ELD4859390: Representation of the doctor, Persian philosopher Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (980-1037) at the court of the Kakouyid emir Ala ad-Dawla Muhammed in Isfahan (Isfahan) after his escape from prison, 1021 (Fugitive Persian polymath Avicenna received by the emir of Isfahan, 1021) Engraving from “La-Vie-des-des-des-Sina” Avants-Illustrates-in-the-Middle Ages” by Louis Figuier, 1867 Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
ELD4963767: Representation of Scottish er Alexander Selkirk (Alexandre Selcraig) (1676-1721) sighting William Dampier's sailors on his island - He survived for four years on a deserte island and inspired Daniel Defoe the character of Robinson Crusoe (Alexander Selkirk rescued by William Dampier, 1709) Engraving from “history of shipwrecks” Eyries 1836 / Bridgeman Images