17th century merchants hi-res stock photography and images

Detail Of The Outside Panelling, Leaded Windows And Scuplted Wood Window Supports Of The 17th Century Merchants House, 5 Higher Street, Dartmouth, UK Stock Photo

RM2RXAFHE–Detail Of The Outside Panelling, Leaded Windows And Scuplted Wood Window Supports Of The 17th Century Merchants House, 5 Higher Street, Dartmouth, UK

Rawla Narlai, 17th Century merchant's house now a luxury heritage hotel in Narlai, Rajasthan, Northern India Stock Photo

RMC87Y2Y–Rawla Narlai, 17th Century merchant's house now a luxury heritage hotel in Narlai, Rajasthan, Northern India

17th century merchants houses in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2020 Stock Photo

RM2CWBC2K–17th century merchants houses in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2020

Culross Palace, a 17th century merchant’s house, in historic village of Culross in Fife, Scotland, UK Stock Photo

RM2H9Y8B0–Culross Palace, a 17th century merchant’s house, in historic village of Culross in Fife, Scotland, UK

Ireland, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Rothe House, 17th Century Merchants House situated in Parliament Street. Stock Photo

RMF20919–Ireland, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Rothe House, 17th Century Merchants House situated in Parliament Street.

17th century Merchants House, High Street, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RM2AFMFJ1–17th century Merchants House, High Street, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Rothe House, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny, Ireland; Early 17Th Century Merchant’S Townhouse Stock Photo

RMEYBTH6–Rothe House, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny, Ireland; Early 17Th Century Merchant’S Townhouse

Jewel merchants with their wares: detail from the border of a portrait, mid 17th century. Stock Photo

RMWH8NWF–Jewel merchants with their wares: detail from the border of a portrait, mid 17th century.

Bessie Surtees house a 16th and 17th century merchants' houses on Newcastle Quayside, England. Stock Photo

RMBJ7NMG–Bessie Surtees house a 16th and 17th century merchants' houses on Newcastle Quayside, England.

Culross Palace (an early 17th century merchant's house) in the Royal Burgh of Culross, Fife, Scotland UK Stock Photo

RMF59AM7–Culross Palace (an early 17th century merchant's house) in the Royal Burgh of Culross, Fife, Scotland UK

High Street Hereford Herefordshire England UK EU with 17th century merchant's house inserted into modern facade Stock Photo

RMAYPG9H–High Street Hereford Herefordshire England UK EU with 17th century merchant's house inserted into modern facade

Reflections of 17th century merchants town houses in an Amsterdam canal. Stock Photo

RMH670XX–Reflections of 17th century merchants town houses in an Amsterdam canal.

Plaque: Two Portuguese Merchants, 16th–17th century Stock Photo

RMKCD7JC–Plaque: Two Portuguese Merchants, 16th–17th century

Representation of Portuguese merchants in Japan from the 17th century. Stock Photo

RM2B2B88R–Representation of Portuguese merchants in Japan from the 17th century.

Window from 17th century, showing foreign merchants in Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia Stock Photo

RMBG0G1T–Window from 17th century, showing foreign merchants in Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

17th century - Landscape with Merchants, 1630 - Claude Lorrain Philippe Sauvan-Magnet / Active Museum Stock Photo

RMDCN236–17th century - Landscape with Merchants, 1630 - Claude Lorrain Philippe Sauvan-Magnet / Active Museum

Dutch West India Company Warehouse, 17th Century Stock Photo

RMHRNT19–Dutch West India Company Warehouse, 17th Century

17th century - The fish merchants - Frans Snyders (1616)- Musée du Louvre - Paris Oil on canvas Stock Photo

RMDCPGFR–17th century - The fish merchants - Frans Snyders (1616)- Musée du Louvre - Paris Oil on canvas

Sri Lanka: Dutch engraving of their 17th century landing at Mannar and subsequent defeat of the Portuguese. Sri Lanka had always been an important port and trading post in the ancient world, and was increasingly frequented by merchant ships from the Middle East, Persia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia. The islands were known to the first European explorers of South Asia and settled by many groups of Arab and Malay merchants. Stock Photo

RM2B00TJE–Sri Lanka: Dutch engraving of their 17th century landing at Mannar and subsequent defeat of the Portuguese. Sri Lanka had always been an important port and trading post in the ancient world, and was increasingly frequented by merchant ships from the Middle East, Persia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia. The islands were known to the first European explorers of South Asia and settled by many groups of Arab and Malay merchants.

