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Front cover of Empire of the Black Sea by Duane Roller. Published by Oxford University Press

Statue of the hero Arjuna, Ubud, Bali.

A 1590 CE engraving by John White showing the arrival of English colonists in Virginia, the first English colony in North America (modern-day North Carolina). Around 100 settlers created a settlement on Roanoke Island in 1585 CE.

A 20th century CE painting by Charles Dixon showing the battle in the Azores of 1591 CE when a Spanish fleet battled with the English galleon 'Revenge' captained by Sir Richard Grenville (1542-1591 CE). Grenville died of his wounds from the...

A c. 1571 CE portrait of Sir Richard Grenville (1542-1591 CE), an Elizabethan sailor and adventurer. (National Portrait Gallery, London)

An illustration by John White of a violent encounter with Inuit during an expedition by Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535-1594 CE) to find the Northwest passage in the 1570s CE. (British Museum, London)

A 1577 CE portrait by Cornelis Ketel of the mariner, explorer and privateer Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535-1594 CE). (University of Oxford Collection)

A 16th century CE illustration of an Inuit by John White. (British Museum, London)

A painting of the explorer Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535-1594 CE) who made three attempts to find the Northwest passage in the 1570s CE. (Dulwich Picture Gallery, London)

A copy of a page from Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae. Ms Vercelli, Biblioteca capitolare, CCII, fol. 66r.