BL5331718: The Spanish executing the Dutch of Haarlem, 1573 (1585). Scene of wholesale slaughter in Haarlem, the Netherlands, as the Spanish murder the Dutch by hanging and beheading, in reprisal for the 12,000 casualties suffered by the Spanish during their siege of the town. A cart takes away bodies, and more float in the river. Groups of soldiers move through the streets, and the city walls are seen in the distance. From "De Leone Belgico" (The Lion of Belgium) by Michael von Eytzinger. / Bridgeman Images
BL5331779: Geospiza magnirostris,1841. Two birds with large beaks in the undergrowth. Plate 36 from ""The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, RN, during the years 1832 to 1836 ... Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin, etc: pt. 3. Birds, by John Gould. With anatomical appendix by TC Eyton."" (London, 1841). / Bridgeman Images
BL5331819: Ruin of the portico of the Kalabshi temple, Egypt. In “" The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, from drawings made on the spot by D. Roberts... With historical descriptions by the Revd George Croly,... Egypt and Nubia” by William Brockedon. Lithograph by Louis Haghe 1842-1849. / Bridgeman Images
BL5331638: Copy of a Mexican codex, 1892. Encounter between the Spanish and the Mexicans, possibly Aztecs, in the 16th century. A Spaniard sits on a chair, speaking to a delegation of Mexicans. On the floor are various items, possibly gifts. Plate 7 from "Homenaje a Cristobal Colon", (Homage to Christopher Columbus), by Alfredo Chavero. (Mexico, 1892). / Bridgeman Images
BL5331792: View of the Acropolis of Athens and the Parthenon in the fortress. Two men in traditional Greek costumes stand in front of the landscape. In “A Journey to Athens and Constantinople; or Collection of Greek and Ottoman Portraits, Views, and Costumes. “, Louis Dupre, 1825. / Bridgeman Images
BL5332262: Lonicera Xylosteum, c1806-c1840. Plate 223 from ""Flora Graeca, sive Plantarum rariorum historia, quas in provinciis aut insulis Gr¿ci¿ legit, investigavit, et depingi curavit J. Sibthorp ... Characteres omnium, descriptiones, et synonyma (vol. 1-7) elaboravit J. E. Smith. (vol. 8-10 J. Lindley.) L.P."" , by John Sibthorp. (London, 1806-1840). / Bridgeman Images