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Coin of Shajara al-Durr
Gold dinar of Shajara al-Durr, sultana of Egypt (r. 1250 CE).
The British Museum, London.

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Mausoleum of Shajara al-Durr
Mausoleum of Shajara al-Durr, sultana of Egypt (r. 1250) in the al-Khalifa neighbourhood, Cairo.

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Christian Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages, c. 1000
A map illustrating the changing patterns of Christian pilgrimage during the Middle Ages - for the average European, a pilgrimage to Jerusalem was out of the question - a journey to the Holy Land was too far, dangerous, and forbiddingly expensive...

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Viceroyalty of New Spain, c. 1800
This map illustrates the Viceroyalty of New Spain, the earliest and most extensive administrative division of the Spanish Empire. At its peak, it encompassed a vast array of territories across North America, the Caribbean, and Asia, serving...

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Statue of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
A modern statue in Panama City of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519), the Spanish conquistador who famously discovered the Pacific Ocean after crossing the isthmus of Panama in 1513.

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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
A 19th-century portrait of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519), the Spanish conquistador who famously discovered the Pacific Ocean after crossing the isthmus of Panama in 1513. (Naval Museum of Madrid)

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Pedro Álvares Cabral
Statue of Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467/1468 to c. 1520) in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Standing Censer
From Egypt.
5th-6th century CE. Made from copper alloy. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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Pilgrim Flask of St Menas
From the Monastery of St Menas, Abu Mina, Egypt.
6th-7th century CE. Made from clay. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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Oil Lamp with Running Animals & Greek Inscription
From a workshop in Upper Egypt.
The Greek inscription says "The Holy and Consubstantial Trinity Amen."
4th-5th century CE. Made from clay. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).