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Map of Edmond Halley’s Scientific Voyages - Exploration, Astronomy & Navigation, 1676–1703
The travels of Edmond Halley (1656–1742) illustrate how the Scientific Revolution increasingly joined theoretical knowledge with observation, measurement, and exploration...
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Lower River Battery at Fort Donelson
Lower River Battery at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, photograph by Hal Jespersen, February 2006. Shown here is part of the Lower River Battery at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, which is the historic site of the Battle...
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Gun-Boat Attack on the Water Batteries of Fort Donelson
The Gun-Boat Attack on the Water Batteries of Fort Donelson, wood carving print by an unknown artist based on a sketch by Alexander Simplot, 15 March 1862. The wood carving print shows a scene...
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Simon Bolivar Buckner
Simon Bolivar Buckner, photograph by an unknown photographer, 1860 - 1870. Simon Bolivar Buckner served in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and later as a Confederate general in the American Civil War...
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Attack of the Second Iowa Regiment on Fort Donelson
The Attack of the Second Iowa Regiment on the Rebel Batteries at Fort Donelson, wood engraving print by an unknown artist based on a sketch by Alexander Simplot, 1862. The wood engraving print here...
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Capture of Fort Donelson
Capture of Fort Donelson, wood engraving print by an unknown artist based on a sketch by H. Lovie, c. 1862. This wood engraving print shows a scene from the Battle of Fort Donelson, during the American Civil War, where...
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Map of Peter the Great and the Russian Empire, c. 1725 - War, Reform, and Russia’s Rise as a Great Power
The Russian Empire under Peter I (reign 1682–1725) emerged from an intensified process of military and state-building reform rather than a sudden break with...
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Map of the Bulgarian Empire under Tsar Samuel - Campaigns against Byzantium and the Struggle for the Balkans
On 3 October 2026, Greece is handing over to Bulgaria the remains identified as those of Tsar Samuel (Samuil), ruler of Bulgaria from 997 to 1014. Discovered...
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Map of the The Roman Empire under the Flavian Dynasty, c. 96 - Provinces, Frontiers, and Expansion after 69 CE
The Roman Empire at the close of the Flavian dynasty (69–96 CE) reflected a period of political recovery and administrative consolidation following the...
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Song Paper Money
An example of paper money used in Song Dynasty China (960-1279).
From Ancient Chinese Cash Notes - The World's First Paper Money by John E. Sandrock.
