1596 Collection (#5)

Toucan Ramphastos Braesilienschen Exter Pica brasilica Toucan
Toucan (Ramphastos), Braesilienschen Exter. / Pica brasilica Toucan. / Le toucan du Bresil. (title on object), Toucan. Numbered top right: 25. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Curlew Numenius arquata Sperrluijtte Totanus
Curlew (Numenius arquata), Sperrluijtte. / Totanus. / Courlis. (title on object), Curlew. Numbered top right: 19. Top left the name in different languages

Common Milkweed Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca
Common Milkweed Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Silk plant, with flowers and seed pods. Numbered top right: 256. Below the Latin name

Small salsify Scorzonera humilis Snange Kruijd
Small salsify (Scorzonera humilis) Snange Kruijd. / viperina scorsonera flava / Buglosse Sauvage. (title on object), Small salsify. Numbered top right: 237. Bottom right the name in three languages

Peony Paeonia Witte Enckel Paeonie Paeonia Simplex alba
Peony (Paeonia) Witte Enckel Paeonie. / Paeonia Simplex alba. / Pivoine Blanche a fleur simple (title on object), White peony. Numbered top right: 230

Peony Paeonia Mannekens peony Paeonia Mas title
Peony (Paeonia) Mannekens peony. / Paeonia Mas. (title on object), Peony. Numbered top right: 229. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants

White sneeze Veratrum album Elleborus flore albo
White sneeze (Veratrum album) White sneeze. / Elleborus flore albo. / Ellebore Blanc (title on object), White sneeze. Numbered top right: 249. Top right the name Latin and Dutch

Scabiosa Knautia Scabieuse Sabiosa Scabieuse
Scabiosa or Knautia Scabieuse. / Sabiosa. / Scabieuse. (title on object), Scabiosa or Knautia. Numbered top right: 266. Right the name in four languages

Spring Adonis Adonis vernalis Cow-eye Consiligo mathioli Elleborus niger
Spring Adonis (Adonis vernalis) Cow-eye. / Consiligo mathioli Elleborus niger. (title on object), Spring Adonis. Numbered top right: 246. Top left the name in Latin and Dutch

Wild chicory Cichorium intybus Sukereije Chicoreum Silvestre
Wild chicory (Cichorium intybus) Sukereije. / Chicoreum Silvestre / Chicoree Sauvage (title on object), Wild chicory or roadman. Numbered top right: 239. At the top the names in five languages

Marigold Calendula Goude bloeme ankle Caltha Calendula simplex
Marigold (Calendula) Goude bloeme. ankle. / Caltha Calendula simplex. / Souci a fleur simple (title on object), Marigold. Numbered top right: 235

Daslook Allium ursinum Das Look Allium arsinum taxi nemorence
Daslook (Allium ursinum) Das Look. / Allium arsinum taxi nemorence / Ail Molij (title on object), Daslook. Numbered top right: 265. Top left the name in three languages

Silk plant Asclepias syriaca Swalmen root Asclepras hijrundinaria
Silk plant (Asclepias syriaca) Swalmen root. / Asclepras hijrundinaria (title on object), Silk plant or swallow root. Numbered top right: 252. Top left the name in four languages

Blue-yellow iris Iris sibirica Portuguese irides lusitanae
Blue-yellow iris (Iris sibirica) Portuguese. / irides lusitanae. / iris de portugal. (title on object), Blue-yellow flag. Numbered top right: 201

Marigold Calendula officinalis Dobbel goude Bloeme
Marigold (Calendula officinalis) Dobbel goude Bloeme. / Caltha Calendula flore duplice / Souci a fleur double. (title on object), Marigold. Numbered top right: 226. Right the name in six languages

Blue purple irises Iris germanica Kleene Blue
Blue and purple irises (Iris germanica) Kleene Blue and Purple iris flowers / irides parvae Coerulae et Violacae. / Des iris Bleu et Couleur Violettes petite espece

Two flowers composite family Asteraceae 2 species
Two flowers from the composite family (Asteraceae) 2 species from Chicoreijen / Chondrilla prima dioscorid. Zacinthae Lobelii falso. Chicoreum verrucarium / 2

Peony Paeonia Peonien mast flowers Paeionia Duplex
Peony (Paeonia) Peonien mast flowers. / Paeionia Duplex. / Pivoine. (title on object), Peonies. Numbered top right: 227. Right the name in seven languages

