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Ptolemaic Trade Networks in the Late 1st Century BCE
This map illustrates the trading networks which connected the Ptolemaic Kingdom to South Asia and East Africa by the second half of the 1st century BCE. During this time period, Ptolemaic Egypt was a major player in the spice trade which...

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Map of Greek Sicily, 5th Century BCE
A map indicating the principal towns in Sicily during the 5th century BCE.

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Map of France, 10th Century CE
A map of France in the 10th century CE.

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China Warlords, 2nd-3rd century CE.
A map showing the territories of the main Chinese warlords at the fall of the Han dynasty in the early 3rd century CE.

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East Roman Empire, 6th century CE
East Roman Empire, 6th century CE, showing the territories of the Avars, Goths, Franks, Lombards, Saxons, Thuringians, Slavs.

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18th-century Mughal Miniature Quran
A miniature Qur'an in vellum binding. Mughal Empire, 18th century. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

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17th Century Tortuga
A 17th-century illustration of the buccaneer and pirate base of Tortuga, located on the northwest coast of Hispaniola (modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

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18th-Century Advertisement for Virginia Tobacco
An 18th-century woodcut advertisement for Virginia tobacco. The image shows child slaves working on a tobacco plantation. (British Museum, London)

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The South China Sea in the 18th Century
A late-18th century map of the South China Sea. Drawn by Rigobert Bonne and G. Raynal

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Rank Badge with Qilin (Late 17th Century)
Rank badge with qilin, silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk patterned in gauze, by an unknown artist, China, late 17th century China. This embroidered rank badge is from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and was used to indicate...