Art inspired by Plaque: Two Portuguese Merchants, 16th–17th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm), Metal-Sculpture, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT Stock Photo

RF2HW4X21–Art inspired by Plaque: Two Portuguese Merchants, 16th–17th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm), Metal-Sculpture, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT

RMC87Y0R–Rawla Narlai, 17th Century merchant's house now a luxury heritage hotel in Narlai, Rajasthan, Northern India

RM2CWBC2M–17th century merchants houses in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2020

17th Century silk Merchant's House in the typical English market town of Marlborough Wiltshire England UK Stock Photo

RMBAP71A–17th Century silk Merchant's House in the typical English market town of Marlborough Wiltshire England UK

RMF20913–Ireland, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Rothe House, 17th Century Merchants House situated in Parliament Street.

17th century Merchants Houses, High Street, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RM2AFMFJ0–17th century Merchants Houses, High Street, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

RMA8FEAA–INDIA Rajasthan Jaisalmer

Europeans and Africans as seen by a Japanese artist. Part of a 17th century sreen showing Dutch merchants and priests at Nagasaki Stock Photo

RMWH9AF0–Europeans and Africans as seen by a Japanese artist. Part of a 17th century sreen showing Dutch merchants and priests at Nagasaki

The Merchant’s House, a 17th century building now a museum, shop and visitor attraction in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK Stock Photo

RM2RFR76B–The Merchant’s House, a 17th century building now a museum, shop and visitor attraction in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK

RMF59AKW–Culross Palace (an early 17th century merchant's house) in the Royal Burgh of Culross, Fife, Scotland UK

RMAYPG7G–High Street Hereford Herefordshire England UK EU with 17th century merchant's house inserted into modern facade

RMH670YH–Reflections of 17th century merchants town houses in an Amsterdam canal.

Culross Palace, a late 16th - early 17th century merchant's house, at Culross, Fife, Scotland, UK Stock Photo

RMEY1E80–Culross Palace, a late 16th - early 17th century merchant's house, at Culross, Fife, Scotland, UK

The Steel Yard in Thames Street, headquarters of the Hanse Merchants or Esterlings in London, England as it appeared in 1667. Hanseatic League of about 100 north German towns and trading interests important in northern Europe from 13th century. Less powerful from 15th century and last Diet (assembly) met 1669. Engraving Stock Photo

RMMFNNRA–The Steel Yard in Thames Street, headquarters of the Hanse Merchants or Esterlings in London, England as it appeared in 1667. Hanseatic League of about 100 north German towns and trading interests important in northern Europe from 13th century. Less powerful from 15th century and last Diet (assembly) met 1669. Engraving

17th century merchant's house with dutch gable on canalside, Amsterdam, Holland Stock Photo

RMB0792A–17th century merchant's house with dutch gable on canalside, Amsterdam, Holland

Earthquake damage to a 17th century merchant's house, Halfeti, Sanliurfa Province, South East Turkey Stock Photo

RM2YBDT6E–Earthquake damage to a 17th century merchant's house, Halfeti, Sanliurfa Province, South East Turkey

The Oost-Indisch Huis (East India House) is an early 17th-century building in the center of Amsterdam. It was a headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General Stock Photo

RMG15MFE–The Oost-Indisch Huis (East India House) is an early 17th-century building in the center of Amsterdam. It was a headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General

The Canongate Tolbooth was built in 1591 and would have formed the local hub for the Canongate burgh, along with the nearby Mercat Cross where merchants met and conducted their business. The Tolbooth would have had many functions, serving as courthouse, burgh jail and meeting place of the town council. The building was constructed for Sir Lewis Bellenden, the justice-clerk for the burgh, and his initials can still be seen over the archway to Tolbooth Wynd. Edinburgh, Scotland Stock Photo

