1588 Collection (#2)

Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 (engraving)
1595488 Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588)

Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 (engraving)
1595487 Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Francis Drake (1540 / 3-96) playing bowls, from Peeps into the Past
STC213529 Sir Francis Drake (1540/3-96) playing bowls, from Peeps into the Past, published c.1900 (colour litho) by Trelleek (fl.c.1900); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada (engraving)
1041437 The Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tercentenary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada)

Ships of the Spanish Armada, 1588, destroyed by Storm (colour litho)
6000822 Ships of the Spanish Armada, 1588, destroyed by Storm (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ships of the Spanish Armada, 1588, destroyed by Storm)

A page from the book Le diverse et artificiose machine, 1588 (engraving)
1195409 A page from the book Le diverse et artificiose machine, 1588 (engraving) by Italian School, (16th century); 33, 2x22, 5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

A page from the book Le diverse et artificiose machine, 1588 (engraving)
1765607 A page from the book Le diverse et artificiose machine, 1588 (engraving) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

1588, Time of Spanish Armada (chromolitho)
958423 1588, Time of Spanish Armada (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1588, Time of Spanish Armada)

A Chapter on Figurehead Lore (engraving)
1047297 A Chapter on Figurehead Lore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chapter on Figurehead Lore)

View-Plan of Santiago, Cape Verde Islands, Showing Sir Francis Drake
985736 View-Plan of Santiago, Cape Verde Islands, Showing Sir Francis Drakes Attack on the Spanish Fort on November 17, 1585, c.1588-9 (hand-coloured engraving) by Boazio

Gold Naval Reward for the defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588

Drake taking the Spanish Galleon Capitana 1588
Drake taking the Spanish Galleon Capitana, one of the Armada to Torbay. Date: 22 July 1588

ARMADA BEACONS 1588
THE SPANISH ARMADA Lighting the beacons to signal the alarm Date: July 1588

Title Page, from Le Diverse Et Artificiose Machine Del Capitano Agostino Ramelli, pub. 1588 (Engraving). Agostino Ramelli (c1531 - 1600)

Frontispiece, from Le Diverse Et Artificiose Machine Del Capitano Agostino Ramelli, pub. 1588 (Engraving). Agostino Ramelli (c1531 - 1600)

Portrait of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) with his coat of arms, 1588. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Herna n Cortes (1485-1547) with his coat of arms, 1588. Private Collection

Queen Elizabeth I at Tilbury Fort
A cartoon portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I of England arriving at Tilbury Fort in 1588 to spur on her troops in the war against Spain, when it was expected that England might face an invasion

Destruction by the storms of the Spanish Armada, sent by King Philip II against England in 1588

Ireland, County Wexford, Duncannon, Duncannon Fort, 1588

Anne Bill Printers Wife
ANNE BILL, wife of John Bill the Kings printer - a splendid tribute to the lady. Date: 1588 - 1621

Rambouillet, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de (1588-1665). French noblewoman, owner of a famous literary caf頩 n Paris. Madame de Rambouillet and her daughter Julie d Angennes

Original map of the Battle of Lepanto of October 10, 1571. Naval Battle in the Gulf of Corinth between the Ottoman fleet, led by Ali Pasha, and the Holy League (Venice, Pontifical States)

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

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Ornamental map, decorated allegorically and showing the course of the ill-fated Spanish Armada around the British Isles and Ireland after its unsuccessful attempt to invade England in 1588

Elizabeth I Inspecting Troops Army Tilbury Tilbury Port
Elizabeth I inspecting her troops at Tilbury Port, 1588, before delivering her "I know I have the body but of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king", speech

Seville, Andalusia, Spain. From Part IV of Braun & Hogenbergs atlas of cities, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, or Cities of the World

The naval engagement with the Spanish Armada, 1588. From British History in Periods, published 1904

Portrait Theodor Zwinger 1588 Oil panel 37. 5 x 31 cm
Portrait of Theodor Zwinger, 1588 (?), Oil on panel, 37.5 x 31 cm, unsigned, but dated left of the head: ANNO 1588, right of the head Age specification: AETATIS ÔÇó 54 ÔÇó, Hans Bock d. A

Map Groninga dominium Bartholdus Wicheringe -1588
Map, Groninga dominium, Bartholdus Wicheringe (-1588), Copperplate print

Map Frisia Occidentalis Sibrandus Leo -1588 Copperplate print
Map, Frisia Occidentalis, Sibrandus Leo (-1588), Copperplate print

Map Groninga Dominivm Bartholdus Wicheringe -1588
Map, Groninga Dominivm, Bartholdus Wicheringe (-1588), Copperplate print

Company Captain Dirck Jacobsz Rosecrans Lieutenant Pauw
The Company of Captain Dirck Jacobsz Rosecrans and Lieutenant Pauw, Amsterdam, 1588, Shooting with the corporation of Captain Dirck Jacobsz Rosecrans and Lieutenant Pauw, 1588

