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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 Gun Carriage from the Wreck of the London
A perfectly intact gun carriage has been lifted from the Thames. It is from the huge 17th Century warship, the London. Experts say that this is the best example of this naval equipment from the period in existence. A team has been diving...
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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...
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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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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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Sri Lanka, Early 17th Century
Political situation in Sri Lanka, early 17th century.
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The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course
The 17th Century CE in Europe was pretty rough in a lot of ways. The Thirty Years War involved a lot of countries, and a lot of battles, and it was terrible for everyone involved, as wars have aa historical tendency to be. At the same time...
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17th-Century Musketeer
A drawing of a typical 17th-century musketeer. Musketeers were a standard component of European infantry armies of the period and particularly during the English Civil Wars (1642-51). Ink and watercolours. Drawn in the 19th century. (British...
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17th-century Depiction of Plague Doctor
A depiction of "Doctor Schnabel" ("Schnabel" is literally German for "Beak"), a plague doctor in Rome. The illustration appeared in a 17th -century German satirical manuscript. The engraving was first published by Paul Fürst (1608–1666...
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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.