RMR20EX6–The Canongate Tolbooth was built in 1591 and would have formed the local hub for the Canongate burgh, along with the nearby Mercat Cross where merchants met and conducted their business. The Tolbooth would have had many functions, serving as courthouse, burgh jail and meeting place of the town council. The building was constructed for Sir Lewis Bellenden, the justice-clerk for the burgh, and his initials can still be seen over the archway to Tolbooth Wynd. Edinburgh, Scotland

Sri Lanka: Dutch engraving of a Sinhalese attack on Dutch settlers, 17th century. Sri Lanka had always been an important port and trading post in the ancient world, and was increasingly frequented by merchant ships from the Middle East, Persia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia. The islands were known to the first European explorers of South Asia and settled by many groups of Arab and Malay merchants. Stock Photo

RM2B00TJH–Sri Lanka: Dutch engraving of a Sinhalese attack on Dutch settlers, 17th century. Sri Lanka had always been an important port and trading post in the ancient world, and was increasingly frequented by merchant ships from the Middle East, Persia, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia. The islands were known to the first European explorers of South Asia and settled by many groups of Arab and Malay merchants.

The 16th/17th century Merchant's House Museum in the historic Barbican area of Plymouth, Devon, UK. Stock Photo

RMK7K30T–The 16th/17th century Merchant's House Museum in the historic Barbican area of Plymouth, Devon, UK.

RMC87Y57–Rawla Narlai, 17th Century merchant's house now a luxury heritage hotel in Narlai, Rajasthan, Northern India

RM2CWBC2W–17th century merchants houses in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2020

Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31st October 2019. UK Weather: Autumn colours in the box trees and low light as the sun goes down at Lamb's House, a restored 17th century Hanseatic Merchant's House with distinctive Dutch-style stepped gables and original 'wind doors', part of which is now the Icelandic Consulate Stock Photo

RM2A7991C–Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31st October 2019. UK Weather: Autumn colours in the box trees and low light as the sun goes down at Lamb's House, a restored 17th century Hanseatic Merchant's House with distinctive Dutch-style stepped gables and original 'wind doors', part of which is now the Icelandic Consulate

Saint James the protector of worshippers. Door of a triptych. Bruges School. Circle of the Claessens. Early 17th century. Oil on board. Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Stock Photo

RM2BXFN1B–Saint James the protector of worshippers. Door of a triptych. Bruges School. Circle of the Claessens. Early 17th century. Oil on board. Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

RMBAP702–17th Century silk Merchant s House in the typical English market town of Marlborough Wiltshire England UK

17th century English accountants in Elizabethan dress Stock Photo

RMJP35TC–17th century English accountants in Elizabethan dress

German women's traditional costumes in the 17th century, Noble attire of a citizen's wife or merchant's wife at Prague, now the Czech Republic, fashion, woodcut from the year 1885, digital improved Stock Photo

RFHFT74M–German women's traditional costumes in the 17th century, Noble attire of a citizen's wife or merchant's wife at Prague, now the Czech Republic, fashion, woodcut from the year 1885, digital improved

A colour Portrait of early English explorer (William?) Henry Hudson (C1565 – C1611) wearing a ruff . He was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century and is best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and north- eastern United States and his search for a rumoured Northeast Passage to Cathay (China) via a route above the Arctic Circle. working for the Dutch East India Company - Een kleurenportret van de vroege Engelse zeeverkenner Henry Hudson (C1565 - C1611) met een kraag, die werkte voor de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie. Stock Photo

RM2WY4655–A colour Portrait of early English explorer (William?) Henry Hudson (C1565 – C1611) wearing a ruff . He was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century and is best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and north- eastern United States and his search for a rumoured Northeast Passage to Cathay (China) via a route above the Arctic Circle. working for the Dutch East India Company - Een kleurenportret van de vroege Engelse zeeverkenner Henry Hudson (C1565 - C1611) met een kraag, die werkte voor de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie.

