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Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618) kept this notebook during his imprisonment for treason in the Tower of London. It contains his hand-drawn #maps and one of the #love poems he wrote for Queen Elizabeth I, addressed to the romanticised pseudonym ‘Cynthia’. https://t.co/tbSH3sSQ3C
In April we launched https://t.co/QggKrmNqFz exploring how images have shaped our view of the world.
Huge thanks to all our writers including @DaleGothic96 @Amy_Concannon_ @markmanellis @nickgrindle @TW_Harper @PJHatfield @Adr1anBL @dr_peter_moore @cjepayne #lookingbackat2017
'Liberality; or, the Decayed Macaroni'. The accompanying poem satirizes profligacy, so conserve your conchiglie this #worldpastaday 643.k.4.
Are topographical #views reliable evidence, or a form of #FakeNews exploited by many - patron, artist, printmaker, publisher, author? Transforming Topography @britishlibrary https://t.co/7u2wHRyzNM
Swedish artist Elias Martin (1739–1818) in his Soho studio. #Drawing @NatMus_SWE , explored @britishlibrary by Mikael Ahlund: Topography, iron-making and national identity in the 18th century – A British–Swedish comparison https://t.co/9nOIWo4ihk
18thc #watercolour of entrance into the fossil-rich Oreston quarries, #Plymouth #FossilFriday https://t.co/6xtSeUZw3L by 'JFE' - who's he?
Does this look familiar @Chewieroars ? James Baker's Pictures from Bohemia, drawn with pen and pencil, etc. 1894 https://t.co/7BZnuhrc0f
Robert Hooke, scientist, born #OTD 1635. Micrographia, 1665 @britishlibrary https://t.co/IWOxYuXxKg
Tintern by moonlight - zoom in on the tourists climbing the walls at https://t.co/uNlyQnIlyV
The Mariner's Mirrour, 1588 https://t.co/lyc7blXWzA #InternationalDayoftheSeafarer #TravelsMW