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5th Century BCE Demareteion Coin
An illustration of the so-called Demaretéion is a silver coin of ancient Syracuse (weighing around 43 g) rather rare and worth 10 drachmas. It is also known as a pentekontalitron because it was equivalent to 50 litrae (the litra was a silver...
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16th Century CE Kitchen Still-life
A still-life of a 16th century CE kitchen by Jacopo Chimenti. (Private Collection)
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17th-Century Siege Artillery Tactics
An early 17th-century illustration by Johann Jacob von Wallhausen showing the tactics of batteries of siege artillery to fire upon a specific point in the defensive fortifications.
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17th-Century Flintlock Mechanism
An example of a 17th-century flintlock firearm mechanism. A piece of flint was held in the vice which the trigger pulled down to strike a metal bar which created a spark to ignite the priming powder which then set off the main charge of gunpowder...
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View of Edo Castle in the 17th Century
View of Edo on a pair of six-panel folding screens, 17th century.
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Costa Rica, 16th century CE
Map of Costa Rica in the 16th century CE.
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Manticore at the Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck, Herefordshire (12th century)
Kilpeck church stone carvings: Manticore. Dating to the 12th century and found at the Church of St Mary and St David in Herefordshire, England.
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Rank Badge with Qilin (16th–Early 17th Century)
Rank badge with qilin, silk embroidery on silk gauze, unknown artist, 16th to early 17th century. This embroidered rank badge is from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was used to indicate military rank. Badges with a qilin, a Chinese mythological...
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Monte Cassino in the 15th Century
Illustration of Monte Cassino in the 15th-century Nuremberg Chronicle. Published in Nuremberg, Germany, 1493.
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Wako Raids During the 16th century CE
A map showing the raids made by wako pirates during the 16th century CE.