A panoramic view of Culross Palace (an early 17th century merchant's house) in the Royal Burgh of Culross, Fife, Scotland UK Stock Photo

RMF599JM–A panoramic view of Culross Palace (an early 17th century merchant's house) in the Royal Burgh of Culross, Fife, Scotland UK

View Of The Top Of The 17th Century Customs House In Kings Lynn From Kings Street, UK Stock Photo

RF2HPCGYF–View Of The Top Of The 17th Century Customs House In Kings Lynn From Kings Street, UK

RMGP425T–Shoe store, 17th century

View From Purfleet Street Of The 17th Century Customs House, Kings Lynn, Built By Sir John Turner Stock Photo

RF2JC6WK3–View From Purfleet Street Of The 17th Century Customs House, Kings Lynn, Built By Sir John Turner

Lamps at bedside in restored Jacobean Wool Merchant's house, Somerset. Stock Photo

RM2FNNGN5–Lamps at bedside in restored Jacobean Wool Merchant's house, Somerset.

Christ Chasing the Merchants from the Temple 1575 El Greco (Domenikos Theotokópoulos) 1541- 1614, 17th, century, Spain, Spanish, Greek, Greece. Stock Photo

RM2AW9B8X–Christ Chasing the Merchants from the Temple 1575 El Greco (Domenikos Theotokópoulos) 1541- 1614, 17th, century, Spain, Spanish, Greek, Greece.

Portable desk, early 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 12 3/8 × 17 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (31.43 × 43.5 × 30.8 cm), Black lacquer with gold and silver maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay; metal fittings, Japan, 17th century, European merchants and missionaries in Japan discovered the beauty of lacquer in 1543 and began commissioning artists to create furnishings for European homes and churches soon thereafter. By 1610, an import company was established in Amsterdam to meet demand. This portable desk has a drop front and small drawers inside for storing writing supplies, making it a bargueño Stock Photo

RM2T90G1M–Portable desk, early 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 12 3/8 × 17 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (31.43 × 43.5 × 30.8 cm), Black lacquer with gold and silver maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay; metal fittings, Japan, 17th century, European merchants and missionaries in Japan discovered the beauty of lacquer in 1543 and began commissioning artists to create furnishings for European homes and churches soon thereafter. By 1610, an import company was established in Amsterdam to meet demand. This portable desk has a drop front and small drawers inside for storing writing supplies, making it a bargueño

Dutch West India Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. In 1621, it was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies and given jurisdiction over the African slave trade, Brazil, the Caribbean, and North America. The area where th Stock Photo

RMG15N6T–Dutch West India Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. In 1621, it was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies and given jurisdiction over the African slave trade, Brazil, the Caribbean, and North America. The area where th

Netherlands, Amsterdam: a row of stately 17th century merchants houses dwarfed by a more modern edifice. Stock Photo

RF2R17JYC–Netherlands, Amsterdam: a row of stately 17th century merchants houses dwarfed by a more modern edifice.

Group of goldsmiths. 17th century. Modern period. Stock Photo

RM2DKYDDJ–Group of goldsmiths. 17th century. Modern period.

RMK7K30M–The 16th/17th century Merchant's House Museum in the historic Barbican area of Plymouth, Devon, UK

Facade at Rawla Narlai, 17th Century merchant's house now a luxury heritage hotel in Narlai, Rajasthan, Northern India Stock Photo

RMC87YD4–Facade at Rawla Narlai, 17th Century merchant's house now a luxury heritage hotel in Narlai, Rajasthan, Northern India

RM2CWBC3C–17th century merchants houses, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2020

RM2A798TA–Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31st October 2019. UK Weather: Autumn colours in the box trees and low light as the sun goes down at Lamb's House, a restored 17th century Hanseatic Merchant's House with distinctive Dutch-style stepped gables and original 'wind doors', part of which is now the Icelandic Consulate

The corporation of the godsmiths of city of Paris, carrying the coffin of Saint Genevieve. France. 17th century. Engraving Stock Photo

RM2DKYDE1–The corporation of the godsmiths of city of Paris, carrying the coffin of Saint Genevieve. France. 17th century. Engraving

Detail of shuttered early 17th century window of Lamb's House, an old Merchant’s house, in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Stock Photo

RMHXXM80–Detail of shuttered early 17th century window of Lamb's House, an old Merchant’s house, in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Culross Palace, Scotland, Fife, UK, merchant's house, 17th century building, architecture, history, travel, tourism, colour wash Stock Photo

RMACBERJ–Culross Palace, Scotland, Fife, UK, merchant's house, 17th century building, architecture, history, travel, tourism, colour wash

The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson. Henry Hudson (c. 1560 – 1611?) English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. After several voyages on behalf of English merchants to explore a prospective Northeast Passage to India, Hudson explored the region around modern New York City while looking for a western route to Asia under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company. Stock Photo

RM2K2JYM2–The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson. Henry Hudson (c. 1560 – 1611?) English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. After several voyages on behalf of English merchants to explore a prospective Northeast Passage to India, Hudson explored the region around modern New York City while looking for a western route to Asia under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company.

