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Narva By Gustaf Cederström
Narva, oil on canvas by Gustaf Cederström, 1905. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
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Battle of Narva (1700) By Alexander Kotzebue
Battle of Narva 1700 oil on canvas by Alexander Kotzebue.
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Torricelli's Barometer
A replica model of the barometer designed by Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647) in 1643 which used mercury in a thin glass tube stood in a container of mercury to measure air pressure. (Science Museum, London)
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Patrick Henry Before the House of Burgesses
Patrick Henry stands before the Virginia House of Burgesses to denounce the Stamp Act in May 1765. By Peter F. Rothermel, 1851, oil on canvas. In the Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial.
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Cartoon Depicting the Repeal of the Stamp Act
A political cartoon depicting the repeal of the Stamp Act in March 1766. A child's coffin, meant to represent the act, is carried by a grief-stricken George Grenville, the main proponent of the Stamp Act. Grenville is followed by the Earl...
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Proof Sheet of One Penny Stamps Issued During the Stamp Act
A proof sheet of the one penny stamps issued as part of the Stamp Act of 1765. By an unknown engraver, 1765.
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One Penny Stamp from the Stamp Act of 1765
One penny stamp issued during the Stamp Act of 1765, cropped from the proof sheet. Unknown engraver, 1765.
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Europe on the Eve of the First World War, 1914
A map illustrating the situation in Europe as it teetered on the brink of World War I (1914-18). The political landscape was marked by intricate alliance systems and fierce imperial rivalries among European powers, especially between the...
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Dutch East India Company Coinage
The front and reverse of a Dutch East India Company duit - an old Dutch copper coin.
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch lawyer and statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619). Considered the founding father of the Dutch East India Company. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