Periwinkle Vinca Vijnkoorde Maegde Palm vinca Clematis daphnoides
Periwinkle (Vinca) Vijnkoorde Maegde Palm. / Vinca per vinca Clematis daphnoides. / Lisseron (title on object), Periwinkle, in three colors. Numbered top right: 263

Blue straw flower Catananche caerulea Strooy Bloeme
Blue straw flower (Catananche caerulea) Strooy Bloeme. / Ptarmica Austriaca. / Immortelle. (title on object), Blue straw flower. Numbered top right: 259

Myrtle family Myrtaceae Myrtle Unknown plant
Myrtle family (Myrtaceae), Myrtle (probably). Unknown plant with white flowers and red pear-shaped berries. Numbered top right: 258. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants

Watercress Rorippa Nasturtium Cochuijts Bloeme
Watercress (Rorippa or Nasturtium) Cochuijts Bloeme or Kleene Waterkersse. / Sisumbrium Cardamine Minus. / Passerage Sauvage. (title on object), Watercress. Numbered top right: 242

Peony Paeonia Rose Couleure Peonie Paeonia duplex rosea
Peony (Paeonia) Rose Couleure Peonie. / Paeonia duplex rosea (title on object), Peony. Numbered top right: 228. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants

Blue grapes Muscari botryoides Musacri Dipeadi Muscari
Blue grapes (Muscari botryoides) Musacri. / Dipeadi Muscari. / cignon Musque. (title on object), Blue grapes. Numbered top right: 220. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants

Leaf four ducks Anas cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Leaf with four ducks (Anas) and a cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Leaf with four species of ducks and a cormorant. With the ducks a summer teal and a wigeon. Numbered top right: 4

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Reijgher Ardea Stellaris major
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), Reijgher. / Ardea Stellaris major / Heron. (title on object), Purple Heron. Numbered top right: 20. Part of the third album with drawings of birds

Ganzerik Potentilla Ganserijk Potentilla argentina
Ganzerik (Potentilla) Ganserijk. / Potentilla argentina / Angentine bec d oie (title on object), Ganzerik. Numbered top right: 297. At the top the name in three languages

Blue grapes Muscari botryoides hyachintus bolroides
Blue grapes (Muscari botryoides). / hyachintus bolroides. folio Lanceolata. (title on object), Blue grapes. Numbered top right: 217. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants

East Indian cherry Tropaeolum majus Indian cherry
East Indian cherry (Tropaeolum majus) Indian cherry. / nasturcium indicum / Cresson des indes. (title on object), East Indian cherry. Numbered top right: 296. Also the name in three languages

Christmas rose Helleborus niger Swarten sneeze root
Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) Swarten sneeze root. / Elleborus niger. Roseus austriacus / Ellebore noir. (title on object), Christmas rose (Helleborus). Numbered top right: 247

Purple iris Iris germanica irides parvae coerulcae
Purple iris (Iris germanica). irides parvae coerulcae and variae Color. / Petites iris Couleur Violet et autre. (title on object), Three small irises, two purple and one yellow

Turkish lily Lilium martagon Lily Calvary Wild lily
Turkish lily (Lilium martagon) Lily of Calvary. Wild lily. / Hyachintus poetum tragi. Asphodelus femina fuschy. Martagon Mathioly. / Martagon de Mathiole

Cerinthe Cerinthe major Cerinte title object
Cerinthe (Cerinthe major) Cerinte. / Cerinte. / Cerinte. (title on object), Cerinthe. Numbered top right: 206. Top right the Latin name. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants

Cleavers Galium aparine Cleavers-Kruijd Aparine
Cleavers (Galium aparine) Cleavers-Kruijd. / Aparine / Grateron. (title on object), Sticky herb. Numbered top right: 245. Bottom right the name in eight languages

Jacobs ladder Polemonium caeruleum Greek Valerians
Jacobs ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) Greek Valerians, with blue flowers. / Valeriana graeca peregrima / La Valeriane greque (title on object), Jacobs ladder or Greek valerian

Lavender Lavandula Lavendula Spica nardi Lavende
Lavender (Lavandula) Lavender. / Lavendula, Spica nardi. / Lavende. (title on object), Lavender. With a fly. Numbered top right: 253. With the Latin name

Bird milk Ornithogalum arabicum Ajuijn field
Bird milk (Ornithogalum arabicum) Ajuijn field. / Lilium Alexandrinum ornithogalon majus Dodonei. / (title on object), Birds milk, right the sphere. Numbered top right: 208

