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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...
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
18th-Century Microscope
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18th-Century Microscope

An early 18th-century microscope designed and made by John Marshall. It is a compound microscope, that is, it uses three lenses. Made of brass, wood, and other materials. (Science Museum, London)
Mid-18th Century British Infantryman
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Mid-18th Century British Infantryman

An illustration of a mid-18th century British infantryman. 39th Regiment, 1742.
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)
Sri Lanka, Early 17th Century
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Sri Lanka, Early 17th Century

Political situation in Sri Lanka, early 17th century.
View of Edo Castle in the 17th Century
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View of Edo Castle in the 17th Century

View of Edo on a pair of six-panel folding screens, 17th century.
20th-Century Sepoy
Image by Major A.C. Lovett

20th-Century Sepoy

An early-20th-century painting by Major A.C. Lovett of a sepoy in the British Indian Army. (From The Armies of India, 1911)
Hydria (4th century BCE)
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Hydria (4th century BCE)

The hydria, as its name indicates, was used almost exclusively for carrying water (Greek hydor), essential for everyday cleansing, ritual purifications and libations. 4th-century BCE. Made from bronze. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria)
Lydian Relief: 5th Century BCE
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Lydian Relief: 5th Century BCE

This relief of a male holding a bird is from the 5th century BCE, found in modern day western Turkey near the ancient city of Thyatira. Thyatira was named such by Seleucos I Nicator around 290 BCE but prior to that it was an important city...
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