1787 Collection (page 14)

NEW YORK: FIREFIGHTING, 1787. A view of a fire engine at work, probably in a New York City street: line engraving, 1787. The Mutual Assurance Company of New York was organized in 1787 under the terms

JOHN FITCH STEAMBOAT. American inventor John Fitch (1743-1798) successfully operating his first steamboat on the Delaware River in the presence of members of the U.S

NEW YORK: FIRE ENGINE 1787. A view of a fire engine at work, probably in a New York City street: line engraving from the deed of settlement organizing the Mutual Asssurance Company in 1787

SHAYS REBELLION, 1787. The armed confrontation between Daniel Shays rebels and government troops before the arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts, on 26 January 1787. Wood engraving, 19th century

JOHANN KASPAR LAVATER (1741-1801). Swiss poet, mystic, and writer on philosophy and theology. Copper engraving, English, 1787

JOHN FITCH (1743-1798). American inventor. Fitch successfuly operating the first American steamboat on the Delaware River in August 1787: line engraving, French, 19th century

SCOTTISH SOLDIERS, 1787. Etching and engraving, English

REBELS: ARSENAL, 1787. The encounter on 26 January 1787 between Shays rebels and government troops before the arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts. Engraving, 19th century

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER. A View of London & Westminster, from the Princes Head, Battersea, Surrey. Copper engraving, English, 1787

REBELS: BATTLE, 1787. The armed confrontation between Daniel Shays rebels and government troops before the arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts, on 26 January 1787. Colored engraving, 19th century

FUR TRADE. John Jacob Astors first fur-buying expedition up the Hudson Valley, c1787. Engraving, 19th century

BEETHOVEN & MOZART, 1787. Ludwig van Beethoven at the piano while his teacher, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, looks on, at a Viennese salon in 1787

SCOTTISH SOLDIER, 1787. Typical Highland soldier. Etching and engraving, English, 1787

FIREFIGHTING, 1787. A view of a fire engine at work, probably in a New York City street. Line engraving, 1787. The Mutual Assurance Company of New York was organized in 1787 under the terms of this

PHILADELPHIA VIEW, 1787. An accident on Lombard Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While returning home from the bakery, a woman drops her pie, to the amusement of passing chimneysweeps

JONAS HANWAY (1712-1786). English merchant and philanthropist. Line engraving, English, 1787

Blanchard balloon ascent over Nuremberg, Germany

Blanchards balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany

His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L. L. D. Late commander in chief
His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late commander in chief of the armies of the U.S. of America & president of the Convention of 1787

A view of the new market from the corner of Shippen & Second-streets Philada. 1787. Date 1787. A view of the new market from the corner of Shippen & Second-streets Philada. 1787. Date 1787

John Brown, Painter
JOHN BROWN Scottish artist. Date: 1752 - 1787

Rycot, Oxfordshire
Young men and cattle rest in the shade, in the grounds of Rycot, Oxfordshire, the seat of the Earl of Abingdon Date: 1787

Prospect Place, Surrey
A lady and her dog stroll in the grounds of Prospect Place, Surrey : perhaps she is Mrs Levy, for this is the seat of M J Levy Esquire and that may be his carriage just arriving... Date: 1787

Moses Browne
MOSES BROWNE Chaplain of Morden College, and poet when his duties permitted it. Date: 1704 - 1787

Sir James Hunter Blair
SIR JAMES HUNTER BLAIR Edinburgh banker. Date: 1741 - 1787

Nicolas Bravo
General NICOLAS BRAVO Mexican soldier and statesman, when Vice-President of the Mexican Federation Date: 1787 - 1864

Francis Macnab
FRANCIS MACNAB (M NAB) Laird of M Nab, eccentric Scottish character. Date: circa 1787

Robert Bragge
ROBERT BRAGGE Art dealer and connoisseur, depicted studying a book. Date: DIED BEFORE 1787

Jonas Hanway / Eng 1787
JONAS HANWAY Traveller and philanthropist Date: 1712 - 1786

Mathieu Orfila, Spanish toxicologist

Pierre Louis, French physician

Lavoisier equipment, 1787
Lavoisier equipment. Artwork of apparatus used by the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794). Artwork published in Nomenclature chimique ou synonymie ancienne et moderne (1787)

CONSTITUTION CARTOON. Mid-20th century American cartoon showing the stages from the Articles of Confederation to the Federal Constitution of 1787

FARMER PLOWING. Farmer working in his field near the Moravian settlement of Salem, North Carolina. Watercolor, 1787, by Ludwig Gottfried von Redeken

CHARLES III (1716-1788). King of Spain, 1759-1788. Also Charles I, Duke of Parma, 1731-1735; and Charles IV, King of Napes and Sicily, 1734-1759. Oil painting by Francisco Goya, c1787

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Angry protestors during Shays Rebellion in Massachusetts, 1786-1787. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Modern Athenians plate 19 - Edinburgh
Rev. William Muir (1787-1869) of St. Stevens Church, holding out his hand to greet Mr Walter Cook (d. 1861), writer to the Signet

Modern Athenians plate 35 - Edinburgh
Captain Thomas Fraser (1796-1870) passing fellow military man Major James Pearson (1787-1848) on the streets of Edinburgh. LIttle is known of either

LA Perouse / East Tartary
French navigator La Perouse meets inhabitants of Eastern Tartary

The Hambledon Cricket Memorial, Hampshire, 1922
Photograph of the Memorial unveiled in 1908, by Hampshire County Cricket Captain E.M. Sprot, to mark the site of the Hambledon Cricket Club Ground (circa 1750-1787)

Saint Alfonso Liguori
ALFONSO MARIA DE LIGUORI Neapolitan bishop of St Agatha of the Goths, founder of the order of Redemptorists. His many writings included The glories of Mary. Saint

Thos. Hopkins Gallaudet
THOMAS HOPKINS GALLAUDET American educator who after studying in Paris introduced methods for teaching the deaf and dumb, and advocated teacher training institutions

Boat of Tartary 1787
Boat of Tchoka, Tartary, observed by La Perouse in the course of his famous voyage

Fitch Steamboat 1
John Fitchs first steamboat makes a successful trip on the Delaware River

Law and Equity, or a peep at Nando s

Russia / La Perouse / Langle
La Perouse on the Tartar coast: Langle Bay

Puryne / Purkinje
JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNE (or Purkinje) - Bohemian physiologist from Prague, friend of Goethe

Perouse / Easter Island
While friendly native girls amuse La Perouses crew, their companions take their hats and handkerchiefs

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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.