Indonesia: Dutch merchants trade for nutmeg in the Moluccas, known to Europeans of the 16th and 17th centuries as the Spice Islands. Engraving by Johann Theodor de Bry (1561-1623), late 16th century. The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers. Stock Photo

RM2B014XB–Indonesia: Dutch merchants trade for nutmeg in the Moluccas, known to Europeans of the 16th and 17th centuries as the Spice Islands. Engraving by Johann Theodor de Bry (1561-1623), late 16th century. The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers.

RMF59AKF–Culross Palace (an early 17th century merchant's house) in the Royal Burgh of Culross, Fife, Scotland UK

Birdwood House is a 16th or 17th century merchant's house in the historic market town of Totnes, Devon, England, UK. Stock Photo

RM2BCCMDD–Birdwood House is a 16th or 17th century merchant's house in the historic market town of Totnes, Devon, England, UK.

Achievement of the VOC, 1651 Stock Photo

RM2BDY3WA–Achievement of the VOC, 1651

17th century The Merchant's House, High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom Stock Photo

RM2D87BP9–17th century The Merchant's House, High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Velvet headboard and cushions in restored Jacobean Wool Merchant's house, Somerset. Stock Photo

RM2FNNGN2–Velvet headboard and cushions in restored Jacobean Wool Merchant's house, Somerset.

RM2AW9B9G–Christ Chasing the Merchants from the Temple 1575 El Greco (Domenikos Theotokópoulos) 1541- 1614, 17th, century, Spain, Spanish, Greek, Greece.

The company's first arms bear the motto: God leading, we are safe. The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia. Stock Photo

RMG15MFG–The company's first arms bear the motto: God leading, we are safe. The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia.

London, UK - May 19th 2022: View of the beautiful Fenton House - a 17th century merchants house in Hampstead, London. Stock Photo

RM2JFH5WK–London, UK - May 19th 2022: View of the beautiful Fenton House - a 17th century merchants house in Hampstead, London.

Ship Lantern, Octagonal ship lantern with spherical roof. Each of the eight styles is adorned with a human figure to the full, some women in classical robes, other Dutch merchants. The pedestal is decorated with foliage at the eight corners. This lantern is probably from a 17th-century Dutch warship, the Netherlands, anonymous, Netherlands, 1650 - 1700, softwood, iron (metal), cutting, h 340 cm × d 118 cm Stock Photo

RMW56W1P–Ship Lantern, Octagonal ship lantern with spherical roof. Each of the eight styles is adorned with a human figure to the full, some women in classical robes, other Dutch merchants. The pedestal is decorated with foliage at the eight corners. This lantern is probably from a 17th-century Dutch warship, the Netherlands, anonymous, Netherlands, 1650 - 1700, softwood, iron (metal), cutting, h 340 cm × d 118 cm

Beth Hope, a volunteer tapestry guide (dressed as a merchant's wife of the mid. 17th century) with one of the panels of the New World Tapestry at Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme in Devon. What is believed to be the world's biggest tapestry has been completed after 20 years apart from one stitch. The New World Tapestry, which tells the story of the colonisation of the Americas between 1583 and 1642, has taken 200 volunteer tapissiers 20 years to complete. *05/11/2000 Heritage Lottery officials have inspected what is believed to be the world's longest tapestry - to assess designer's bid for Stock Photo

