Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delft Haven, July 1620 Size:M: 50 x 40cm View showing figures and carriages

View showing figures and carriages in the street

The receipt of these items coincided with the loan to the Royal Society of an original skull by the Department of Mines

the water oak)

An inscription on the rulers reads 'Made of the Wood of Sir Isaac Newton's Apple Tree at Woolsthorpe Lincolnshire'

The Royal Mausoleum

Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delft Haven, July 1620 Size:M: 50 x 40cm View showing figures and carriages'Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delft Haven, July 1620', (19th century). The Pilgrim Fathers, members of the English Separatist Church sect of Puritans fled religious persecution in 1609, becoming exiles in the Netherlands. They decided to seek a new life in the New World, and sailed from Delft in a small ship, the 'Speedwell', to rendezvous with another vessel, the 'Mayflower'. It transpired that only the Mayflower would be able to withstand