1780s Collection (page 2)

The Mutiny on the Bounty, Lieutenant William Bligh's coconut cup from the voyage in the ship's boat from Tofoa
1767269 The Mutiny on the Bounty, Lieutenant William Bligh's coconut cup from the voyage in the ship's boat from Tofoa to Timor, Tuesday 28 April 1789 - Sunday 14 June 1789

Louis XVI and his family at Versailles, awaiting the mob, French Revolution
NWI4946896 Louis XVI and his family at Versailles, awaiting the mob, French Revolution.; (add.info.: Louis XVI and his family at Versailles, awaiting the mob)

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette with their son the Dauphin (Louis Charles de France, Futur Louis XVII)
NWI4944271 Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette with their son the Dauphin (Louis Charles de France, Futur Louis XVII, 1785-1795)

British Empire in North America, 1783
2902816 British Empire in North America, 1783; (add.info.: Bowless new map of North America and the West Indies, exhibiting the British Empire therein with the limits)

Wearing and carrying cooking implements
2910425 Wearing and carrying cooking implements; (add.info.: 1780 Illustration shows a woman fashioned out of and wearing and carrying cooking implements, 1780.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Benjamin Franklin, c.1780 (engraving)
2911689 Benjamin Franklin, c.1780 (engraving); (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin by Edward Fisher); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jane Austen's father introducing one of his children to friends, 1788 (engraving)
1577400 Jane Austen's father introducing one of his children to friends, 1788 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts Jane Austen's father introducing one of his children to some friends)

Siege of Gibraltar, 1782 (aquatint)
1579731 Siege of Gibraltar, 1782 (aquatint); (add.info.: Aquatint of the Siege of Gibraltar. The destruction of the Spanish floating batteries. Printed by A. Robertson)

Maximilien de Robespierre (engraving)
5669649 Maximilien de Robespierre (engraving); (add.info.: Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794) French lawyer and politician

Couple of the nobility around 1780 - Lady and gentleman from the 1780s. Antique hand-colored print from Germany
NWI4957235 Couple of the nobility around 1780 - Lady and gentleman from the 1780s. Antique hand-colored print from Germany; (add.info)

Crowds watch the launch of the Globe Balloon, 1783
3480651 Crowds watch the launch of the Globe Balloon, 1783; (add.info.: Crowds watch the launch of the Globe Balloon, Paris, 1783.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Silk manufacture; warped silk being wound from the spool, 1780
3480181 Silk manufacture; warped silk being wound from the spool, 1780; (add.info.: Silk manufacture; warped silk being wound from the spool on to a roller ready to be used on the loom)

A young child infected with measles
2625095 A young child infected with measles; (add.info.: A young child with measles from the frontispiece of Domestic Medicine by William Buchan, 1782.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Martin de Mayorga, 1780 (engraving)
2910762 Martin de Mayorga, 1780 (engraving); (add.info.: 1780 Portrait of Martin de Mayorga (1721-1783) Spanish military officer, governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala

Jean Pierre Blanchard
2623689 Jean Pierre Blanchard; (add.info.: Portrait of Jean Pierre Blanchard (-1809) French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight. Dated 1785.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Eighteenth Century Map of the United States, 1784
2902818 Eighteenth Century Map of the United States, 1784; (add.info.: Eighteenth Century Map of the United States, 1784.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Drawing showing architectural transition of styles of houses, 1780
1577767 Drawing showing architectural transition of styles of houses, 1780; (add.info.: Drawing showing architectural transition of styles of houses from 1640 - 1780.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An Abbot disguised as a revolutionary
5669847 An Abbot disguised as a revolutionary; (add.info.: French Revolution Illustration of an Abbot disguised as a revolutionary. 1789.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Maximilien de Robespierre (sketch)
5669680 Maximilien de Robespierre (sketch); (add.info.: Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794) French lawyer and politician

A smuggling machine or A convenient cosauway for a man in miniature
2909975 A smuggling machine or A convenient cosauway for a man in miniature; (add.info.: A smuggling machine or A convenient cosauway for a man in miniature)

The West Indies, 1782
2902873 The West Indies, 1782; (add.info.: Map of the West Indies.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Cover of a musical Almanac for the year 1782, by Johann Friedrich Reichardt
3118771 Cover of a musical Almanac for the year 1782, by Johann Friedrich Reichardt; (add.info.: Cover of a musical Almanac for the year 1782)

Stamp commemorating the Bicentennial of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand (or Siam), 1782
3507685 Stamp commemorating the Bicentennial of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand (or Siam), 1782; (add.info.: Stamp commemorating the Bicentennial of the Rattanakosin Kingdom which was the fourth)

An elaborately decorated balloon, 1786 (etching)
2623690 An elaborately decorated balloon, 1786 (etching); (add.info.: Hand-coloured etching of an elaborately decorated balloon used by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier (-1785)

George Washington taking the oath as the first President of the United States, 1789
1576367 George Washington taking the oath as the first President of the United States, 1789; (add.info.: George Washington, taking the oath as the first president of the United States of America)

Robert Burns, 1787
1577392 Robert Burns, 1787; (add.info.: Portrait of Robert Burns (1759-1796) was a poet and lyricist. He is widely known as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide

