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George Buchanan, (born February 1506 near Killearn, Stirlingshire, died 28 September 1582 in

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George Buchanan, (born February 1506 near Killearn...

Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke 1690, 1764, English Lord Chancellor. From the book Crabbs

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Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke 1690, 1764, Eng...

Richard Pococke, (born 1704 in Southampton, England, died 1765 near Tullamore, Ireland) was an

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Richard Pococke, (born 1704 in Southampton, Englan...

Publius Terentius Afer, usually simply Terence, (born between 195 and 184 BC in Carthage, died 159

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Publius Terentius Afer, usually simply Terence, (b...

Orange with flowers, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler, from Hortus

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Orange with flowers, hand-coloured copperplate eng...

Godfrey Kneller, Gottfried Kniller, 1st Baronet, (born 8 August 1646 in Lübeck, died 19 October

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Godfrey Kneller, Gottfried Kniller, 1st Baronet, (...

Red-white and yellow-red tulip flowers (Tulipa), hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius

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Red-white and yellow-red tulip flowers (Tulipa), h...

Nicolas Boileau alias Despreaux or Boileau-Despreaux, (born 1 November 1636 in Paris, died 13 March

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Nicolas Boileau alias Despreaux or Boileau-Desprea...

Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) and crocus (Crocus vernus), hand-coloured copperplate engraving

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Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) and crocus (Croc...

John Parkhurst, (born was an English academic, clergyman and biblical lexicographer, coloured

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John Parkhurst, (born was an English academic, cle...

Joseph Hall 1574, 1656 English bishop and satirist from the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary from

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Joseph Hall 1574, 1656 English bishop and satirist...

Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully 1559-1641 also sovereign Prince d'Henrichemont et de Bosbelle

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Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully 1559-1641 also sov...

Lorenzo de Medici alias Lorenzo the Magnificent 1449-1492 Italian Lorenzo Il Magnifico Florentine

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Lorenzo de Medici alias Lorenzo the Magnificent 14...

Samuel Butler, (born 8 February 1612 in Strensham, Worcestershire, died 25 September 1680 in

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Samuel Butler, (born 8 February 1612 in Strensham,...

Thomas Erpenius, van Erpen, (born 11 September 1584 in Gorinchem, died 13 November 1624 in Leiden)

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Thomas Erpenius, van Erpen, (born 11 September 158...

Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley, Lord Ellesmere 1540, 1617, English nobleman, judge and

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Thomas Egerton, 1st Viscount Brackley, Lord Ellesm...

Elijah Fenton, 1683 To 1730, English writer, biographer and translator, coloured woodcut from

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Elijah Fenton, 1683 To 1730, English writer, biogr...

Samuel Pufendorf, from 1694 Baron von Pufendorf, (born 8 January 1632 in Dorfchemnitz, Amt

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Samuel Pufendorf, from 1694 Baron von Pufendorf, (...

Nicholas Rowe, (born probably on 20 June 1674 in Little Barford in Bedfordshire, died 6 December

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Nicholas Rowe, (born probably on 20 June 1674 in L...

Pieter Burman, Latinised Petrus Burmannus, rarely also Pieter Burmann, (born 6 July 1668 in

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Pieter Burman, Latinised Petrus Burmannus, rarely ...

Edmund Spenser, (born around 1552 in London, died 13 January 1599 in London) was an important

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Edmund Spenser, (born around 1552 in London, died ...

John Hawkesworth, (born (1715?-1773), British writer, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical

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John Hawkesworth, (born (1715?-1773), British writ...

Pierre-Joseph Thoulier d'Olivet, (born 1 April 1682 in Salins-les-Bains, died 8 October 1768 in

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Pierre-Joseph Thoulier d'Olivet, (born 1 April 168...

David Stewart of Garth (1772-1829) Scottish soldier and author, joined the 42nd Highlanders in

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David Stewart of Garth (1772-1829) Scottish soldie...

