1596 Collection

HEAD OF MEDUSA by Caravaggio: oil on canvas, 1596

Johannes Keplers model of the universe. Line engraving from his Mysterium Cosmographicum, 1596
KEPLERs UNIVERSE, 1596. Johannes Keplers model of the universe. Line engraving from his Mysterium Cosmographicum, 1596

CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665). Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica. 1661. Fol 24. Hemisphaerium stellatum boreale antiquum. Representation of the Northern Hemisphere

Rene Descartes at Desk
RENE DESCARTES French Mathematician and Philosopher. Attempted to unify all knowledge as the product of clear reasoning from self-evident premises

GOLDEN HIND (FORD)
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE The ship of sir Francis Drake, formerly named Pelican

Francis Drake / Miniature
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE English admiral and circumnavigator of the world

Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of the Caribbean
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris Adiacentibus. Map of the Caribbean islands printed in Amsterdam circa 1645

Mols Coffee House, Keetch Gallery, Exeter, Devon
The former Mols Coffee House (1596), transformed into the Fred Keetch Art Gallery, Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon. circa 1960s

Rene Descartes / Home
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: his home at La Haye-Descartes, Indre-et-Loire

Rene Descartes / Tomb
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: his tomb, at Stockholm

Rene Descartes / Statue
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: the statue at Tours with his famous saying, Cogito, Ergo Sum

Rene Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher. His most famous philosophical statement was: I think, therefore I am

Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665). Dutch-German cartographer. Harmonia Macrocosmica, 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam

Theatre / Swan / De Witt
A sketch of The Swan theatre in London

Friedrich V & Elisabetha
FRIEDRICH V von der Pfalz Winterkoenig of Bohemia, Elector Palatine also known as Frederick V and Queen Elisabeth of Bohemia, born Elizabeth Stuart

Sir Francis Drake / Goldar
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE English Admiral

VOS, Paul de (1596-1678). The Fable of the Dog and the Prey. Baroque art.; Flemish art. Oil on canvas

Rene Descartes / Birthpl
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher: the room where he was born

Christ Cross Virgin Mary Mary Magdalene Saint John
Christ on the Cross with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Saint John; Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596 - 1669); Italy; about 1661; Pen and brown ink and gray wash over black chalk

Dragonfly, Pear, Carnation, and Insect; Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600, and Georg Bocskay, Hungarian, died 1575; Vienna, Austria

O Bottom, thou art changed'. Snout and Quince, seeing Bottom the weaver seeing the ass-head for the first time
537928 O Bottom, thou art changed'. Snout and Quince, seeing Bottom the weaver seeing the ass-head for the first time

Blood letting: physician bleeding a patient from the arm. 1596 (woodcut from a translation by Sir John Harrington of a)
527531 Blood letting: physician bleeding a patient from the arm. 1596 (woodcut from a translation by Sir John Harrington of a 12th or 13th century poem based on the Salernian Rule of Health)

Illustration of birth by caesarian section from Scipione Mercurio La Commare o Raccoglitrice... Verona, 1642
527519 Illustration of birth by caesarian section from Scipione Mercurio La Commare o Raccoglitrice... Verona, 1642. Mercurio recommended caesarian section in cases of contracted pelvis

Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Built in 1596 by Thomas Rogers, grandfather of the benefactor of Harvard University, John Harvard. Date: circa 1910s

Huquang

Quantung

China

Maria Pita - Spanish heroine. Memorial of Maria Pita
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. King Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna in 1589 against the attack of the English

Harvard House, Stratford-On-Avon
An architectural etching showing the front face of Harvard House, built in 1596 by Thomas Rogers, the grandfather of the Harvard University benefactor, John Harvard

Thorpe Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire - built in 1584 for Sir John Bolle who was knighted for his military exploits during the Capture of Cadiz in 1596 - an event during the Anglo-Spanish War

DONATI, ngelo (16th century). Comfortable life may slow Death but it can not escape'. Illustration of the manuscript The Courtship of Death (Il Corteggio della Morte) by Abbot Angelo Donati

