Design Pics/Historical RM Images

The Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, London, England as it appeared before the fire of 1691. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Mary of Modena, 1658 - 1718. Queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the second wife of James II and VII. From Old England: A Pictorial M...

Some of the principal towers and steeples built by Sir Christopher Wren, the scale is shown by St. Paul's in the background. From Old England: A Pict...

Gloria Frederici, Andromeda and Triangula. Card Number 5 from Urania's Mirror, or A View of the Heavens, one of a set of 32 astronomical star chart ca...

Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser. Card Number 14 from Urania's Mirror, or A View of the Heavens, one of a set of 32 astronomical star chart...

A musketeer, 1603. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

A pikeman, 1635. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Infantry armour, 1625. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Cuirassier, 1645. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

A cavalier, 1620. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Samuel Butler's house, Pershore, Worcestershire, England. Samuel Butler, 1613 - 1680. English poet and satirist. From Old England: A Pictorial Muse...

The Custom House, London, England, as it appeared before the Great Fire. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Old London Bridge, London, England c.1616. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Leo Major and Leo Minor. Card Number 20 from Urania's Mirror, or A View of the Heavens, one of a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards engraved by S...

Camelopardalis, Tarandus and Custos Messium. Card Number 2 from Urania's Mirror, or A View of the Heavens, one of a set of 32 astronomical star chart...

The first lighthouse erected on Eddystone Rocks, Plymouth, Devon, England, 1696. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

The Broad Stone, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, on which money, previously immersed in vinegar, was placed in exchange for food and goods dur...

View of ancient Birmingham, England in the 17th century. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

The first Hindlip Hall, Worcestershire, England, before its demolition due to fire in 1820. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, England in the time of Charles I. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

James I and his attendants out hawking. James VI and I, 1566 - 1625. King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland a...

Francis Moore, 1657 - 1715. British physician and astrologer. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Sir Edward Kelley or Kelly, aka Edward Talbot, 1555 - 1597. English Renaissance occultist and self-declared spirit medium. From Old England: A Pictor...

Lynx and Telescopium Herschilii. Card Number 18 from Urania's Mirror, or A View of the Heavens, one of a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards engra...

Cancer. Card Number 19 from Urania's Mirror, or A View of the Heavens, one of a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards engraved by Sidney Hall and p...

John Dee, 1527 - c.1609. English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occult philosopher, and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. From Old England: A Pi...

John Gadbury, 1627-1704. English astrologer, and writer of almanacs. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

William Lilly, 1602 - 1681. English astrologer, author, translator and astrological consultant. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 184...

Richard Hooker, 1554 - 1600. English priest in the Church of England and theologian. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Inigo Jones, 1573 - 1652. English architect. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

John Donne, 1572 - 1631. English metaphysical poet, satirist, lawyer and cleric in the Church of England. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, publi...

English regalia. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland in the 19th century. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Monoceros, Canis Minor and Atelier Typographique. Card Number 31 from Urania's Mirror, or A View of the Heavens, one of a set of 32 astronomical star...

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland, showing King John's Castle on the River Shannon and the Thomand Bridge. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, pub...

Londonderry, Northern Ireland. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, London, England, seen here in the mid 19th century when it was a permanent home for retired sailors of the Royal Navy....

The north front of The Royal Hospital Chelsea, Chelsea, London, England, a retirement and nursing home for veterans of the British Army. From Old Eng...

Noctua, Corvus, Crater, Sextans Urania, Hydra, Felis, Lupus, Centaurus, Antlia Pneumatica, Argo Navis, and Pyxis Nautica. Card Number 32 from Urania's...

A view of Perth, Scotland in the 19th century. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Seton Castle, Seton, Scotland built on the site of Seton Palace which was a popular retreat for Mary, Queen of Scots before being demolished in 1789....

A view of the city of Carlise and the castle, Cumbria, England in the 19th century. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Carlisle Castle, Carlise, Cumbria, England seen here in the 19th century. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

Libra. Card Number 22 from Urania's Mirror, or A View of the Heavens, one of a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards engraved by Sidney Hall and pub...

Hercules and Corona Borealis. Card Number 11 from Urania's Mirror, or A View of the Heavens, one of a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards engraved...

Mixed or Coloured Cloth Hall, Leeds, England, demolished in 1890. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

A view of Falkirk, Scotland. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

The House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London, England in the time of George II. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

The House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, London, England in the time of George II. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.

King's College Chapel, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847.