George Campbell (1719-1796) Scottish theologian, Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen (1759-1796),

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George Campbell (1719-1796) Scottish theologian, R...

Samuel Daniel, (born probably 1562 near Taunton, Somerset, died 14 October 1619 in Beckington in

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Samuel Daniel, (born probably 1562 near Taunton, S...

George Granville, 1St Baron Lansdowne, 1666 to 1735, English writer, actor and politician, coloured

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George Granville, 1St Baron Lansdowne, 1666 to 173...

Matthew Prior, (born 21 July 1664 in Dorset or Middlesex, died 18 September 1721 in Wimpole) was an

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Matthew Prior, (born 21 July 1664 in Dorset or Mid...

Luis Vaz de Camoes, (born 1524 or 1525 presumably in Coimbra or Lisbon, died 10 June 1579 or 1580

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Luis Vaz de Camoes, (born 1524 or 1525 presumably ...

Jacobus Arminius, 1560 to 1609, also known as Jakob Harmenszoon, Jacob Arminius or James Arminius.

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Jacobus Arminius, 1560 to 1609, also known as Jako...

Thomas Fuller, (born 1608 in Aldwinkle, died 16 August 1661) was an English historian, coloured

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Thomas Fuller, (born 1608 in Aldwinkle, died 16 Au...

John Skelton, (born around 1460, died 21 June 1529 in London) was an English writer, coloured

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John Skelton, (born around 1460, died 21 June 1529...

Tobias George Smollett, (born 19 March 1721 in Dalquhurn, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, died 17

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Tobias George Smollett, (born 19 March 1721 in Dal...

Marcus Porcius Cato, 234 BC to 149 BC Roman statesman, commonly called Censorius, the Censor,

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Marcus Porcius Cato, 234 BC to 149 BC Roman states...

Sir Joshua Reynolds, PRA FRSA, (born 16 July 1723 in Plympton near Plymouth, Devon, died 23

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Sir Joshua Reynolds, PRA FRSA, (born 16 July 1723 ...

English iris (Iris Xiphioides), Polygonatum verticillatum (Polygonatum verticillatum),

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English iris (Iris Xiphioides), Polygonatum vertic...

Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) and coloquinte (Citrullus colocynthis), hand-coloured copperplate

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Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) and coloquinte (Citru...

Aubergine (Solanum melongena) or egg plant, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler,

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Aubergine (Solanum melongena) or egg plant, hand-c...

Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus was a prominent Roman senator in the first half of the 1st

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Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus was a prominent...

Lemons with flowers, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler, from Hortus

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Lemons with flowers, hand-coloured copperplate eng...

Yellow and red and white tulips (Tulipa), hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler,

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Yellow and red and white tulips (Tulipa), hand-col...

John Dryden, (b.19 August 1631 in Aldwincle, d. 1 Mayjul. / 12 May 1700greg. in London) was an

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John Dryden, (b.19 August 1631 in Aldwincle, d. 1 ...

Marcus Terentius Varro, (born 116 BC in Reate in Sabine, today Rieti, died 27 BC) was the most

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Marcus Terentius Varro, (born 116 BC in Reate in S...

Bitter orange and orange with blossoms, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler,

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Bitter orange and orange with blossoms, hand-colou...

Orange with buds and blossoms, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler, from Hortus

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Orange with buds and blossoms, hand-coloured coppe...

Edward Moore, (born 22 March 1712 in Abingdon, Berkshire, died 1 March 1757 in Lambeth, London) was

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Edward Moore, (born 22 March 1712 in Abingdon, Ber...

David Garrick, (born 19 February 1717 in Hereford, England, died 20 January 1779 in London) was a

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David Garrick, (born 19 February 1717 in Hereford,...

Siren, mythical creature, hand-coloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Justin Bertuch's

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Siren, mythical creature, hand-coloured copperplat...

