Eighteenth Collection (#11)

Map of post-independence United States, 1783
3784437 Map of post-independence United States, 1783; (add.info.: Map of post-independence United States, 1783. Shows the thirteen original states)

Affray between soldiers and rope-makers, Boston
3784418 Affray between soldiers and rope-makers, Boston; (add.info.: Affray between soldiers and rope-makers, Boston, America, March 1770)

Saint-Just - portrait
3784453 Saint-Just - portrait; (add.info.: Antoine Louis Leon de Richebourg de Saint-Just - portrait after David. French revolutionary leader closely allied with Robespierre)

Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau
3784980 Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau; (add.info.: Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau / Count of Mirabeau. French revolutionary, writer, diplomat and politician: 1749-1791)

Hofer appointed Governor of the Tyrol, 1809
3784462 Hofer appointed Governor of the Tyrol, 1809; (add.info.: Andreas (Andrew) Hofer appointed Governor of the Tyrol, 1809

King George I
3787060 King George I; (add.info.: King George I (1660 - 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death. Taken from Cassell's History of England vol

Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa, Spain, 1808
3785195 Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa, Spain, 1808; (add.info.: Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa / Zaragoza, Spain, 1808, by W. H. Overend)

Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, England. The exterior of the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens
2968391 Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, England. The exterior of the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens, the "Chinese House", and part of the grounds, after the engraving by Thomas Bowles

The trial of Warren Hastings, 1788 - 1795
3784443 The trial of Warren Hastings, 1788 - 1795; (add.info.: The trial of Warren Hastings, 1788 - 1795, for crimes committed while in India - was acquitted)

Bill of Credit, America, 1775
3784425 Bill of Credit, America, 1775; (add.info.: Bill of Credit, America, 18 August 1775. Twenty four shillings credit bill with image of man holding a sword and the Magna Carta)

John Wesley - portrait
3784411 John Wesley - portrait; (add.info.: John Wesley - portrait. English Anglican theologian and preacher, a founder of Methodism: 28 June 1703 - 2 March 1791)

House of Commons in London, 1742 - interior
3785199 House of Commons in London, 1742 - interior; (add.info.: House of Commons in London, 1742 - interior. From a drawing by Gravelot engraved by W. J.White. House in session)

Lord Clive - portrait
3789581 Lord Clive - portrait; (add.info.: Lord Robert Clive - portrait after Gainsborough. British military officer instrumental in the rise of the East India Company)

Trial of Louis XVI, King of France, 1793
3784449 Trial of Louis XVI, King of France, 1793; (add.info.: Trial of Louis XVI, King of France, 1793. Found guilty of conspiracy against the liberty and safety of the State and sentenced to death)

Boston Tea Party, Boston Harbour, America
3784421 Boston Tea Party, Boston Harbour, America; (add.info.: Men dressed as Native American Indians throw tea chests into Boston Harbour, America, 1773)

Map of post-independence United States, 1783
3786328 Map of post-independence United States, 1783; (add.info.: Map of post-independence United States, 1783. Shows the thirteen original states)

Sir Ralph Abercromby
3784455 Sir Ralph Abercromby; (add.info.: Sir Ralph Abercromby - after the portrait by J. Hoppner. Scottish lieutenant-general noted for his service in the Napoleonic Wars)

Henry Grattan - portrait
3784436 Henry Grattan - portrait; (add.info.: Henry Grattan - portrait. Irish politician and member of Irish House of Commons, opponent of Act of Union 1800: 3 July 1746 - 6 June 1820)

Major John Andres arrest, 1780, America
3784432 Major John Andres arrest, 1780, America; (add.info.: Major John Andres arrest in 1780, near New York, America. British Army officer)

Washington and his men at Valley Forge, America
3784427 Washington and his men at Valley Forge, America; (add.info.: George Washington and his men at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, America)

Signatures to Declaration of Independence, America
3784424 Signatures to Declaration of Independence, America; (add.info.: Signatures to the Declaration of American Independence, 4 July 1776)

King George II - portrait
3784404 King George II - portrait; (add.info.: King George II - portrait: 30 October 1683 - 25 October 1760. Reigned as King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 until his death)

Lord Frederick North - portrait
3784430 Lord Frederick North - portrait; (add.info.: Lord Frederick North - portrait. British Prime Minister from 1770 - 1782)

The Bastille, Paris
3784446 The Bastille, Paris; (add.info.: The Bastille, Paris. Exterior of the French prison, showing approaching mob with flaming torches and smoke coming from the prison itself)

James Edward Stuart - portrait
3784399 James Edward Stuart - portrait; (add.info.: James Edward Stuart - portrait. Also known as the old Pretender'. Son of deposed English king, James II)

