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Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen
Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen (1769-1832) - French general and governor of Ile-de-France (Mauritius). Commander of the Army of Catalonia during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).
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HMS Investigator
An etching by Australian maritime historian Geoffrey Ingleton (1908-1998) from 1937 and showing the HMS Investigator. The Investigator was commanded by Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) and circumnavigated New Holland (Australia) in 1801-1803.
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Bungaree
Bungaree (1775-1830), the Australian Aboriginal who accompanied the British navigator and cartographer, Mathew Flinders (1774-1814) aboard the Norfolk and was the the first Australian-born person to circumnavigate the continent. Painting...
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Sydney Cove 1789
West view of Sydney Cove taken from The Rocks at the rear of the General Hospital (1789).
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Map of the Voyages of Matthew Flinders in the Investigator
Map showing the circumnavigation of New Holland (Australia) in 1802-1803 by the British navigator and cartographer Matthew Flinders(1774-1814).
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Chart of Van Diemen's Land
Chart of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) by the British navigator and cartographer, Matthew Flinders, (1774-1814). Chart drawn 1798-1799.
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Matthew Flinders
Portrait of Captain Matthew Flinders, Royal Navy, 1774-1814. Painted by Toussaint Antoine De Chazal De Chamerel (1770-1822).
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Ancient Roman Slave Market
Painting by Gustave Boulanger (c. 1882 CE) illustrating what an ancient Roman slave market auction may have looked like.
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Persian Tiles Showing Iris Plants
Two Persian painted tiles showing Iris plants. c. 1660-70. Painted and glazed terracotta, from an arched wall panel. Isfahan, Iran. (Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada)
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Reciting Poetry in a Garden
A scene composed of Persian colored tiles showing a picnic in a garden. First-quarter of the 17th century, Isfahan, Iran. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
