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Interview: Bejeweled Sri Lanka
The first comprehensive survey of Sri Lankan art organized by an American museum, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, on show now at the LACMA in Los Angeles, California, presents some 250 works addressing nearly two millennia of Sri Lankan...
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North America in the French and Indian War 1754–1763 - A Colonial War and the Roots of American Revolution
This map illustrates the course and key developments of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the North American theater of the global Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. It shows the territorial struggles, shifting alliances...
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Sculpture of an Indian Lion
In India, the lion is known as the Lord of Beasts and has royal associations. This marble white panel is an architectural figure from the base of an Indian temple. From India, 11th century CE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)
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Mohicans During the French and Indian War
Madeleine Stowe, Jodhi May, Wes Studi, and Steven Waddington in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Image by Morgan Creek Productions.
The movie is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War.
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French and Indian War Battle Scene
Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Photo by Morgan Creek Productions
The movie is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War.
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Indian Princely States Postage Stamps
Four examples of British India postage stamps issued with overprints for use in particular Indian princely states. Top left: Queen Victoria, Gwalior, 1904 Top right: Queen Victoria, Patiala, 1895 Bottom left: King George V, Jind State...
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A Battle During the French and Indian War
Daniel Day-Lewis, Russell Means, and Eric Schweig in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Photo by Morgan Creek Productions.
The movie is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War.
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Amorous Indian Couple Relief
Amorous couple from central India, Chandella Dynasty, 11th century CE.
Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Ancient Indian Maritime Trade Routes
This map is derived from the book Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. It depicts trade routes in the ancient world, ports in the Chera territory and other parts of India and the trade routes connecting them to other parts of the world along with...
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James McLaughlin, US Indian Inspector
James McLaughlin (l. 1842-1923), US Indian Inspector of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, best known for ordering the arrest of the Sioux Chief Sitting Bull in December 1890 and requesting the troops that participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre...