1787 Collection (page 12)

DANIEL SHAYS (1747?-1825). American Revolutionary soldier and insurrectionary leader. With his lieutenant, Job Shattuck: woodcut from the cover of a pamphlet supporting Shays Rebellion, 1787

FRANKLIN: SMOKY CHIMNEYS. Observations on the Causes and Cure of Smoky Chimneys. Title page of a pamphlet by Benjamin Franklin, c1787

COLONEL ARABIN, 1787. Portrait of a man, possibly William John Arabin. Stipple engraving, c1787, after a drawing by John Downman

JOSEPH BLACK (1728-1799). Scottish chemist. Etching, 1787, by John Kay

JOSEPH BLACK (1728-1799). Scottish chemist. Dr. Black lecturing. Caricature etching, 1787, by John Kay

ROBERT BURNS (1759-1796). Scottish national poet. Detail of a painting, c1821-22, by Alexander Nasmyth, after his own painting of 1787

ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING. Horace Benedict de Saussure with several of the eighteen guides he employed on his successful attempt at scaling Mont Blanc in 1787. Detail of a contemporary aquatint

ZION BESIEGED, 1787. Zion Besieg d & Attacked. An American cartoon from 1787 showing artisans defending the constitution against the wealthy

PENNSYLVANIA PACKET, 1787. Page from The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, 18 May 1787, with annoucements of auctions and ship departures

IROQUOIS CHIEF AND WARRIOR. A chief in European dress, a child, and a warrior scalping an enemy. Aquatint, c1787, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

IROQUOIS WARRIOR with tomahawk and ball-club. Aquatint, c1787, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

COLONIAL PRINTER, 1787. Advertisement for John McCulloch, printer in Philadelphia. From the Freemans Journal, 28 November 1787

CONSTITUTION: ARTICLE V. A detail of Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America, describing the process whereby the Consitution may be amended, 1787

SHAYS REBELLION, 1787. Governor James Bowdoins proclamation of pardon for the participants in Shays Rebellion. Broadside, 1787

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Washington presiding at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Oil on canvas, 1856, by Junius Brutus Stearns (1810-1885)

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE. The first page of the printed text of the Northwest Ordinance establishing the basic framework of the American territorial system, 1787

Murren Railway
circa 1890: Passengers travelling up the grand viaduct at Murren, Switzerland on a steep funicular railway. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Welcome to Delaware road sign, the first state that was ratified in 1787

Drawing by Thomas Jefferson of his residence in Paris, the Hotel de Langeac and the surrounding gardens, c1787
HOTEL DE LANGEAC, c1787. Drawing by Thomas Jefferson of his residence in Paris, the Hotel de Langeac and the surrounding gardens, c1787

Plans of James Rumseys steamboat, 1788, top two, and of John Fitchs steamboat with oars of 1787
STEAMBOAT PLANS, 1780s. Plans of James Rumseys steamboat, 1788, top two, and of John Fitchs steamboat with oars of 1787

The first Convair YF-102A Delta Dagger 53-1787
The first Convair YF-102A Delta Dagger, 53-1787

Plate from Blanchard pamphlets 1787
Plate from Blanchard pamphlets, 1787

Joseph Black (1728-99) Scottish chemist. Theory of latent heat. Black lecturing at Glasgow in 1787. Etching by John Kay

James Hutton (1726-1797) Scottish geologist. Published his Theory of the Earth in 1794. Shown here in 1787 working at rock face with a geological hammer

Catherine II, the Great (1729-1796) Empress of Russia from 1762 with Joseph II (1741-1790) King of Germany 1765, Emperor of Austria from 1780, in 1787. Historischesmuseum, Vienna

Design for Mozarts Don Giovanni, 1875. Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer, first performed in Prague in 1787

Design for Mozarts Don Giovanni, 1875. Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer, first performed in Prague in 1787

Mozart working on the Overture for Don Giovanni, 1787 (1906). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote the overture on the night of 28 October 1787 ready for its first performance at the National

Scene from the opera Don Giovanni (1787), c1914. The stone statue of the Commandatore arrives to join the feast to which Don Giovanni has jokingly invited him

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Austrian composer. Mozart at the keybord. From engraving of 1787

Jaques Louis David, The Death of Socrates 1787

Eskimo Nebula, a planetary nebula, discovered by William Herschel in 1787. In 2000 the Hubble Telescope imaged the nebula which displays complex gas clouds that are not yet fully understood

Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg (1753-1815), American Lutheran minister and botanist. First President of Franklin College, Pennsylvania (1787)

A Convention Of The Not-ables, Engraving 1787, Lord North, Edmund Burke, Charles Fox, The Prince Of Wales, And Others Attempting To Break Into The Royal Treasury

MISS MITFORDs COTTAGE, SWALLOWFIELD, BERKS. UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european. Mary Russell Mitford, 16 December 1787 10 January 1855

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Turtle (1787), submarine by David Bushnell (1742-1824) American inventor. Operator turned handle to work propeller. Air in vessel sufficient for it to remain submerged 30 minutes

COLDSTREAM BRIDGE, FROM UP-STREAM. Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland

Austria, print merchant, engraving, 1787
Austria - Print merchant 1787

Czech Republic, Prague, Symphony No. 38 in D major called Prague symphony by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, or " Prague symphony". Autograph score, 1787

An Ordinary (i. e. a Tavern) on Sundays at Two O Clock. Engraving, 1787, after the watercolor by Robert Dighton
DINING AT A TAVERN, 1787. An Ordinary (i.e. a Tavern) on Sundays at Two O Clock. Engraving, 1787, after the watercolor by Robert Dighton

Study of a Canon
A detailed study containing an illustration and reference notes of a canon, 1787. Drawing number 2 from the George Raper drawing collection held within the Natural History Museum, London

Nanberry, a native boy of Port Jackson
A painting by George Raper, 1792, part of the George Raper drawing collection held within the Natural History Museum, London

Spanish ploughs, picture from the Joseph Townsend s
" Spanish ploughs, picture from the Joseph Townsends work " A journey throug Spain in the years 1786 and 1787". Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library."

Mozart, Leopold (1719-1787). German composer, father of Wolfgang Amadeus. Litography

Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy

Thomas Burgon
THOMAS BURGON Numismatist, aged 51. with his autograph Date: 1787 - 1858

Russian Interior
The home of Tartars in Gastries Bay. Date: 1787

Boat of Tartar People
Canoe of the Bitchys, a Tartar people. Date: 1787

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"1787: A Year of Transformation and Innovation" In 1787, a pivotal year in history, the foundations for a new nation were laid. The Constitution of the United States was born, its words etched onto page one as a testament to democracy and freedom. Under the watchful eye of George Washington, delegates gathered at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to debate and shape this groundbreaking document. Amidst these discussions, across the Atlantic in England's Blenheim Palace, inspiration bloomed. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gazed out from his window, contemplating ideas that would transcend borders and time. Meanwhile, Tischbein captured this moment on canvas - an artist capturing an era. But it wasn't just politics and art that defined 1787; it was also a year of scientific marvels. The first gas balloon took flight into unknown skies while Mozart's opera Don Giovanni enraptured audiences with its timeless melodies. As we reflect on this transformative year, let us not forget West Wycombe Park in Bucks or Geranium Reichardi - symbols of nature's beauty intertwined with human achievements. The echoes still resonate today as we continue to uphold the principles set forth by our founding fathers. Let us cherish their vision for a more perfect union as we navigate through our own challenges and strive towards progress together.