Images

Drawing of the 5th Century BCE Greek philosopher Melissus in the 15th Century CE Nuremberg Chronicle. Published in Nuremberg, Germany in 1493 CE.

Aview of the Al-Masjid An-Nabawi in Medina, Arabia. The mosque was built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad c. 622 CE, and over the centuries has been expanded and renovated significantly by later rulers.

An illustration of the Battle of Alexandria that took place on the twenty-first of March, 1801 CE by the English painter Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740-1812 CE), which was between the French army under General Jacques-François Menou (1750-1810...

King Philip (Metacomet) of the Wampanoags, (1638-1676), meeting colonists, print by S. N. Wood, 1911. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

An oil painting by depicting the battle between the French army, under Napoleon (1769-1821 CE), and the Ottman army during the French invasion of Egypt in 1798 CE. Painted in 1808 CE by the French painter Louis-François, Baron Lejeune (1777-1848...

This painting is of Tahitians in a canoe and was done by Henry Byam Martin, a ship captain who visited Tahiti in the mid-1800s CE. Martin was a captain in the British Navy who painted and drew during his travels. This picture was painted...

An engraving by W. Watts, based on a drawing from life by William Hodges (1744–1797 CE), showing Tongan Polynesians and their canoes, from Captain James Cook’s (1728–1779 CE) visit to Tonga 1773-4 CE, published in Boats of the Friendly Isles...

Map showing the Polynesian Triangle and some of its islands.

Maya vessel depicting several mythological scenes. This part of the vessel depicts a god with a spotted tail and ears. The dog is a companion of death, and like his own has a dark nature. Found in Guatemala, attributed to the "Metropolitan...

Ceramic sculpture of a reclining dog. Associated with the Comala people. Colima, Mexico. c. 200 BCE-300 CE. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.