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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)
British Isles at the Beginning of the 10th Century
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British Isles at the Beginning of the 10th Century

British Isles in 10th century represented with the coastline at the time.
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.
16th century CE Desk with Lute, Globe and Books
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16th century CE Desk with Lute, Globe and Books

A detail of a mid-16th century CE painting by Hans Holbein the Younger showing a desk with a lute, globe and books. From 'The Ambassadors', c. 1533 CE. (National Gallery, London)
Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic
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Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic

Detail of a 6th-century mosaic floor that used to decorate the pavement of the peristyle court of the Palatium Magnum, the Great Palace of Constantinople. The Great Palace Mosaic Museum houses mosaics from the...
5th Century BCE Demareteion Coin
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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...
Rank Badge with Qilin (16th–Early 17th Century)
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Rank Badge with Qilin (16th–Early 17th Century)

Rank badge with qilin, silk embroidery on silk gauze, unknown artist, 16th to early 17th century. This embroidered rank badge is from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was used to indicate military rank...
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)
Janissary Uniform, Early 19th Century
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Janissary Uniform, Early 19th Century

Illustration of a Janissary's uniform, drawing by John Heaviside Clark, included in Thomas McLean's The Military Costume of Turkey. Illustrated by a Series of Engravings, from Drawings Made on the Spot, plate...
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...
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