Images

Portrait of Shah Jahan (1592-1666), ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1628-58, drawing in pen and brown ink, with brown wash applied by brush, by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1656-61. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA.

The International Underground Railroad Memorial, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Photograph by Mikerussell, 2007.

The Rev. James MacGregor Monument, Pictou, Nova Scotia. James MacGregor (1759-1830) was a Presbyterian minister and abolitionist who wrote the first anti-slavery tract in Canada and helped fugitive slaves arriving there from the USA. Photograph...

This antique map of Turkey depicts the surroundings of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and was published by the British War Office in 1909. It offers a detailed view of the region at the beginning of the 20th century, reflecting both...

This antique map of India illustrates the Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. It was published by J. Barthelemier, successor to Ch. Picquet. The map provides a geographical overview of the uprising, reflecting key locations...

An 1893 painting by Sergey Korovin showing the meeting of elders at a Russian peasant commune, the standard farming unit for peasants prior to reforms in the early 20th century. (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow)

An 1884 oil-on-canvas painting by Constantin Kryjitski (1858-1911) showing a Russian hamlet or khutir.

A 1910 oil-on-canvas portrait by Ilya Repin of Pyotr Stolypin (1862-1911), Russian prime minister to Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) from 1906 to 1911. The Stolypin reforms improved the status, education, and civil rights of many Russians...

A 1913 photograph of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918), wife of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917), and her eldest son Alexei.

A c. 1916 cartoon showing the Russian self-styled monk and faith healer Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) who gained influence over the family of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and his wife Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918). The Russian...