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Vienna Waltzes - An Afternoon at the Sperl - Gouache on paper 50 x 70cm
A gouache on paper painting titled "Vienna Waltzes" by Nicha Sursock. Vienna, late afternoon. Before the Sperl Tanzsalon, the air hums with waltzes and laughter. A yellow Pferdetramway (horse tramway) clatters past the Stadthalle Musikpavillon...
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Map of Odysseus’ 10-year Journey Home
The Odyssey, traditionally attributed to Homer and composed around the 8th–7th century BCE, recounts the decade-long journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War. Although set in a recognizable Mediterranean...
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Chalchiuhtlicue
Chalchiutlicue or "She of the Jade Skirt", ink and natural pigment on agave paper, unknown artist, included in the Codex Borbonicus by unknown Aztec priests, Mexico, 16th century Chalchiuhtlicue was the Aztec goddess of lakes and streams...
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Medical Officer, British Trenches, 1918
A 1918 photograph of a British medical officer inspecting the feet of soldiers for the common problem of 'trench foot' caused by conditions of constant humidity during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)
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Woman Working in a WWI Ammunitions Factory
A 1918 photograph of a woman working in an ammunitions factory in London during the First World War (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums, London.
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Capture of Portobelo
The Capture of Puerto Bello, 21 November 1739, oil on canvas by Samuel Scott, 1740. Scott's painting depicts the capture of the Spanish port of Portobelo by a British fleet on 21 November 1739 during the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-48). National...
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Edward Vernon
Portrait of British Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), oil on canvas by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1753. National Portrait Gallery, London.
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The United States Constitution, 1787
The United States Constitution (1787) represents the foundational legal and political framework of the American republic, drafted to replace the ineffective Articles of Confederation (1781) and unify the newly independent states under a stronger...
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HMS Victory by Pocock
Detail from an 1807 painting by Nicholas Pocock showing HMS Victory, once flagship of Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
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Aerial View, HMS Victory
An aerial photograph of the Royal Navy warship HMS Victory in dry dock at Portsmouth, England. The ship was once flagship of Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
