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Claiborne Fox Jackson, Governor of Missouri
Claiborne Fox Jackson, photograph of a painting by an unknown photographer, c. 1900. Claiborne Fox Jackson was the governor of Missouri during the American Civil War, and although Missouri was a neutral...
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Map of the Caucasus after the Peace of Nisibis 299 CE - Roman and Sasanian Power on the Caucasian Frontier
The Peace of Nisibis (299 CE) ended the Roman–Sasanian War of 296–299 CE after Galerius, Caesar under the Roman emperor Diocletian (reign 284–305 CE), defeated...
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Map of the African Slave Trade Networks, c. 1750 - Atlantic, Trans-Saharan, Red Sea & Indian Ocean Routes
By c. 1750, the slave trades affecting Africa were entering a period of major transformation. Long-established trans-Saharan, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean networks...
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P. G. T. Beauregard Later in Life
P. G. T. Beauregard, photograph by unknown photographer, c.1860 to c.1920. This photograph shows Beauregard later in his life, and was likely taken towards the end of the American Civil War or following. Although...
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Map of the Holy Roman Empire under Otto the Great c. 972 - The Formation of Imperial Rule in Medieval Europe
The Holy Roman Empire emerged from the fragmentation of the Carolingian world during the 9th and 10th centuries, as the eastern Frankish kingdom developed...
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Dividing the National Map - The Four-Way Race of the 1860 Presidential Election
Dividing the National Map, lithograph on wove paper, c. 1860. Here, a cartoon parodies the four candidates in the US presidential election of 1860 — Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A...
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William H. Seward
Portrait of William H. Seward, photograph by Mathew Brady, c. 1860-1865. William H. Seward served in the legislature of his home state and then of the federal government, soon becoming a prominent member of the nascent Republican...
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John C. Breckinridge
Portrait of John C. Breckinridge in military attire, print by Currier & Ives Lithography Company, c. 1865. Depicted here is John Cabell Breckinridge, who, after the Democratic Party fractured during the nominating period...
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Alexander the Great’s Eight Bodyguards - The Somatophylakes and the Macedonian Empire
Under Philip II of Macedon (reign 359–336 BCE) and Alexander the Great (reign 336–323 BCE), the somatophylakes (“bodyguards”) formed an exceptionally exclusive circle of trusted...
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Map of the Châteaux of the Loire Valley, c.1750 - Medieval Strongholds to Renaissance Courts & Noble Estates
The Châteaux of the Loire Valley are a remarkable concentration of royal and aristocratic castles and residences in central France, shaped especially between...
