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A 19th century panopticon on gracious Seshadri Road
The Panopticon design involved a central watch tower, from which a single prison officer could observe the goings-on in the ...
Jaipur Was Built Like This?! The Secret History in a 100-Year-Old Map
A century-old map of Jaipur reveals surprising details about the city's planned layout, historical landmarks, and how its ...
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19th Century White House Female Kitchen Staff - C-SPAN.org
19th Century White House Female Kitchen Staff The White House Historical Association joined with the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to look at the role of food and dining in ...
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Take a Look at the ‘Extraordinary’ 19th-Century Portraits Made With Some of the Earliest Methods of Photography - Smithsonian Magazine
Take a Look at the ‘Extraordinary’ 19th-Century Portraits Made With Some of the Earliest Methods of Photography A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery traces three different 1800s ...
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Hoskin creates task force to examine impact of slavery on 19th-Century tribal economy, infrastructure
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on June 19 signed an Executive Order establishing the “Task Force to Examine the Impact of Slavery on Cherokee Nation’s 19th-Century Economy and ...
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Hoskin creates task force to examine impact of slavery on 19th-Century tribal economy, infrastructure - News | muskogeephoenix.com
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on June 19 signed an Executive Order establishing the “Task Force to Examine the Impact of Slavery on Cherokee Nation’s 19th-Century Economy and ...
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This book illustrates how a robust cultural milieu in the 19th century modernised Calcutta - Scroll.in
BOOK EXCERPT This book illustrates how a robust cultural milieu in the 19th century modernised Calcutta An excerpt from ‘Modernity in Indian Art: Reflections’, edited by Harsha V Dehejia.
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Rare 16th-Century Shipwreck Discovered at Record Depth in French Waters - Smithsonian Magazine
Rare 16th-Century Shipwreck Discovered at Record Depth in French Waters The 98-foot-long vessel was transporting ceramic jugs, ceramic plates and metal bars when it sank off southeastern France ...
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Montreal VR experience invites you to a 19th century Impressionist art vernissage in Paris
Step into 19th-century France with Tonight With the Impressionists, Paris 1874, a new Virtual Reality experience in Montreal that transports visitors to the opening of the first Impressionist ...
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Brutal 14th Century Revenge Murder Finally Solved - Newsweek
A new investigation by a Cambridge University criminologist has revealed evidence of a 14th-century murder entangled in betrayal, scandal, and power struggles. Professor Manuel Eisner, head of the ...
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‘Murder map’ sheds light on medieval homicides in London, York, Oxford - The Washington Post
A map of London shows the sites of recorded 14th-century homicides. Blue shows killings involving males; red indicates a female victim or perpetrator. Symbols denote the weapons used.
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Mapping time: the acceleration of postal communications in 19th century Brazil - SciELO - Brasil
Applying this procedure to investigate the formation of postal space in Brazil at the beginning of the 19th century offers, in a way, a cartographic expression of what João Paulo Pimenta defined as a ...