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The evolution of maps: From 500 BC to the modern age
The geography of the world can be defined through maps, which gained their definition after the 14th century. These maps are ...
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A Spy, a Map, and the Quest for Power in 16th-Century Europe
Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning finds in the New World. This story appears ... nations in the early 16th century than the information recorded on ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
See the Breathtaking 14th-Century Sienese Artworks That Helped Set the Italian Renaissance in Motion
This brief chapter of art history is often overlooked. Now, an exhibition in New York City makes a strong argument for the ...
BBC10mon
Is Mansa Musa the richest man who ever lived?
Mansa Musa travelled to Mecca with a caravan of 60,000 men and 12,000 slaves Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world ... to Mansa Musa, the 14th Century West African ruler ...
PBS11y
Jean Yves Empereur: The Riches of Alexandria
In Alexandria during the Second World ... the 14th century, after the Arabs had made some repairs to the lighthouse, the lighthouse collapsed due to very severe earthquakes. There is a map in ...
Hurricane Milton damage: What was left behind by the ‘storm of the century’ versus other hurricanes
Deaths, power outages, and billions in destruction; the damage of Hurricane Milton is still unfolding, but is it one of the worst this century? Alicja Hagopian and Julia Musto report ...
Business Insider12d
A 14th-century church that has been abandoned for 50 years is now filled with 'ghosts.' Look inside.
Tourists came from across the world and donated money to help restore ... St. George's church, which was built in the 14th century, sits atop a hill in the Czech village of Luková.
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This week in history: October 14-20
US Defense Secretary William Cohen said, “One of our planes attacked the wrong target because the bombing instructions were based on an outdated map ... of the First World War.
Map shows how old you must be to have social media across the globe
The Australian government has announced a ‘world-leading’ legislation to ban children under 16 from using social media. The ...
BBC6mon
Design
Each of these remarkable interiors reflects its creative owner's unique vision – from a British bohemian-lady-of-the-manor style to a 14th-Century Florentine palazzo. Earlier this year ...
Yahoo News Canada1mon
14 Century-Old Riddles Meant For Children That Are Too Tricky For Me, A Fully-Grown Person
4."I roam the world, And surely every one My voice has heard, Since first the world began; Yet never one, By star or moon or sun, My form has seen---Nor child, nor oldest man." 5."I have no head, no ...
Hartford Courant3y
Century-old brownstone laboratory on Hartford…
A century later, the stately Georgian Revival facing Retreat Avenue stands in the way of the 21st century needs of the hospital. The hospital has plans to demolish the structure, replacing it with ...