RMG4B3EN–Beth Hope, a volunteer tapestry guide (dressed as a merchant's wife of the mid. 17th century) with one of the panels of the New World Tapestry at Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme in Devon. What is believed to be the world's biggest tapestry has been completed after 20 years apart from one stitch. The New World Tapestry, which tells the story of the colonisation of the Americas between 1583 and 1642, has taken 200 volunteer tapissiers 20 years to complete. *05/11/2000 Heritage Lottery officials have inspected what is believed to be the world's longest tapestry - to assess designer's bid for

Stone Merchant's Home from 1540, now the Edam Museum Stock Photo

RF2RABT2D–Stone Merchant's Home from 1540, now the Edam Museum

Garden at Rawla Narlai, 17th Century merchant's house now a luxury heritage hotel in Narlai, Rajasthan, Northern India Stock Photo

RMC87Y8M–Garden at Rawla Narlai, 17th Century merchant's house now a luxury heritage hotel in Narlai, Rajasthan, Northern India

17th century merchants houses and 20th century homes, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2020 Stock Photo

RM2CWBC35–17th century merchants houses and 20th century homes, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2020

Metal Sign Of A Sailing Ship Outside The 17th Century Brick And Timber Framing Greenland Fishery House, King's Lynn England UK Stock Photo

RM2RAK9JF–Metal Sign Of A Sailing Ship Outside The 17th Century Brick And Timber Framing Greenland Fishery House, King's Lynn England UK

Petition of the Marranos. Toward the middle of the 17th century a considerable number of Marrano merchants settled in London and formed there a secret congregation. Public opinion in England had been prepared by the Puritan movement for a sympathetic treatment of any proposal by the Judaizing sects among the extremists of the Parliamentary party for the readmission of the Jews into England. Petitions favouring readmission had been presented to the army as early as 1649 by two Baptists of Amsterdam, Johanna Cartwright and her son Ebenezer Stock Photo

RM2K0AB14–Petition of the Marranos. Toward the middle of the 17th century a considerable number of Marrano merchants settled in London and formed there a secret congregation. Public opinion in England had been prepared by the Puritan movement for a sympathetic treatment of any proposal by the Judaizing sects among the extremists of the Parliamentary party for the readmission of the Jews into England. Petitions favouring readmission had been presented to the army as early as 1649 by two Baptists of Amsterdam, Johanna Cartwright and her son Ebenezer

The corporation of the godsmiths of city of Paris, carrying the coffin of Saint Genevieve. France. 17th century. Engraving. Later colouration. Stock Photo

RM2DKYDCX–The corporation of the godsmiths of city of Paris, carrying the coffin of Saint Genevieve. France. 17th century. Engraving. Later colouration.

Bandar Abbas (known Gamron or Gumrun to Dutch merchants), in Persia. 17th century. Illustration from voyages made to Persia and India 1727, by Johan Albrecht de Mandelslo (1616–1644). seventeenth-century German adventurer, who wrote about his travels through Persia and India Stock Photo

RMMR3P7F–Bandar Abbas (known Gamron or Gumrun to Dutch merchants), in Persia. 17th century. Illustration from voyages made to Persia and India 1727, by Johan Albrecht de Mandelslo (1616–1644). seventeenth-century German adventurer, who wrote about his travels through Persia and India

RMBAP6Y2–17th Century silk Merchant s House in the typical English market town of Marlborough Wiltshire England UK

Engraving depicting a lady of Prague and Merchant's wife in the middle of the 17th Century Stock Photo

RMF7PNKX–Engraving depicting a lady of Prague and Merchant's wife in the middle of the 17th Century

Crowded Bucklersbury, a small road between Victoria Street and Walbrook in the heart of the City of London. It has yielded two major Roman London finds: the Temple of Mithras and Bucklersbury Pavement mosaic. In the fourteenth century, it was ordained that exchanges of gold and silver should take place there; pepperers and grocers later took over, before they in turn were replaced by druggists and herbalists - Shakespeare's Falstaff described 'these lisping hawthorn buds, that come like women in men's apparel, and smell like Bucklersbury in simple time'. Stock Photo

RMPKG3ED–Crowded Bucklersbury, a small road between Victoria Street and Walbrook in the heart of the City of London. It has yielded two major Roman London finds: the Temple of Mithras and Bucklersbury Pavement mosaic. In the fourteenth century, it was ordained that exchanges of gold and silver should take place there; pepperers and grocers later took over, before they in turn were replaced by druggists and herbalists - Shakespeare's Falstaff described 'these lisping hawthorn buds, that come like women in men's apparel, and smell like Bucklersbury in simple time'.

