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Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza, Italy. It was designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE) c. 1550 CE.

The Villa Valmarana, aka ‘La Rotonda’, near Vicenza, Italy. It was designed by the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE) c. 1551 CE.

Frontispiece of "Mourt's Relation," published in 1622 CE in London. It is the earliest published account of the Mayflower voyage and the foundation of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.

The San Giorgio Maggiore Church in Venice. Designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE) in 1566 CE although not completed until 1610 CE.

Il Redentore church, Venice, designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE) in 1576 CE.

John Alden memorial stone, Plymouth, MA. John Alden (l. c. 1598-1687 CE) was a member of the crew of the Mayflower, one of the more prominent members of the Plymouth Colony, who also participated in the founding of the nearby settlement...

Priscilla and John Alden Linen texture, color postcard by Smith's Inc., Plymouth, Mass. Date issued: c. 1930-1945 CE Boston Public Library, Print Department The Tichnor Brothers Collection

Pages from 'Seven Books on Architecture' by the Italian Renaissance architect Sebastiano Serlio (c. 1475-1554 CE). 1551-1554 CE. (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich)

Château d’Ancy-le-Franc in the Yonne department of north-central France. Designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Sebastiano Serlio (c. 1475-1554 CE) in the mid-16th century CE.

Cenotaph of William Brewster (1568-1644 CE), elder of the Leiden congregation of separatists (later known as pilgrims), Mayflower passenger and their spiritual leader of the Plymouth Colony. Burial Hill, Plymouth, MA.