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Map of the Battle of Novi
This map presents the Battle of Novi, fought on 15 August 1799 and won by the allied armies of Russia and Austria under the command of Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov. It was dedicated to His Majesty Emperor Alexander...
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Plate with Monogram of the Dutch East India Company
A plate from the Edo period (1615-1868) in Arita, Saga Prefecture in Japan, 1670-1740. "VOC" is the monogram for the Dutch East India Company, whose name in Dutch is Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie...
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Military Map of the Course of the Sambre - Campaigns and Army Positions, 1792 to 1794
This military map of the Sambre River in Northern France and Wallonia, Belgium illustrates key strategic movements and battlefield positions from 1792 to 1794, with particular...
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Portrait of Shah Jahan
Portrait of Shah Jahan (1592-1666), ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1628-58, drawing in pen and brown ink, with brown wash applied by brush, by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1656-61. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio...
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International Underground Railroad Memorial, Canada
The International Underground Railroad Memorial, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Photograph by Mikerussell, 2007.
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Rev. James MacGregor Monument, Nova Scotia
The Rev. James MacGregor Monument, Pictou, Nova Scotia. James MacGregor (1759-1830) was a Presbyterian minister and abolitionist who wrote the first anti-slavery tract in Canada and helped fugitive slaves...
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Map of the Surroundings of Constantinople, 1909 - Published by the War Office, United Kingdom
This antique map of Turkey depicts the surroundings of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and was published by the British War Office in 1909. It offers a detailed...
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Map of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 - Published by J. Barthelemier, Paris
This antique map of India illustrates the Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. It was published by J. Barthelemier, successor to Ch. Picquet. The map provides a...
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Russian Peasant Commune Meeting
An 1893 painting by Sergey Korovin showing the meeting of elders at a Russian peasant commune, the standard farming unit for peasants prior to reforms in the early 20th century. (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow)
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Russian Hamlet by Kryjitski
An 1884 oil-on-canvas painting by Constantin Kryjitski (1858-1911) showing a Russian hamlet or khutir.
