Images

A panoramic view of the northern side of Edinburgh Castle. 16-19th century.

A plan of the buildings and layout of Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. Although occupied since the Bronze Age and site of a medieval castle from the 11th century, most of the structures today date from around 1500 with additions and modifications...

An example of a horse-powered ferry. This photo was taken in Chillicothe Ohio in 1900 CE, and is a wooden team boat powered by two horses on treadmills, connected to side paddlewheels.

The Shipwreck' oil on canvas by Hendrik Kobell (1751–1782 CE). Painted 1775 CE.

The Vrouw Maria (or Lady Maria) wrecked off the Finnish coast en route from Amsterdam to St. Petersburg in Autumn 1771 CE.

Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, MA. The cemetery has been in use since the 1620s and is the final resting place of many Mayflower passengers and Plymouth Colony's first settlers.

Norse god Odin questioning a seeress, reflecting the theme presented in the poem Völuspá, part of the Prose Edda. Illustation by Emil Doepler "the Younger" (1855–1922 CE), a German Art Nouveau illustrator and decorative artist. First published...

Gold touch piece of Henry VI of England (r. 1422–1461). Likely minted in London or York, England. Image by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com

Henry IV of France (r. 1572-1610) touching 575 people in Reims during the Holy Week of 1606, due to the prevailing belief that the royal touch could cure illness.

Photograph of scrofula of the neck, from Byrom Bramwell's Atlas of Clinical Medicine, 1893.