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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...
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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.
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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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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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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)
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Rhine Frontier of the Roman Empire, 4th century CE.
A map showing the Rhine frontier of the Roman Empire in the 4th century CE.
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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...
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Map of France, 10th Century CE
A map of France in the 10th century CE.
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Roman Forum in the 5th Century BCE
A painting of the Roman Forum as it probably would have appeared in the 5th Century BCE. By Vilius Petrauskas.
Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.
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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.
