tudor England, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a painting by Holbein and Janet

English officer, musketeer, pikeman, and archer, Elizabethan period. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Ireland in the 16th century
Map of Ireland before the English invasion, circa 1580. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Saint Teresa of Avila, founder of the Carmelite Reform convent, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a portrait

Roman Catholic Pope, 1500s - 1600s
Roman Catholic Pope in formal attire (center) and in house vestments (right), Swiss Guard at left, 1500s-1600s Antique hand-colored print

Leonardo da Vinci
Portrait of artist Leonardo da Vinci. Digitally colored 19th-century photograph of a portrait

French nobility of the 1500s
French court fashion of the 16th century. Antique hand-colored print

Spanish nobility of the 1500s
Spanish lord and lady of the 16th century. Antique hand-colored print

Map of DeSotos route, 1540s
De Soto expeditions route across southeast North America, 1539-1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Country life in medieval Europe
Country life in France in the late Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1517 edition of Virgil published in Lyons

Spanish colonial days in St. Augustine, Florida
Life in Saint Augustine, Florida, when part of New Spain. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish caravel tacking before the wind, from a drawing attributed to Columbus. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Portuguese caravels
Caravels, from " Libre de cololat tractat dels fet maritims, " Portugal, 1502. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

French colonists building a ship, South Carolina, 1560s
Shipbuilding at Archers Creek, South Carolina, by French colonists left behind by Ribault, 1562. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval astronomers studying the sky
Astronomers studying the planetary systems, the sun, moon, and stars. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 1537 edition of Boethius

Ulrich Zwingli
Swiss religious reformer Ulrich Zwingli. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a portrait

Martin Luther writing
Martin Luther at his desk. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521
Martin Luther on trial before Cardinal Cajetanus, Diet of Worms, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Edward VI of England
King of England Edward VI confirming his fathers gift of Christs Hospital to the city of London. Lithograph reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Queen Elizabeth hawking. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from " Booke of Faulconrie, " 1575

Lady Jane Grey reading Plato
Roger Ascham calling on Lady Jane Grey at Bradgate, 1550. Hand-colored engraving of an illustration

Anthony of Bourbon and kings of France Charles II, and Francis II
Antoine de Bourbon (left); Charles IX, King of France (center); and Francis II, young King of France, 1500s. Antique hand-colored print

Francis II and Elizabeth of Valois
Francis II as King of France (left), as Dauphin (right); and his sister, Elizabeth de Valois, wife of Spanish King Phillip II (Felipe II). Antique hand-colored print

Roanoke Colony settlers arrive, 1587
English colonists landing on Roanoke Island, 1587. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Elevated corn crib in Chucalissa Village, a 1500s Mississippean site reconstructed by the University of Memphis, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Shaman of Native Americans of colonial Virginia
Medicine-man on the coast of Virginia/North Carolina, observed by Raleighs Colony, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of 16th-century John White drawing

Native American ceremony in early New England
New England Native Americans throwing valuables into a bonfire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans practice running, shooting arrows, and throwing ball, Florida, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a DeBrfy engraving of a LeMoyne illustration

Hiawatha aiming his arrow at a sea-dragon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hiawatha encircled by shamans in a ceremonial dance, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century woodcut

Fire ceremony among southeastern Native Americans
Ceremony of Native Americans in the southeast involving a fire ritual, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Leonardo da Vinci sketch for a siege machine
Military machine for firing arrows with a crossbow, designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Leonardo da Vinci drawing of a canal dredge
Leonardo da Vincis drawing of a device for excavating a canal. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Raphael
Portrait of artist Raphael. Digitally colored engraving of a painting

Michelangelo
Portrait of artist Michelangelo. Digitally colored 19th-century photograph of a portrait

Turkish defeat in the Battle of Lepanto, 1571
Defeat of the Turkish fleet by the Holy League under Don Juan of Austria, Battle of Lepanto, 1571. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Virginia map, 1588
Thomas Harriots map of Virginia, 1588. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a document

Rabelais
Portrait of Francois Rabelais. Hand-colored reproduction of a portrait

Europe in the mid-1500s
Map of Europe during the early Protestant Reformation. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

World map of the flat earth printed by Beatus Rhenanus Bildaus Rheinau early 1500s - North is left, Mediterranean Sea middle Printed color lithograph reproduction 19th century

Theatrical performance in the time of Shakespeare
View of the old stage and balcony in an Elizabethan theater. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Mystery play performed in medieval Coventry, England
Coventry Mystery performance in the 1400s or 1500s, England. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Queen Elizabeth enjoying a play by Shakespeare
One of Shakespeares plays acted before Queen Elizabeth. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pizarro capturing Inca stronghold in Peru, 1533
Pizarros assault on the Inca fortress of Sacsahuaman, Peru, 1533. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish Armadas route in 1588
Chart of the Spanish Armadas course, 1588. Hand-colored engraving

Map of part of DeSotos route, 1500s
Eastern portion of De Sotos route across southeastern North America, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 1593 illustration

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