Frederic V Elector Palatine, b 1596, d 1632 (engraving)
978486 Frederic V Elector Palatine, b 1596, d 1632 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederic V Elector Palatine, b 1596, d 1632)

The storming and capture of Cadiz, Spain, by English and Dutch troops, 30 June 1596, part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604). Date: 1596

The English fleet before Cadiz, Spain, 30 June 1596, prior to an attack on the harbour, followed by the storming and capture of Cadiz, part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604). Date: 1596

Margaret Potter, Born at Glasgow 1596 (engraving)
821358 Margaret Potter, Born at Glasgow 1596 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margaret Potter, Born at Glasgow 1596)

Thomas Bickley, Bishop of Chichester (engraving)
6020913 Thomas Bickley, Bishop of Chichester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Bickley, Bishop of Chichester)

"Buccleuch and his men, burdened with irons, swam the river safely"(engraving)
2813275 " Buccleuch and his men, burdened with irons, swam the river safely" (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Buccleuch and his men)

Grand Chatelet et Pont au Meuniers, 1580 (colour litho)
962814 Grand Chatelet et Pont au Meuniers, 1580 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Chatelet et Pont au Meuniers, 1580)

How the Old Actors dressed "Shakspere"(engraving)
1604023 How the Old Actors dressed " Shakspere" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the Old Actors dressed " Shakspere")

ELIZABETH / FAIR FORESTER
PRINCESS ELIZABETH THE FAIR FORESTER Daughter of James I, married Friedrich, Elector Palatine, in 1613 Date: 1596 -

Rene Descartes - French Philosopher
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher Date: 1596 - 1650

Blue Iris Iris sibirica Portuguese irides lusitanae
Blue Iris (Iris sibirica) Portuguese. / irides lusitanae. / iris portugal. (title on object), blue flag. Numbered top right: 200. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants

Christ Garden Gethsemane Passion series title
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane Passion of Christ (series title), Christ prays on the olive mountain and an angel appears before him. The disciples who would watch with him fell asleep

Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1596. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1596. Private Collection

Portrait of Sir Francis Drake, 1596. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Sir Francis Drake, 1596. Private Collection

Portrait of Sir Thomas Cavendish (1560-1592), 1596. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Sir Thomas Cavendish (1560-1592), 1596. Private Collection

Atlas Novus. Europe. Tartarians, 17th c
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Europa recens descripta. Map of Europe published in Amsterdam in 1633. Detail depicting Tatar people. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA

PLANETARY SYSTEM, 1596. Johannes Keplers planetary system. Colored woodcut from Keplers " Mysterium Cosmographicum, " 1596

Walrus hunters in the 16th century. The picture depicts an incident during the voyage of Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz to Novaya Zemlya, or Nova Zembla, Russia, in 1596

Portrait Heinrich Luterburg 1596 oil canvas 72. 5 x 55. 5 cm
Portrait of Heinrich Luterburg, 1596, oil on canvas, 72.5 x 55.5 cm, unsigned, but dated and inscribed upper right: AETAT. 71 ÔÇó 15 [ligated monogram HL] 96 ÔÇó, Hans Bock d. A

Affodil Asphodelus Affodille Asphodelius heroion
Affodil (Asphodelus) Affodille. / Asphodelius heroion / Afrodilles. (title on object), Affodil. Numbered top right: 192. Top right the Latin and Spanish name

Bolderik Agrostemma githago Koorn Roose pseudo Melanthium
Bolderik (Agrostemma githago) Koorn Roose / pseudo Melanthium. / Nielle de Bled (title on object), Bolderik or corn rose. Numbered top right: 190. Right the name in four languages

Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus Geluwe Lisbloeme
Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus) Geluwe Lisbloeme / iris lutea Variegata. / iris Jeaune variety (title on object), Yellow Iris. Numbered top right: 182. Bottom right the Latin name

Purple iris Iris germanica Purple iris flower
Purple iris (Iris germanica) Purple iris flower / iris purpurea, iris parva violacea. / iris violet (title on object), Purple iris. Numbered top right: 184. Bottom right the Latin name

