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Portrait of John Locke (1632-1704), oil on canvas by Godfrey Kneller, 1697. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.

The full-size replica of John Cabot's ship the Mathew (also spelt Matthew) on which he sailed to the eastern coast of Canada in 1497 CE. The ship was a caravel, the maritime workhorse of the Age of Exploration.

Circe and Scylla in John William Waterhouse's Circe Invidiosa (1892).

A portrait of King John of England (r. 1199-1216 CE) from the National Portrait Gallery in London. The portrait was created by an unknown artist c. 1597 - 1618 CE. Oil on panel 578 mm x 451 mm (22 3/4 in x 17 3/4 in).

The coat of arms of John Hawkins (1532-1595 CE). It was granted in 1565 CE following his second successful expedition to transport slaves from West Africa to the Americas.

A map of Virginia, the area where English colonists settled in 1585 and 1587 CE, establishing Roanoke Colony (North Carolina, USA). The map also shows Florida and was made by John White (d. 1593 CE) in 1585 CE. (British Museum, London)

The November 1720 trial notice of John Rackham (aka 'Calico Jack'), Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Issued as part of a pamphlet by the authorities of Jamaica a few days after the trial. All three were found guilty. Rackham was hanged but the two...

A 16th century CE illustration of an Inuit by John White. (British Museum, London)

Pocahontas saving the life of Capt. John Smith, print by New England Chromo. Lith. Co., 1870 CE. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.

Portrait of John Calvin (1509-1564), a prominent figure of the Protestant Reformation, oil on panel painting by an unknown artist, c. 1550. Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, the Netherlands.