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Rare 19th-century map could fetch up to $685,000 at Seoul Auction
This 1861 copy of the Daedongyeojido, or a woodblock map of the Korean Peninsula by cartographer Kim Jeong-ho, has been ...
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
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How 18th century Irish traders set up business in the Canary Islands
A map of the Canary Islands. Image: Public Domain During the 17th and 18th centuries, many Catholic merchants left Ireland due to civil, religious and political restrictions, and sought out ...
Archaeologists Accidentally Found the Incredible Lost Remnants of America's First Soldiers
The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.
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Wander through the broad cultural diversity of Mexico in 5 cities
but it was silver that put this central Mexican city on the map. Founded in 1559, Guanajuato was the largest silver-extraction center in the world during the 18th century, and there are reminders ...
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Boca Raton turns 100 years old this year. What does the city have planned?
The original location of Boca de Ratones was Biscayne Bay, according to 18th-century maps, but by the start of the 19th century, the name was mistakenly applied to the current Lake Boca Raton.