Affodil Asphodelus Ajuijn field Ornithogalon Spicatum
Affodil (Asphodelus) Ajuijn field. / Ornithogalon Spicatum. Monspelliensium florelacteo. / Afodille. (title on object), Affodil or Birds milk. Numbered top right: 191. Top right the Latin name

Yellow lily Lilium liliosphodelus Luteus LIliflorus adoratus
Yellow lily (Lilium). / liliosphodelus Luteus. LIliflorus adoratus. / Afrodilles. (title on object), Yellow lily. Numbered top right: 189. Right the Latin and Dutch name

Lentil Lens culinaris Wilde Sene Collutea Theophrasti
Lentil (Lens culinaris) Wilde Sene. / Collutea Theophrasti. / Baguenandier. (title on object), Wild lentil with yellow flowers. Numbered top right: 175. At the top the name in three languages

Cuckoo flower Lychnis Prick nose Lychnis coronaria
Cuckoo flower (Lychnis) or Prick nose (Lychnis coronaria) Christ eye hen half dice / Coronaria lijnis. Semi duplex. / oeuillettes semidoubles. (title on object), Koekoeksbloem or Prikneus

Leaf thirty-nine insects bloodless animals insect variae
Leaf with thirty-nine insects, bloodless animals. / insect variae. / Differents insectes. (title on object), mostly beetles, numbered 1-39. Numbered top right: 7

Cockchafer Polyphylla fullo Numbered top right
Cockchafer (Polyphylla fullo), Cockchafer. Numbered top right on the sheet: 8. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Leaf twenty-two winged insects bloodless animals
Leaf with twenty-two winged insects, bloodless animals. / insectae variae. / Various insectes. (title on object), numbered 1-22. Numbered top right: 4

Dragonflies Odonata Naelden Demoiselles title
Dragonflies (Odonata), Naelden. / Demoiselles. (title on object), Sheet with fourteen dragonflies and damsels, numbered 1-14. Numbered top right: 9

Leaf thirty-three insects bloodless animals insectae
Leaf with thirty-three insects, bloodless animals. / insectae. / insects. (title on object), mostly beetles, numbered 1-33. Numbered top right: 6

Caterpillars Rispen Erucae Chenilles title object
Caterpillars, Rispen / Erucae. / Chenilles (title on object), Leaf with different caterpillars, numbered 1-7. Top right two names in Latin. Numbered top left: 13

Leaf ten locusts Spring-hens Locustae Santerelles
Leaf with ten locusts, Spring-hens. / Locustae / Santerelles. (title on object), Leaf with ten different grasshoppers and crickets, numbered 1-10. Numbered top right: 1

Pink wing horn Strombus gigas Numbered top right
Pink wing horn (Strombus gigas), Pink wing horn. Numbered top right: 12. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Normal triton horns Charonia tritonis large triton horn
Normal triton horns (Charonia tritonis), large triton horn. / Magnus Strumbus. / Trompe Marine Conque de triton (title on object), Tritonshoren. Numbered top right: 10

Leaf thirteen flying insects bloodless animals
Leaf with thirteen flying insects, bloodless animals. / insectae. / insects. (title on object), Sheet with thirteen flying insects, numbered 1-13. Numbered top right: 2

Page eight crustaceans molluscs Sheet numbers 1-8
Page with eight crustaceans and molluscs, Sheet with eight crustaceans and molluscs, numbers 1-8, partly with the Latin names. Numbered top right: 9

Bream Abramis brama Braessem Brama Brme title
Bream (Abramis brama), Braessem. / Brama. / Breme. (title on object), Bream. Numbered top right: 12. Top left the name in three languages

Walleye Sander lucioperca Lucio perca title object
Walleye (Sander lucioperca), Lucio perca (title on object), Walleye. Numbered top right: 11. Top left the name in two languages. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Leaf nine crustaceans molluscs sea lily numbers 1-9
Leaf with nine crustaceans and molluscs, Leaf with nine crustaceans, molluscs and a sea lily, numbers 1-9, with the Latin and sometimes also the French names. Numbered top right: 8

