Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delft Haven, July 1620 Size:M: 50 x 40cm 25th March 1986

25th March 1986

View showing figures and carriages in the street

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

standing and facing left as viewed

Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delft Haven, July 1620 Size:M: 50 x 40cm 25th March 1986'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