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18th Century Collection

Background image18th Century Collection: Sunrise with Dresden Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany

Sunrise with Dresden Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany
The Dresden Frauenkirche is a Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. It is considered an outstanding example of Protestant sacred architecture

Background image18th Century Collection: The First Fleet

The First Fleet
Some of the First Fleet - eleven British Navy ships under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, which took 750 British convicts to Botany Bay

Background image18th Century Collection: Storming The Bastille

Storming The Bastille
14th July 1789: French troops storming the Bastille during the French Revolution. The prison represented the hated Bourbon monarchy

Background image18th Century Collection: Antique maps of Botany Bay and Endeavour River in Australia

Antique maps of Botany Bay and Endeavour River in Australia

Background image18th Century Collection: Convicts Farewell

Convicts Farewell
Black-eyed Sue and Sweet Poll of Plymouth take leave of their lovers who are bound for Botany Bay as transported convicts, 12th May 1794. Both ladies are characters from sailors sea shanties

Background image18th Century Collection: Bastille Attack In French Revolution

Bastille Attack In French Revolution
Engraving depicting the mass attack on the Bastille fortress, igniting the French Revolution, Paris, France, July 14, 1789. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background image18th Century Collection: NSW Colonizers

NSW Colonizers
circa 1780: Natives of New South Wales meet armed and uniformed colonizers in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image18th Century Collection: Sao Francisco de Assis, Ouro Preto, Brazil

Sao Francisco de Assis, Ouro Preto, Brazil
Sao Francisco de Assis, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Background image18th Century Collection: old church

old church
old abandoned church from the 18th century rural california

Background image18th Century Collection: National Assembly

National Assembly
The interior of the French National Assembly building at the time of the French Revolution. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background image18th Century Collection: Revolutionary Types

Revolutionary Types
Four generic examples of French revolutionaries. Left to right :a member of the Commune of 1793, a jailer from the Tour du Temple, a thuggish follower of one of the comites, and a drummer boy

Background image18th Century Collection: Bastille Capture

Bastille Capture
14th July 1789: French troops capturing the Bastille during the French Revolution. The prison represented the hated Bourbon monarchy

Background image18th Century Collection: Early Settlement

Early Settlement
A view looking north to Sydney Cove and Port Jackson, the chief British settlement in New South Wales, Australia, circa 1792. Painting by Thomas Watling (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background image18th Century Collection: View of the Carioca Aqueduct (Arcos da Lapa) and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian in

View of the Carioca Aqueduct (Arcos da Lapa) and the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian in the Background, Lapa
The Carioca Aqueduct (Aqueduto da Carioca), which is an impressive example of colonial architecture and engineering, was built in the middle of the 18th century to bring fresh water from the Carioca


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