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Slaves Cutting the Sugar Cane
Slaves cutting the sugar cane, plate IV of the series "Ten Views in the Island of Antigua" by William Clark, London, 1823.
British Library, London.
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Edward Low Marooned by His Crew
An illustration showing the notorious English pirate Captain Edward Low, marooned by his crew in 1724. Low was active in the Caribbean and eastern Atlantic from 1721 to 1724 during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). (National Maritime...
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Edward Low Cigarette Card
A late-19th century cigarette card showing the notorious English pirate Edward Low who was active in the Caribbean and eastern Atlantic from 1721 to 1724 during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730). Low was known for his acts of cruelty on...
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Jolly Roger of Edward Low
The Jolly Roger pirate flag of the English pirate Edward 'Ned' Low (d. 1724). Low was one of the cruelest of all pirate captains during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730), notorious for torturing and mutilating his captives.
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Tadhg Murphy as Edward 'Ned' Low
Tadhg Murphy as the English pirate Edward 'Ned' Low (d. 1724) in the TV series Black Sails. Low was one of the cruelest of all pirate captains during the Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1730), notorious for torturing and mutilating his captives...
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Arashi Rikan II as Miyamoto Musashi
A woodblock print presenting actor Arashi Rikan II as the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645). Created by Gigadō Ashiyuki around 1832.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Legio XXI Rapax
A brick stamp of Legio XXI Rapax.
Terra-Sigillata-Museum, Rheinzabern.
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Triumphal Entry of Germanicus into Rome
Thusnelda at the Triumphal Entry of Germanicus into Rome, oil on canvas painting by Karl Theodor von Piloty, 1875. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Horace Russell, 1887. The painting presents the triumphant return...
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Battle of the Long Bridges
Battle During the Retreat of Germanicus (Kampf beim Rückzug des Germanicus), oil on canvas painting by Ferdinand Leeke, 1898. Berlin State Museums, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. Photo by Andres Kilger. The painting...
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European Colonization of North America c.1750
A map illustrating the process of systematic European colonization of North America during the Age of Exploration - from the 1490s until the start of the French and Indian War of 1750s. It also depicts the shift of balance of power in the...
