Memorial of European events from the year 1721. Engraving, c. 1722.

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The images mostly comprise battle scenes and maps. The central image shows births and dates of that year

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1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 17.8 x 21.3 cm

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Memorabilia A: MDCCXXI. Gedenckwürdigkeiten des 1721ten Jahres ... Captions below images: "1. Pestilentia ingravescens in Gallia. Bey Franckreichs grossen Leid. 2. Innocentius XIII. P.R. electus. Entsteht in Rom viel Freud. d. 8 Maj. 3. St. Ioh. Nepomuzeni Ossa elevata. Die Unschuld wird verehret. d. 28 Iun. 4. Pax Neosta diens. inter Russ. et Svecos. Der Krieg in Fried verkehret. d. 30 Aug. 5. Rebellio Tripolitana Coggiæ. Hoch strebt ein Renegat. 6. Irrita Batavorum in piratas Algirens: expeditio navatis. Den Capern man nichts that. 7. Titulus imperat a Czaro assuntus. Der Czar nent sich nun Käyfer. d. 22 Oct. 8. Controversia inter Venet. et Turc. de Dulcinottis composita. Der Turcke wird auch weiser. d. 27 Oct."

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One engraving in a series of historical calendars in the Wellcome Library

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Wellcome Collection 26424i

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