Herman Boerhaave, (31 December 1668 in Voorhout, died 23 September 1738 in Leiden) was a Dutch

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Herman Boerhaave, (31 December 1668 in Voorhout, d...

Opium poppy, poppy (Papaver), opium, hand-coloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Justin

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Opium poppy, poppy (Papaver), opium, hand-coloured...

Aaron Hill, (b. February 1685, d. 8 February 1750) was an English dramatist and miscellany writer,

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Aaron Hill, (b. February 1685, d. 8 February 1750)...

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, 1772 – 1823, German encyclopedia publisher and editor, digitally

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Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, 1772 – 1823, German en...

Historical illustration, 19th Century, middle-europe songbirds, mitteuropäische Singvögel,

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Historical illustration, 19th Century, middle-euro...

Historical illustration, birds-of-paradise, Paradisaeidae, historische Zeichnung, verschiedene

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Historical illustration, birds-of-paradise, Paradi...

Historical illustration, 19th Century, sawing machine, Sägemaschine, Sägewerk, historische

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Historical illustration, 19th Century, sawing mach...

Industrial printing, 19th century, F. A. Brockhaus

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Industrial printing, 19th century, F. A. Brockhaus

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, 1772 – 1823, German encyclopedia publisher and editor,

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Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, 1772 – 1823, German en...

Historical map of Athens, 19th century, 1894, Greece, Europe, Historischer Stadtplan von Athen im

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Historical map of Athens, 19th century, 1894, Gree...

Historical illustration, 1894, uniforms of Imperial German colonial soldiers in East Africa,

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Historical illustration, 1894, uniforms of Imperia...

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, 1772 – 1823, German encyclopedia publisher and editor, digitally

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Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, 1772 – 1823, German en...

Historical cityscape, Frankfurt Main, Germany, 18th Century, historische Stadtansicht von Frankfurt

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Historical cityscape, Frankfurt Main, Germany, 18t...

Historical illustration, 19th Century, Table of alphabet, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Byblos syllabary,

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Historical illustration, 19th Century, Table of al...

Historical generator, 19th century

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Historical generator, 19th century

Historical illustration, 19th Century, middle-europe songbirds, mitteuropäische Singvögel,

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Historical illustration, 19th Century, middle-euro...

Historical illustration, 19th Century, Industrial Lithography printing press, Druckmaschine,

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Historical illustration, 19th Century, Industrial ...

Historical illustration, 19th Century, sawing machines, Sägemaschinen, historische Zeichnung, 19.

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Historical illustration, 19th Century, sawing mach...

Human intestines, Historic illustration, 19th century, Eingeweide des Menschen, historische

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Human intestines, Historic illustration, 19th cent...

Historical illustration, 19th Century, machines for chocolate production, Maschinen für die

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Historical illustration, 19th Century, machines fo...

Historical illustration, 19th Century, German Ambulance Trains, deutsche Krankenzüge, historische

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Historical illustration, 19th Century, German Ambu...

Historical cameras, 19th century

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Historical cameras, 19th century

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, 1772 – 1823, German encyclopedia publisher and editor, digitally

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Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, 1772 – 1823, German en...

Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, 1719-1803, a German poet of the Enlightenment, Johann Wilhelm Ludwig

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Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, 1719-1803, a German p...

Historical illustration, 19th Century, Industrial printing press, Druckmaschine, Schnellpresse für

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Historical illustration, 19th Century, Industrial ...

A mechanism for a model of planetary motion by Joseph Clement, 19th century

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A mechanism for a model of planetary motion by Jos...

Historic illustration, 19th century, map of Balkan, 1896, Karte der Balkanländerhistorische

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Historic illustration, 19th century, map of Balkan...

Silene chalcedonica (Lychnis Chalcedonica), hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler,

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Silene chalcedonica (Lychnis Chalcedonica), hand-c...

