Modern Age Collection

Printing press used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), U. S. statesman and scientist. Colored engraving

Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent (1743-1794). French chemist Established the composition of the water
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent (1743-1794). French chemist.. Established the composition of the water and the basis of bioenergetics

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Martin Luther, (Eisleben, 1483, Eisleben, 1546). German reformer. Doctor of Theology and Augustinian priest. In 1517, outlined the main thesis of Lutheranism in Wittenberg

Bach, Johann Sebastian (Eisenach, 1685-Leipzig, 1750). German composer. Served as Kapellmeister from 1717 to 1723 the Duke of Kothen, the period when he composed his major instrumental works

Spanish literature. The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha, written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616). Conversations between Don Quixote

Baroque Art. Angel. Statue. Work by Giamlorenzo Bernini, 1669. Sculptures that decorated the St. Angelo Bridge. Rome, Italy

Descartes, Rene (La Haye, Touraine, France, 1596-Stockholm, 1650). French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and writer. Engraving

Frederick II the Great (1712-1786). King of Prussia (1740-1786). Parade of the troops before Frederick II. Engraving by Daniel Chodowiecki (1777)

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (Geneva, 1712 - Ermenonville, 1778). Philosopher, writer, and composer of the XVIII century Enlightenment

Neptune Fountain with the Neptune statue in the middle. Sculpted by Bartolome Ammannati in 1576. Piazza della Signoria. Florence. Italy

South American Indians. 16th-18th century. Yanomamo Indians. Inhabitants of the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. Cultivation of cassava and fruit trees. Italian Engraving 1780. Colored

Rabelais, Franois (c. 1494-1553). French writer. The life of the Gargantua and of Pantagruel
Rabelais, Francois (c. 1494-1553). French writer. The life of the Gargantua and of Pantagruel. The pilgrims are eaten in salads. Illustration by Gustave Dore, 1873. Colored

Presentation at the Inca temple of three virgins to be consecrated to the sun. Colored engraving, 1820

Moses and the burning bush. 16th century engraving. Colored

OTTOMAN EMPIRE. TURKEY. SULTAN receiving some members of the Council in the Topkapi
Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Sultan receiving some members of the Council in the Topkapi Palace courtroom. Istanbul. Engraving of the nineteenth century

LA FONTAINE, Jean de (Chteau-Thierry, 1621-Pars, 1695). French fabulist and poet
La Fontaine, Jean de (Chateau-Thierry, 1621-ParIs, 1695). French fabulist and poet

Jean Baptiste Poquelin, called Moliere (1622-1673). French playwright and actor. First performance of Tartuffe, 1667. Colored engraving

Henry IV of France The Great (1553-1610). King of Navarre in 1562 (Henry III), king of France in 1589-1610 and head of the Huguenots (1569). Colored engraving

WALPOLE, Sir Robert (Houghton, 1676-London, 1745). First Earl of Oxford. English politician
Walpole, Sir Robert (Houghton 1676-London 1745). First Earl of Oxford. English politician. Member of House of Commons since 1701

Henry II (1519-1559). King of France (1547-1559). Kings death. Colored engraving

Ferdinand III (1608-1657). Holy Roman Emperor from 15 February 1637 until his death, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria. Colored engraving

English literature. 17th century. Defoe, Daniel (1660-1731). English novelist. Robinson Crusoe rescuing of the boat all what could be before of its sinking. Colored engraving

DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, Bernal (Medina del Campo, Spain, c. 1496-Guatemala, 1584). Spanish soldier
Diaz del Castillo, Bernal (Medina del Campo, Spain, c. 1496-Guatemala, 1584). Spanish soldier and chronicler

CERVANTES, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright
Cervantes, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. Colored engraving

OTTOMAN EMPIRE. TURKEY. Turkish noble grooming. Engraving of the nineteenth century
Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Turkish noble grooming. Engraving of the nineteenth century

OTTOMAN EMPIRE. TURKEY. Audience before the grand vizier
Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Audience before the grand vizier. Engraving of the nineteenth century

The Catholic Kings receiving Columbus in Barcelona after his first voyage. April 1493. Engraving from The Illustrated World, by Union, 1882. Colored

The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Scene with Don Quixote. Pisan engraving of a drawing by Gustave Dore (1833-1883). Colored

POTYOMKIN, Grigory Aleksandrovic (1739 - 1791). Russian soldier and politician
Potyomkin, Grigory Aleksandrovic (1739 - 1791). Russian soldier and politician. Engraving

Marie Antoinette (1755-1793). Wife of Louis XVI and Queen of France (1774-92). Since the beginning of the French Revolution was the top representative of the conservative aristocracy

Stanislaus II Poniatowski Augustus (1732-1798). Last King of Poland (1764-1795). Abdicated in 1795 (third division of Poland). Engraving by Treibmann

Kosciuszko, Tadeusz (1746-1817), Polish general and national hero. Engraving

Bthory, Stephen I (1533-1586). King of Poland (1575-1586). Engraving
B'thory, Stephen I (1533-1586). King of Poland (1575-1586). Engraving

Bathory, Stephen I (1533-1586). King of Poland (1575-1586). Engraving

Stephen I Bathory (1533-1586). King of Poland (1575-1586). Engraving

Augustus II the Strong (1670-1733). Elector of Saxony (1694-1733) and king of Poland (1697-1733). Engraving

POLAND. XVIII Century. Allegory of the First Division: Catherine II, Stanislaus Poniatowski, Joseph II and Frederick II vie the MAP OF POLAND. Engraving by J. E. NILSON (1773)

HENRY III of France (1551-1589). King of France (1574-1589). Elected King of Poland (1573), left this country to succeed Charles IX. Engraving by Ch. Gilbert

Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662). French mathematician, physicist and philosopher. Colored engraving

Maestro del Rosario. Painter active in Catalonia in the first half of XVI century. Bishop enthroned. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest, Hungary

Paul V (1552-1621). Italian pope (1605-21), named Camillo Borghese. Engraving by Crispin de Passe

Louis Philippe Joseph Orleans, Duke of Montpensier and Orleans (1747-1793), called Philippe Egalite since 1792. French Prince, grandson of the Regent Philippe d Orleans. Nineteenth-century engraving

Wrangel, Karl Gustav (Skokloster, 1613-Rugen, 1676) Swedish admiral and marshal. Colored engraving

Frederick III (1609-1670). King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death. Colored engraving

Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Interior of a cafeteria where courtiers gathered to smoke the chibouk. Topkapi Palace. Engraving of the nineteenth century

Pius VI (Cesena, 1717-Valence, 1799). Italian pope, named Giannangelo Braschi. Elected in 1775. Engraving by R. Cremer

Charles X Gustav (1622 - 1660). King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. Colored engraving

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Polish astronomer. Nineteenth-century engraving

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