Sheet eight different fish 1 Carcharias title
Sheet with eight different fish, 1. Carcharias (title on object), Sheet with eight different fishes, numbered 1-8. With the Latin names. Numbered top right: 23

Rog Batoidea Rajomorphii Rocche Raya Raie title
Rog (Batoidea or Rajomorphii), Rocche. / Raya. / Raie. (title on object), Rog. Numbered top right: 19. At the top the name in seven languages

Red poon Chelidonichthys lucerna Roobaerd Coccyx bellonii Cuculus
Red poon (Chelidonichthys lucerna), Roobaerd. / Coccyx bellonii Cuculus / Rouget (title on object), Red poon. Numbered top right: 16. Top right the name in six languages

Womens shoe Cypripedium calceolus Papen Schoe
Womens shoe (Cypripedium calceolus), Papen Schoe. / Calcolus Mariae. / Sabot ou Soulier de notre Dame (title on object), Orchid womens shoe or Venus shoe. Numbered top right: 62

Tulp Tulipa Tulipe title object Yellow-red tulip
Tulp (Tulipa), Tulp. / Tulipa. / Tulipe. (title on object), Yellow-red tulip and a detail of the petal of a dark red tulip. Numbered top right: 57

Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa Bosch roononckels
Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa), Bosch roononckels / ranunculus nemorosi. / renoncules des Bois. (title on object), Bosanemones. Numbered top right: 83. At the top the Latin name

Primrose Primula Bak-Kruyd Austria Primula Veris austriaca
Primrose (Primula), Bak-Kruyd from Austria / Primula Veris austriaca / Prime verd D autriche. (title on object), Primrose (Primula) with dark pink flowers. Numbered top right: 66

Hollow root Corydalis cava Boonkens hollow root
Hollow root (Corydalis cava), Boonkens hollow root. / radix Cava rubro flore. / Racine Creuse. (title on object), Hollow root. Numbered top right: 79. Top right the Latin and Dutch name

Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Eleven slender
Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara), Eleven slender. / Amara dulcis. / Solanum niorelle (title on object), Bittersweet, eleven-rank or climbing nightshade. With a mosquito or fly. Numbered top right: 72

White blue forest anemone Anemone nemorosa floating species
White and blue forest anemone (Anemone nemorosa), floating species of Bosch Klokjens / Ranunculi nemorosi tria genera. / trois especes de Bassinets de bois

Hollyhock Alcea rosea Roode Dobbel wijnter roosen
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea), Roode Dobbel wijnter roosen. / Malva Rosea Duplex. / passerose ou mauve double Couleur de rose (title on object), Hollyhock, dark pink double flowers. Numbered top right: 70

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In the year 1596, a remarkable era of discovery and innovation unfolded. Johannes Kepler, an influential astronomer, unveiled his groundbreaking model of the universe in his renowned work "Mysterium Cosmographicum. " This line engraving depicted Kepler's revolutionary understanding of celestial bodies and their movements. Meanwhile, in the realm of art, Caravaggio mesmerized audiences with his captivating masterpiece "Head of Medusa. " Painted with meticulous detail on canvas, this oil painting showcased Caravaggio's unparalleled skill in capturing emotions and creating lifelike representations. The scientific world also witnessed significant advancements during this time. Andreas Cellarius presented his magnificent "Atlas Coelestis, " a celestial atlas that mapped out the intricacies of our cosmos. This extraordinary piece served as a valuable resource for astronomers seeking to unravel the mysteries of space. On another front, Francis Drake left an indelible mark on history through his daring voyages across uncharted waters. A miniature portrait immortalized him as a fearless explorer who defied boundaries and expanded horizons. In philosophy and mathematics, René Descartes emerged as a prominent figure during this period. His intellectual prowess was captured in depictions such as him sitting at his desk deep in thought or statues commemorating his contributions to these fields. Amidst all these achievements stood symbols representing Sir Francis Drake's legacy – from the majestic Golden Hind ship he commanded to his burial at sea near Portobelo, Panama. These reminders paid homage to Drake's audacious spirit that propelled him towards greatness. Closer to home in Exeter, Devonshire resided Mols Coffee House and Keetch Gallery – vibrant spaces where intellectuals gathered to exchange ideas and engage in stimulating conversations about art and science alike. As we reflect upon 1596 today, we are reminded not only of humanity's thirst for knowledge but also its boundless creativity across various domains.