Search
Search Results

Image
15th-century CE Ottoman Cannon
A 15th-century CE bronze Ottoman cannon based on the design of those used in the siege of Constantinople in 1453 CE by Mehmed II.

Image
17th-century Musketeer Loading His Weapon
An illustration of a 17th-century musketeer loading his weapon. From a series of engravings in a Dutch 1608 arms manual The Exercise of Arms. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Image
Wako Raids During the 16th century CE
A map showing the raids made by wako pirates during the 16th century CE.

Image
Costa Rica, 16th century CE
Map of Costa Rica in the 16th century CE.

Image
Map of 12th-Century Crusader States (Outremer)
This map illustrates the Crusader States, or Outremer (from the Old French outre-mer, meaning "overseas"), in the 12th century, established following the First Crusade (1096–1099) and expanded through subsequent campaigns such as the Second...

Image
Detail of a 6th-century Elephant Mosaic
Detail of a 6th-century mosaic floor that used to decorate the pavement of the peristyle court of the Palatium Magnum, the Great Palace of Constantinople. The Great Palace Mosaic Museum houses mosaics from the Byzantine period, unearthed...

Image
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.

Image
Grave Stele of a Couple, 5th Century BCE
Greek grave stele depicting a couple greeting each other, affectionately taking one hand in the other. This grave stele came from the Kerameikos in Athens and is dated to the 5th Century BCE. It is now housed in the Minneapolis Institute...

Image
Map of Japan in the 16th Century CE
A map of Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600 CE).

Image
The “Columbian Exchange” in the 15th century
An infographic illustrating the exchange of diseases, animals, plants, populations, and technology between the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia in the wake of Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage across the Atlantic, known as the "Columbian Exchange"...