View Of The 17th Century Custom House And Warehouses Of Purfleet Quay, King's Lynn UK Stock Photo

RF2HPCH3E–View Of The 17th Century Custom House And Warehouses Of Purfleet Quay, King's Lynn UK

Old lattice windows with shutters, 17th century Hanseatic Merchant House, Lambs House, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Category A listed building Stock Photo

RMKM0M29–Old lattice windows with shutters, 17th century Hanseatic Merchant House, Lambs House, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Category A listed building

noblewoman and merchant's wife from Prague in the mid-17th century. Etchings by Wenzel Hollar Stock Photo

RMEM59P6–noblewoman and merchant's wife from Prague in the mid-17th century. Etchings by Wenzel Hollar

The Halve Maen on the Hudson River, 1609. Henry Hudson (c1565-c1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator. In 1609, Hudson landed in North America on behalf of the Dutch East India Company and explored the region around what is now the New York metropolitan area. Looking for a Northwest Passage to Asia on his ship Halve Maen ('Half Moon'), he sailed up the Hudson River, which was later named after him. His voyages helped to establish European contact with the native peoples of North America, and contributed to the development of trade and commerce. Stock Photo

RM2RX63MN–The Halve Maen on the Hudson River, 1609. Henry Hudson (c1565-c1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator. In 1609, Hudson landed in North America on behalf of the Dutch East India Company and explored the region around what is now the New York metropolitan area. Looking for a Northwest Passage to Asia on his ship Halve Maen ('Half Moon'), he sailed up the Hudson River, which was later named after him. His voyages helped to establish European contact with the native peoples of North America, and contributed to the development of trade and commerce.

RM2AW9B9A–Christ Chasing the Merchants from the Temple 1575 El Greco (Domenikos Theotokópoulos) 1541- 1614, 17th, century, Spain, Spanish, Greek, Greece.

RMG15N6W–The company's first arms bear the motto: God leading, we are safe. The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia.

RM2JFH5TD–London, UK - May 19th 2022: View of the beautiful Fenton House - a 17th century merchants house in Hampstead, London.

RMW56W1X–Ship Lantern, Octagonal ship lantern with spherical roof. Each of the eight styles is adorned with a human figure to the full, some women in classical robes, other Dutch merchants. The pedestal is decorated with foliage at the eight corners. This lantern, also known as the customer's lantern, is probably from a 17th-century Dutch warship., anonymous, Netherlands, 1650 - 1700, softwood, iron (metal), cutting, h 335 cm × d 121 cm

1950s, historical, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK, In the Sandhill area of the City ancient timber framed five storey 16th and 17th century merchant houses, Bessie Surtees House, Surtees House and on the right a brick-built building, known as the Red House. Stock Photo

RM2C504GD–1950s, historical, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK, In the Sandhill area of the City ancient timber framed five storey 16th and 17th century merchant houses, Bessie Surtees House, Surtees House and on the right a brick-built building, known as the Red House.

The Southern Hemisphere of the Celestial Globe, 1515 (probably printed 17th century), Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 15 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (38.42 x 36.83 cm) (sheet), Woodcut, Germany, 16th century, The southern sky was largely uncharted until the 16th and 17th centuries when Italian and Dutch explorers began sailing the southern seas. This woodcut, published on the eve of this age of exploration, records the basic state of knowledge in 1515, which was rather spare. Uncharted skies presented great challenges to navigators, since they needed accurate star maps to determine their longitude Stock Photo

RM2T91DXJ–The Southern Hemisphere of the Celestial Globe, 1515 (probably printed 17th century), Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 15 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (38.42 x 36.83 cm) (sheet), Woodcut, Germany, 16th century, The southern sky was largely uncharted until the 16th and 17th centuries when Italian and Dutch explorers began sailing the southern seas. This woodcut, published on the eve of this age of exploration, records the basic state of knowledge in 1515, which was rather spare. Uncharted skies presented great challenges to navigators, since they needed accurate star maps to determine their longitude