Walpole's Quarrel with Townshend, 1730
3784400 Walpole's Quarrel with Townshend, 1730; (add.info.: Sir Robert Walpole's Quarrel with Lord Charles Townshend (2nd Viscount Townshend): a disagreement over foreign affairs

Lord Nelson
3784454 Lord Nelson; (add.info.: Lord Horatio Nelson - after portrait by Sir William Beechey. British admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars)

Napoleon Bonaparte - the coup of 18 Brumaire, 1799
3784456 Napoleon Bonaparte - the coup of 18 Brumaire, 1799; (add.info.: Napoleon Bonaparte - the coup of 18 Brumaire, 1799)

Tutankhamun. The solid gold portrait mask which covered the head of the young Pharaoh's Mummy
3058488 Tutankhamun. The solid gold portrait mask which covered the head of the young Pharaoh's Mummy. Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, ruled c. 1332 BC - 1323 BC

Sir Robert Walpole - portrait
3784401 Sir Robert Walpole - portrait; (add.info.: Sir Robert Walpole - portrait. English Whig politician, seen by some as first English Prime Minister)

The French Royal Family en route to the Assembly 1792
3784450 The French Royal Family en route to the Assembly 1792; (add.info.: The French Royal Family en route to the Assembly)

Fallout after the Raja of Benaress arrest, 1781
3784441 Fallout after the Raja of Benaress arrest, 1781; (add.info.: Fallout after the Raja of Benaress arrest, 1781. Having not fulfilled contract with British East India Company)

George III
3784413 George III; (add.info.: George III - portrait: 1738 - 1820. King of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1760 until his death. Taken from Cassell's History of England vol)

Dr Samuel Johnson viewing the Gordon Riots, 1780
3784431 Dr Samuel Johnson viewing the Gordon Riots, 1780; (add.info.: Dr Samuel Johnson viewing some of the Gordon Riots, 1780: anti-Catholic reaction to 1778 Papists Act)

Sir Richard Steele - portrait
3784398 Sir Richard Steele - portrait; (add.info.: Sir Richard Steele - portrait. Irish writer and politician, co-founder of The Spectator (17th century journal) : 12 March 1672 - 1 September 1729

King George I
3784397 King George I; (add.info.: King George I (1660 - 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death. Taken from Cassell's History of England vol

Trial of Louis XVI, King of France, 1793
3786326 Trial of Louis XVI, King of France, 1793; (add.info.: Trial of Louis XVI, King of France, 1793. Found guilty of conspiracy against the liberty and safety of the State and sentenced to death)

John Wilkes
3785200 John Wilkes; (add.info.: John Wilkes - portrait. English politician, journalist and radical. Known for introducing reform in British Parliament)

Prince Charlie's Vanguard at Manchester
3784410 Prince Charlie's Vanguard at Manchester; (add.info.: Prince Charlie's Vanguard at Manchester. Also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Young Pretender')

American twenty dollar bill, 1775
3784419 American twenty dollar bill, 1775; (add.info.: American twenty dollar bill, 1775. Taken from Cassell's History of England vol. iv, published by Cassell & Co Ltd, p.216.); Lebrecht History

The Bastille, Paris
3785194 The Bastille, Paris; (add.info.: The Bastille, Paris. Exterior of the French prison, showing approaching mob with flaming torches and smoke coming from the prison itself)

Press-gang at work, 18th century
3784420 Press-gang at work, 18th century; (add.info.: Press-gang at work, 18th century England. Legal method used by the British Navy to enlist men against their will)

Edmund Burke - portrait
3786294 Edmund Burke - portrait; (add.info.: Edmund Burke - portrait after George Romney. Anglo-Irish politician and orator: 12 January 1729 - 9 July 1797)

Revenue cutters capturing American smuggling ship
3784416 Revenue cutters capturing American smuggling ship; (add.info.: Revenue cutter capturing an American smuggling vessel, c. 1764)

The Conquerors of the Bastille, France (engraving)
3784444 The Conquerors of the Bastille, France (engraving); (add.info.: The Conquerors of the Bastille - after the picture by Francois Flameng)

Armed escort for the stamped paper, New York, 1765
3784414 Armed escort for the stamped paper, New York, 1765; (add.info.: Armed escort for the stamped paper, New York, 1765)

King George II - portrait
3787062 King George II - portrait; (add.info.: King George II - portrait: 30 October 1683 - 25 October 1760. Reigned as King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 until his death)

George Whitefield preaching in colonies, 18th century (engraving)
3784409 George Whitefield preaching in colonies, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: George Whitefield preaching. English Anglican priest and a founder of Methodism)

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