Pink winged horn Strombus gigas Roos Couleure Laphoorn
Pink winged horn (Strombus gigas), Roos Couleure Laphoorn. / Murex Aculeatus. (title on object), Pink winged horn. Numbered top right: 11

Cuttlefish Sepiida Saepia title object Numbered top right
Cuttlefish (Sepiida), Saepia (title on object), Cuttlefish. Numbered top right: 3. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Perch Perca fluviatilis Baers Perca Perche title
Perch (Perca fluviatilis), Baers. / Perca. / Perche. (title on object), Baars. Numbered top right: 10. Here also the name in seven languages

Flag salmon Thymallus thymallus Hesch thijm-fish
Flag salmon (Thymallus thymallus), Hesch, thijm-fish. / Thijmallus (title on object), Flag salmon. Numbered top right: 6, with the name in two languages

Kolblei blei Blicca bjoerkna Blieck Blicca Ablet
Kolblei or blei (Blicca bjoerkna), Blieck. / Blicca. / Ablet. (title on object), Kolblei or blei (nickname: bliek). Numbered top right: 9. Top left the Bohemian name

Houting Coregonus oxyrinchus Houtijng Smelt Sphijrena fluviatalis
Houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus), Houtijng. Smelt. / Sphijrena fluviatalis. (title on object), Houting. Numbered top right: 8. Bottom left the name in three languages

Trout Salmo trutta Trutta Truile title object
Trout (Salmo trutta), Trout. / Trutta. / Truile. (title on object), Trout. Numbered top right: 4. Top left the name in three languages

Leaf seven different fish horseshoe crab numbered 1-7
Leaf with seven different fish and a horseshoe crab, Leaf with seven different fish, numbered 1-7, and a horseshoe crab from above and below, 8-9. Partly with the Latin names. Numbered top right: 25

Unknown fish unidentified fish According inscription
Unknown fish, An unidentified fish. According to the inscription a kopfffisch caught near Salzburg. Numbered top right: 2. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Sheet twelve fish cuttlefish numbered 1-12 Latin names
Sheet with twelve fish and cuttlefish, numbered 1-12. With the Latin names. Numbered top right: 26. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

Black carp Cyprinus carpio carpio unidentified fish
Black carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio), An unidentified fish, possibly a black koi carp (Hajiro koi). Numbered top right: 3. Part of the sixth album with drawings of fish, shells and insects

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In the year 1596, a remarkable era of discovery and innovation unfolded. Johannes Kepler, an influential astronomer, unveiled his groundbreaking model of the universe in his renowned work "Mysterium Cosmographicum. " This line engraving depicted Kepler's revolutionary understanding of celestial bodies and their movements. Meanwhile, in the realm of art, Caravaggio mesmerized audiences with his captivating masterpiece "Head of Medusa. " Painted with meticulous detail on canvas, this oil painting showcased Caravaggio's unparalleled skill in capturing emotions and creating lifelike representations. The scientific world also witnessed significant advancements during this time. Andreas Cellarius presented his magnificent "Atlas Coelestis, " a celestial atlas that mapped out the intricacies of our cosmos. This extraordinary piece served as a valuable resource for astronomers seeking to unravel the mysteries of space. On another front, Francis Drake left an indelible mark on history through his daring voyages across uncharted waters. A miniature portrait immortalized him as a fearless explorer who defied boundaries and expanded horizons. In philosophy and mathematics, René Descartes emerged as a prominent figure during this period. His intellectual prowess was captured in depictions such as him sitting at his desk deep in thought or statues commemorating his contributions to these fields. Amidst all these achievements stood symbols representing Sir Francis Drake's legacy – from the majestic Golden Hind ship he commanded to his burial at sea near Portobelo, Panama. These reminders paid homage to Drake's audacious spirit that propelled him towards greatness. Closer to home in Exeter, Devonshire resided Mols Coffee House and Keetch Gallery – vibrant spaces where intellectuals gathered to exchange ideas and engage in stimulating conversations about art and science alike. As we reflect upon 1596 today, we are reminded not only of humanity's thirst for knowledge but also its boundless creativity across various domains.