Portrait Matthew Augustijnsz Steyn Councilor
Portrait of Matthew Augustijnsz Steyn, Councilor in the College of the Admiralty of the Northern Quarter in Dokkum, Portrait of Mattheus Augustijnsz Steijn (1539-1606)

Hercules Cacus Hendrick Goltzius Amsterdam 1588
Hercules and Cacus, Hendrick Goltzius, Amsterdam, 1588, paper, h 413 mm × w 333 mm

Lazio Roma Rome S. Girolamo degli Illirici Italy
Lazio Roma Rome S. Girolamo degli Illirici, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Post-medieval Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, painting

Effigies Caroli V XXXIX. Germanorum Imperatoris
Effigies Caroli V. XXXIX.: Germanorum Imperatoris. Imperatorvm Romanorvm omnivm orientalivm et occidentalivm verissimae imagines ex antiqvis nvmismatis qvam fidelissime delineatae

ill. birds heads Phytognomonica Io Baptistae Portae
With ill. of birds heads, Phytognomonica Io. Baptistae Portae Neap. octo libris contenta: in quibus noua, facillimaque affertur methodus, qua plantarum, animalium, metalloru, m, rerum deniq, ue

Bacchante Ape Hendrick ter Brugghen Dutch 1588
Bacchante with an Ape; Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch, 1588 - 1629); 1627; Oil on canvas; 102.9 × 89.2 cm (40 1, 2 × 35 1, 8 in.)

Christ Cross Saints Mary John Evangelist Catherine
Christ on the Cross with Saints Mary, John the Evangelist and Catherine of Siena; Marco Pino (Italian (Neapolitan), before 1520 - 1587, 1588); about 1570; Oil on panel; 181.6 x 120.7 cm (71 1)

Portrait Man Paolo Veronese Paolo Caliari Italian
Portrait of a Man; Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian, 1528 - 1588); Italy; about 1576 - 1578; Oil on canvas; 192.1 × 134 cm (75 5, 8 × 52 3, 4 in.)

River Landscape House Rocky Island Isaac Major
River Landscape with House on a Rocky Island; Isaac Major (Flemish, German, 1588 - after 1642); about 1620 - 1630; Watercolor, squared in black chalk; 23.5 x 35.9 cm (9 1, 4 x 14 1, 8 in.)

Embracing Couple Mercury Lara? Jan Harmensz Muller
Embracing Couple (Mercury and Lara?); Jan Harmensz. Muller (Dutch, 1571 - 1628); 1588 - about 1594; Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash, heightened with white gouache

Christ Preaching Temple Paolo Veronese Paolo Caliari
Christ Preaching in the Temple; Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian, 1528 - 1588); Italy; about 1548; Pen and brown ink; 7.8 × 17.5 cm (3 1, 16 × 6 7, 8 in.)

Demogorgon Cave Eternity 1588 Hendrick Goltzius
Demogorgon in the Cave of Eternity, c. 1588. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617). Chiaroscuro woodcut; overall: 34.9 x 26.2 cm (13 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.)

Grotesque Satyr Feeding Dragon recto 1565 1588
Grotesque with a Satyr Feeding a Dragon (recto), c. 1565/1588. Marco Marchetti (Italian, 1565-1588). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash

Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz
Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633). Infanta of Spain. Portrait of Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia and Magdalena Ruiz, 1585-1588. By Alonso Sanchez Coello (1531-1588). Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Sir Francis Drake, The Spanish Armada is in Sight (19 July 1588) -- despite which, according to legend, he stayed and finished his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe. 1588

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In 1588, a year of significant events and historical milestones, the world witnessed the clash of powers and the resilience of nations. This captivating map of Palestine from that era takes us back to a time when borders were being redrawn and empires vied for supremacy. One notable event was the defeat of the Spanish Armada, an iconic naval battle that changed the course of history. The Golden Lion's audacious attack on Santa Ana exemplified the bravery and determination displayed during this epic confrontation. The scene with ships during the Spanish Armada transports us to those turbulent waters where England faced off against Spain in a fight for control over European seas. It was here that Elizabethan naval ship Ark Royal played a crucial role, showcasing England's maritime prowess. Amidst these monumental events, Sir Francis Drake found solace in playing bowls – an intriguing glimpse into his character as he balanced leisure with his duties as one of England's most renowned explorers. Meanwhile, Thomas Hobbes began shaping his philosophical ideas during this period. His influential thoughts would later challenge conventional wisdom and pave the way for modern political theory. As we reflect on EVNT2A-00047 – a code perhaps hinting at hidden secrets or untold stories – we are reminded of how beacons played a vital role in warning against impending danger during times like these. These signals served as symbols of hope amidst uncertainty and chaos. In 1588, history unfolded before our eyes; it was an era defined by conflict but also marked by resilience and ingenuity. From battles on treacherous seas to intellectual pursuits ashore, this year left an indelible mark on humanity's journey through time.