The moonlight battle off St. Vincent, 1782 (mezzotint)
1579727 The moonlight battle off St. Vincent, 1782 (mezzotint); (add.info.: Mezzotint of the moonlight battle off St. Vincent. In the distance the San Domingo blowing up. Print by R. Laurie)

Map of America
2902810 Map of America; (add.info.: Map of America, Western Hemisphere, 1781.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

The Mutiny on the Bounty, Lieutenant William Bligh's coconut cup from the voyage in the ship's boat from Tofoa
1767270 The Mutiny on the Bounty, Lieutenant William Bligh's coconut cup from the voyage in the ship's boat from Tofoa to Timor, Tuesday 28 April 1789 - Sunday 14 June 1789

Tabulae anatomicae, 16th century (engraving)
2626663 Tabulae anatomicae, 16th century (engraving) by Eustachi, Bartolomeo (c.1500-1574); (add.info.: Illustration from Tabulae anatomicae')

Unknown woman, 1780s. Creator: Anon
Unknown woman, 1780s

Portrait of a Lady, 1788. Creator: Per Krafft the Elder
Portrait of a Lady, 1788

The Artist's Daughter Wilhelmina, 1783. Creator: Per Krafft the Elder
The Artist's Daughter Wilhelmina, 1783

Terrace in the Saint-Cloud park, 1780s. Creator: Louis Gabriel Moreau
Terrace in the Saint-Cloud park, 1780s

Portrait of a Man in 17th-century Clothing, 1750-1799. Creator: Anon
Portrait of a Man in 17th-century Clothing, 1750-1799

Shepherds in Arcadia, 1789. Creators: Thomas Kirk, John Boydell, Josiah Boydell
Shepherds in Arcadia, 1789

Man's 3-piece suit (coat, waistcoat, and breeches), Spain, c.1785. Hat: c.1780.. Creator: Unknown
Man's 3-piece suit (coat, waistcoat, and breeches), Spain, c.1785. Hat: c.1780

Pair of woman's shoe buckles, with paste stones, England, c.1780-1785. Creator: Unknown
Pair of woman's shoe buckles, with paste stones, England, c.1780-1785

Tournament at Drottningholm's park in 1785. Creator: Elias Martin
Tournament at Drottningholm's park in 1785

The Baptism of the Duke of Småland. Till Grh 1965, nr 3060, 1782. Creator: Elias Martin
The Baptism of the Duke of Smaland. Till Grh 1965, nr 3060, 1782

Landscape with Cattle, 1785. Creator: Elias Martin
Landscape with Cattle, 1785

Saint Bernard, between c.1760 and c.1780. Creator: Unknown
Saint Bernard, between c.1760 and c.1780

The 3rd Month, 1780s. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
The 3rd Month, 1780s. Three women walking

Pair of man's cut steel shoe buckles, United States, 1780s. Creator: Unknown
Pair of man's cut steel shoe buckles, United States, 1780s

Solomon Enthroned as the King of the Three Worlds... c1780 (binding- 19th century). Creator: Unknown
Solomon Enthroned as the King of the Three Worlds. Album of Paintings and Calligraphy, c1780 (binding- 19th century). Calligraphic panels. By Hadrat-i-Amit al-Mu'minin Ali. 1781

Prince Raj Singh of Bikaner, between c1775 and c1785. Creator: Unknown
Prince Raj Singh of Bikaner, between c1775 and c1785

Imaginary Meeting of Guru Nanak, Mardana Sahab, and Other Sikh Gurus, c1780. Creator: Unknown
Imaginary Meeting of Guru Nanak, Mardana Sahab, and Other Sikh Gurus, c1780

View of Stockholm Palace from the Skeppsholm Bridge, early 1780s. Creator: Elias Martin
View of Stockholm Palace from the Skeppsholm Bridge, early 1780s

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"The 1780s: A Decade of Nation Building and Revolutionary Spirit" Step back in time to the 1780s, a pivotal era that shaped the course of history. Howard Pyle's masterpiece, "The Nation Makers, " captures the intensity of the Battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War. The canvas comes alive with soldiers fighting for freedom, embodying the spirit that birthed a nation. In 1787, another monumental event took place as ink met parchment on page one of the Constitution of the United States. This document laid down principles that would guide America towards becoming a beacon of democracy and liberty. Amidst this backdrop, we witness Laodicea Dicey Langston fearlessly protecting her father from Loyalist troops in South Carolina. Her unwavering support for revolutionaries symbolizes countless unsung heroes who risked everything for independence. While battles raged on land, human ingenuity soared above as Montgolfier balloons gracefully floated over Paris. These early flights marked humanity's first steps into an uncharted realm - the sky. Intellectual curiosity thrived during this decade through gatherings like England's Lunar Society where brilliant minds converged to discuss scientific advancements and societal progress. Meanwhile, love blossomed amidst chaos as Mozart and Constanze embarked on their honeymoon – a testament to romance enduring even in turbulent times. Across continents, Milton Abbas in England witnessed its own transformation with architectural marvels reflecting changing social dynamics – an evolving world captured within its walls. Yet not all tales were fantastical; Jack Spriggins' journey with his enchanted bean reminded us that dreams can come true if we dare to believe in magic and take bold leaps forward. As history unfolded before our eyes, we cannot forget moments like British evacuation from Charleston SC in 1782 – marking both triumph and loss while shaping future narratives.