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Inca Gold Female Figurine
A gold female figurine from the Inca civilization, 15-16th century CE, Peru. Height 15 cm. Such precious figures were typically buried with important people. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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Map of the Silk Road During the Late 8th Century
In the late 8th century CE, the interconnected caravan routes later termed the “Silk Road” formed a transcontinental system linking East Asia, Central Asia, the Islamic world, and parts of Europe. The label “Silk Road” (German: Seidenstraße...
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Diego de Almagro
Diego de Almagro (c. 1475-1538) was a Spanish conquistador who was second-in-command to Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541) during his expedition that attacked the Inca civilization from 1531. Almagro then led his own expedition to explore Chile...
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The Four Castes of Ancient India - The Varna System
This infographic illustrates the Varna caste system in ancient India. First mentioned in the Rig Veda's Purusha Sukta c. 1200–1000 BCE, it shows society divided into four groups that emerged from the sacrifice of Purusha, a transcendent and...
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The Dowding System of WWII - How Radar, Intelligence, and Coordination Foiled the Luftwaffe and Won the Battle of Britain
This infographic illustrates the Dowding System, Britain’s groundbreaking air defense network that played a critical role in winning the Battle of Britain during World War II. Designed by Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding (1882–1970), it was...
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Inca Tunic
An Inca royal tunic with the typical geometrical designs and colours favoured by Inca weavers. (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collections, Washington D.C.)
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Inca 12 Angle Stone
The famous stone from an Inca wall in Cuzco, Peru. The stone has 12 angles and illustrates the great precision Inca masons employed in ensuring their stone blocks fitted so well together that no mortar was needed. (15th century CE).
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The Ledo Road
An aerial view of the Ledo Road in Burma (Myanmar), a land connection between India and China used by Allied troops during the Second World War (1939-45) following the closure of the more famous Burma Road. The road was in use from February...
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Coronation of Manco Inca Yupanqui
An early 17th-century illustration by Felipe Guáman Poma de Ayala showing the coronation of the new Inca ruler, Manco Inca Yupanqui on 16 November 1533. Manco Inca was a puppet ruler of the conquistadors but he rose up in rebellion and led...
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Smugglers During the Continental System
Smugglers in 1808, defying the Continental System. Etching by John Augustus Atkinson and William Miller, 1808.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
