C1650 Collection

Puritan & Bible, C1650
English Puritan (also known as Oliverian) in traditional dress holding a bible

Ceremony for the release of Father Ephraim de Nevers from the prisons of the Inquisition, Goa, c1650
535210 Ceremony for the release of Father Ephraim de Nevers from the prisons of the Inquisition, Goa, c1650; (add.info.: Ceremony for the release of Father Ephraim de Nevers from the prisons of)

Leaf of Antiphonal or Choir Missal on vellum. Notation is on the five-line stave as used today. Text is in Latin
528349 Leaf of Antiphonal or Choir Missal on vellum. Notation is on the five-line stave as used today. Text is in Latin. Spain, c1650. Music Vocal Religion Christian ; Universal History Archive/UIG.

German Costume C. 1650
Farmer: doublet, bag attached to his belt. Gentleman: lace edged falling band (collar), cloak with cape collar, doublet with pointed front. Woman: elaborate petticoat. Date: circa 1650

Jay, Green Woodpecker, Pigeons, and Redstart Landscape with a Green Woodpecker, a Jay, Two Pigeons, a Redstart, a Lizard and Two Frogs, signed, c.1650 Inscribed, center left: " Barlow | 165[0

View of the Seine and the Gallery of the Louvre c1650. Reiner Nooms, called Zeeman (c1623-1664) Dutch painter. View across the river with water traffic towards the Louvre, Paris

Ceremony for the release of Father Ephraim de Nevers from the prisons of the Inquisition, Goa, c1650. Ephraim de Nevers, a French Capuchin monk, went as a missionary to India in c1645

Refracting telescope without a tube, designed by Christiaan Huyghens c1650. From an edition of his Opera Varia, 1724. Engraving

Leaf of Antiphonal or Choir Missal on vellum. Notation is on the five-line stave as used today. Text is in Latin. Spain, c1650. Music Vocal Religion Christian

The Ranters Declaration c1650. Ranters were a radical English Christian sect at the time of the Commonwealth, one of a number of nonconformist groups

Ancient Forks
A fork from c. 8th-9th century (left) - British. A German fork from the 16th century surmounted by a jester figure (centre). A silver fork c.1650 (right)

New York / General C1650
New York: panoramic view, when it was known as New Amsterdam

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In the year 1650, the world was a vastly different place. The Age of Enlightenment was just beginning to take hold, leading to advancements in science, philosophy, and art. Meanwhile, political tensions were high as various European powers vied for control over colonies and territories around the globe. In England, King Charles I had been executed just a few years earlier during the English Civil War, leading to a period of instability and uncertainty. Across the Atlantic Ocean, European settlers were establishing colonies in North America that would eventually grow into powerful nations. In Asia, the Ming Dynasty was coming to an end in China while Japan was experiencing a period of isolationism under the Tokugawa shogunate. In Africa, empires like the Songhai and Kongo were flourishing while European traders began establishing footholds along the coast.