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The town hall or Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza, Italy. It was designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE). Commissioned in 1546 CE. The arch and column ensemble became known as the 'Palladian window'.

"Embarkation of the Pilgrims", a painting by Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889 CE). It depicts a group of Pilgrims departing Holland aboard the Speedwell, which transported them to Dartmouth where they rendezvoused with the Mayflower in 1620...

A postcard depicting the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. Made by the Detroit Publishing Company after 1898 CE.

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) in 1566, although not completed until 1610.

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