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An early 18th-century engraving showing the hanging of the Barbadian pirate Stede Bonnet in South Carolina in November 1718. (From an edition of 'A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates'...

Brick Stamp of Legio I Adiutrix. Terra Sigillata-Museum, Rheinzabern.

A late-19th century cigarette card showing the Barbadian pirate Captain Stede Bonnet (d. 1718) and his capture off the Carolinas. Produced by Allen & Ginter. Lithographer: George S. Harris & Sons. (Metropolitan Museum...

The Altuna rune stone, showing the fishing trip of Thor when he fights the Midgard Serpent, Jörmungandr, Altuna, Uppland, Sweden.

Hopae identification tablets carried by all males over 16 during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897). National Museum of Korea, Seoul.

A late-19th century cigarette card showing the English pirate Captain Charles Vane (d. 1721) and the notorious episode when he fired at the ship of the Governor of the Bahamas. Produced by Allen & Ginter. Lithographer...

An illustration of the English pirate Charles Vane, active in the Caribbean and off the east coast of North America in the Golden Age of Piracy. Vane was tried and hanged in Jamaica in 1720. (From an early edition of A General History...

Portrait of King Taejong of Joseon (r. 1400-1418), aka Yi Bang-won, the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea, by an unknown artist. National Museum of Korea, Seoul.

Portrait of Jeong Mong-ju, one of King Taejo of Joseon's (r. 1392-1398) advisors, by Yi Han-cheol, 1880. Jeong Mong-ju was killed in the First Strife of Princes by Taejo's son, Bang-won (later King Taejong, r. 1400-1418).

A flintlock pistol, c. 1700-1730. English lock and stock. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)