1500s Gallery

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

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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

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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

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