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Pyramiden
The abandoned Soviet coal mining settlement of Pyramiden on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
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John Munro Longyear
John Munro Longyear (1850-1922), who was the central figure behind the Arctic Coal Company which surveyed and mined coalfields on Spitsbergen, now Svalbard, from 1905 to 1916. Longyearbyen - the world's northernmost settlement...
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Topographic map of Svalbard
Topographic map of Svalbard archipelago (formerly known as Spitsbergen).
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1598 Map of the Three Arctic Voyages (1594–1596) by Willem Barentsz
1598 Map of the Three Arctic Voyages (1594–1596) by Willem Barentsz. Spitsbergen (now Svalbard) is mapped for the first time and indicated as "Het Nieuwe Land" (Dutch for "the New Land"...
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A Depiction of Willem Barentsz's Three Voyages
A Depiction of Willem Barentsz's three expeditions in search of the coveted Northeast Passage to Cathay (China) and the Spice Islands. Woodcut. 1598.
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Young Dionysos with Seilenos
A sculpture portraying a Silenus bearing the child Dionysos. Unknown Artist.
Located at Glyptothek, Munich
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Orpheus in Hades
Orpheus in Hades, 1897, by Pierre Marcel-Beronneau. Oil on Canvas.
Located at Collection du Musée des Beaux-Arts, Marseille
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Amazon Preparing for Battle
Sculpture depicting either Hippolyta, Antiope or Armed Venus preparing for battle. Work by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert, 1860.
Located at National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Corbita Sailboat
Roman marble relief showing a small two-masted coastal sailing vessel called corbita, as well as its sailour. Found at Carthage and possibly made in Africa Proconsularis (modern-day Tunisia) circa 200 CE. Corbita boats had two...
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King Shamshi-Adad V
Assyrian stela of Shamshi-Adad V (823-811 BCE) from the temple of Nabu in Nimrud, c. 814 BCE, showing the kind worshipping symbols of the gods. The cross on the king's chest is a symbol of the sun god. Through his dress the...