James Bruce of Kinnaird (1730-1805) Scottish traveller and writer, called The Abyssinian Traveller,

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James Bruce of Kinnaird (1730-1805) Scottish trave...

Root, spotted Turk's cap lily (Lilium Martagon), hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius

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Root, spotted Turk's cap lily (Lilium Martagon), h...

Louis-Sebastien Le Nain de Tillemont, (born 30 November 1637 in Paris, died 10 January 1698) was a

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Louis-Sebastien Le Nain de Tillemont, (born 30 Nov...

Isocrates, 436 to 338 B.C. Ancient Greek rhetorician, one of the ten Attic orators, coloured

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Isocrates, 436 to 338 B.C. Ancient Greek rhetorici...

Lemons with blossom, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler, from Hortus

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Lemons with blossom, hand-coloured copperplate eng...

John Ray, (born 29 November 1627 in Black Notley, Braintree, Essex, died 17 January 1705) was a

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John Ray, (born 29 November 1627 in Black Notley, ...

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, (born 30 October 1751 in Dublin, died 7 July 1816 in London) was an

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan, (born 30 October 1751 i...

Jacques-Auguste de Thou, (born 8 October 1553 in Paris, died 7 May 1617 in Paris) was a French

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Jacques-Auguste de Thou, (born 8 October 1553 in P...

John Donne (born 22 January 1572 in London, died 31 March 1631) was an English writer and the most

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John Donne (born 22 January 1572 in London, died 3...

Amaranth (Amaranthus), hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler, from Hortus

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Amaranth (Amaranthus), hand-coloured copperplate e...

Guido Reni, called il Guido or il divino Guido, (born 4 November 1575 in Bologna, died 18 August

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Guido Reni, called il Guido or il divino Guido, (b...

Seahorse, mythical creature, hand-coloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Justin Bertuch's

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Seahorse, mythical creature, hand-coloured copperp...

Ludovico Ariosto, Ariosto, (born September 1474 in Reggio nell'Emilia, died 6 July 1533 in Ferrara)

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Ludovico Ariosto, Ariosto, (born September 1474 in...

Claudius Ptolemy, (born around 100, possibly in Ptolemais Hermeiou, Egypt, died after 160, probably

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Claudius Ptolemy, (born around 100, possibly in Pt...

Salomon Gessner, (born 1 April 1730 in Zurich, died 2 March 1788 in Zurich) was a Swiss idyllic

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Salomon Gessner, (born 1 April 1730 in Zurich, die...

Michelangelo Merisi, also Michael Angelo Merigi, Caravaggio for short, (born 29 September 1571 in

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Michelangelo Merisi, also Michael Angelo Merigi, C...

Claude Fleury, (born 6 December 1640 in Paris, died 14 July 1723 in Paris) was a French pedagogue

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Claude Fleury, (born 6 December 1640 in Paris, die...

Pedanius Dioscorides, C. 40 to 90 A.D. Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist, coloured

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Pedanius Dioscorides, C. 40 to 90 A.D. Greek physi...

James Boswell (1740-1795) Scottish diarist, man of letters and biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson

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James Boswell (1740-1795) Scottish diarist, man of...

Thomas Thomson (1773-1852) Scottish chemist, born in Creiff, Perthshire, pupil of Joseph Black,

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Thomas Thomson (1773-1852) Scottish chemist, born ...

Charles Burney, (born 7 April 1726 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, died 12 April 1814 in Chelsea, was an

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Charles Burney, (born 7 April 1726 in Shrewsbury, ...

Aubergine (Solanum melongena) or egg plant, hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Basilius Besler,

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Aubergine (Solanum melongena) or egg plant, hand-c...

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton PC, (born 17 January 1709 in Hagley, Worcestershire, died 24

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George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton PC, (born 17...

Elizabeth Carter, (born 16 December 1717 in Deal, Kent, died 19 February 1806) was an English poet,

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Elizabeth Carter, (born 16 December 1717 in Deal, ...

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