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Map of the First Anglo-Boer War, 1880–1881 - Resistance, Imperial Overreach & the Limits of British Power
The First Anglo-Boer War (1880-1881) emerged from growing tensions following the British annexation of the South African Republic (Transvaal) in 1877 during...
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The First Coal Gas Street Lighting
An 1809 engraving by Thomas Rowlandson from an original drawing by Woodward showing the public's reaction to the first coal gas street lighting in Pall Mall, London in 1807. The new lights were invented by Frederick...
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First Plague of Egypt
Water is Changed into Blood, the first of the ten plagues of Egypt, watercolor by James Tissot, before 1903.
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Map of the Hadrian’s First Imperial Tour, 121–125 CE - Frontier Inspection, Hadrian’s Wall and Provincial Rule
Hadrian’s first great imperial tour (121–125 CE) transformed travel into an instrument of government across the Roman Empire. Leaving Rome in 121 CE, Hadrian...
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A First-Class Stateroom, RMS Titanic
A reconstruction of a first-class stateroom on RMS Titanic which sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic. (From The Titanic Experience exhibition, Orlando, Florida)
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Samuel Morse's First Telegraph Machine
A model of the first telegraph machine developed by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) of Massachusetts, probably made around 1835. (Science Museum, London)
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Italian Prisoners of the First Italo-Ethiopian War
Italian prisoners of war at Harar, capital of the Ethiopian province of the same name. The soldiers, made prisoners during the First Italo-Ethiopian War, are awaiting repatriation to Italy. The picture...
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First Slave Auction in New Amsterdam, 1655 CE
"Slave Auction, 1655: First Slave Auction in New Amsterdam" by Howard Pyle, 1895 CE.
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First-Class Dining Saloon, Empress of Ireland
A view of the first-class dining saloon on RMS Empress of Ireland which sank after a collision in 1914. Photograph taken in 1906. (Royal Museums Greenwich Collection)
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First English version of Euclid's Elements, 1570
Title page of Sir Henry Billingsley's first English version of Euclid's Elements, 1570.
