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17th Century Tortuga
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17th Century Tortuga

A 17th-century illustration of the buccaneer and pirate base of Tortuga, located on the northwest coast of Hispaniola (modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
5th Century BCE Demareteion Coin
Image by Gina Pardo

5th Century BCE Demareteion Coin

An illustration of the so-called Demaretéion is a silver coin of ancient Syracuse (weighing around 43 g) rather rare and worth 10 drachmas. It is also known as a pentekontalitron because it was equivalent to 50 litrae (the litra was a silver...
18th-Century Alcohol Thermometer
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18th-Century Alcohol Thermometer

An 18th-century alcohol thermometer. Made in the Netherlands between 1720 and 1750. (Science Museum, London)
The South China Sea in the 18th Century
Image by R. Bonne & G. Raynal

The South China Sea in the 18th Century

A late-18th century map of the South China Sea. Drawn by Rigobert Bonne and G. Raynal
East Roman Empire, 6th century CE
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East Roman Empire, 6th century CE

East Roman Empire, 6th century CE, showing the territories of the Avars, Goths, Franks, Lombards, Saxons, Thuringians, Slavs.
Rank Badge with Qilin (Late 17th Century)
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Rank Badge with Qilin (Late 17th Century)

Rank badge with qilin, silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk patterned in gauze, by an unknown artist, China, late 17th century China. This embroidered rank badge is from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and was used to indicate...
18th-Century Advertisement for Virginia Tobacco
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18th-Century Advertisement for Virginia Tobacco

An 18th-century woodcut advertisement for Virginia tobacco. The image shows child slaves working on a tobacco plantation. (British Museum, London)
18th-century Mughal Miniature Quran
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18th-century Mughal Miniature Quran

A miniature Qur'an in vellum binding. Mughal Empire, 18th century. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
17th-Century Siege Artillery Tactics
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17th-Century Siege Artillery Tactics

An early 17th-century illustration by Johann Jacob von Wallhausen showing the tactics of batteries of siege artillery to fire upon a specific point in the defensive fortifications.
17th-Century Wheellock Carbine
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17th-Century Wheellock Carbine

A French 17th-century wheellock carbine. This type of weapon was typically used by cavalrymen, for example, during the English Civil Wars. (1642-51). This example is particularly ornate since it was possibly made for Louis XIII of France...
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