Carolus Dei Gratia, Magnae Britanniae Scotiae et Hiberniae Rex etc.

Portrait of George I, King of Great Britain. The nobleman is shown as a frontal chest. He turned his head slightly to the right and patterns the viewer. He wears a long, curly wig,...

Portrait of the Queen, sitting in an armchair next to a table, where she rests her crown, holding in her arms the prince James on her knees. At his side, Prince Charles, standing u...

Portrait of Charles Edward Stuart. The presenter of the throne, born in Rome, is shown here as a chest, as a young man with a friendly view. He wears a long, curly wig and a part o...

Inscriptions and textual elements: DOMINUS PRO TRECTOR MEUS. Inscriptions and textual elements: CAROLUS XI, SUECORUM, GOTHORUM, / ET VANDALORUM. REX. Inscriptions and textual eleme...

This map of the British Isles is by Gerard Mercator. It dates from 1564 and was produced in Duisburg. It was a major new depiction of the British Isles at the time. It is a giant m...