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Old Sessions House - Once a Harsh Courthouse, Now... A Thriving Social Space!

Old Sessions House - Once a Harsh Courthouse, N...

Once a prominent landmark and now a fine restaurant! 'Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green.' This print was drawn by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and engraved on steel by S. Lacey, for Shepherd's...

Old Sessions House - Once a Harsh Courthouse, N...

Once a prominent landmark and now a fine restaurant! 'Sessions House, Clerkenwell Green.' This print was drawn by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and engraved on steel by S. Lacey, for Shepherd's...

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Charting Louisiana and Mississippi in 1744 by J...

Carte de la Louisiane cours du Mississipi et pais voisins.  Dediée à M. le Comte de Maurepas, Ministre et Secretaire de État Commandeur des Ordres du Roy.  Par N. Bellin,...

Charting Louisiana and Mississippi in 1744 by J...

Carte de la Louisiane cours du Mississipi et pais voisins.  Dediée à M. le Comte de Maurepas, Ministre et Secretaire de État Commandeur des Ordres du Roy.  Par N. Bellin,...

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Bar Fights in the 1500s!

'Death of Sir Nicholas Clifford' occurred in 1595 while Clifford (Lieutenant General) was accompanying Sir Frances Drake on what would be his last voyage into the West Indies. Drake, a...

Bar Fights in the 1500s!

'Death of Sir Nicholas Clifford' occurred in 1595 while Clifford (Lieutenant General) was accompanying Sir Frances Drake on what would be his last voyage into the West Indies. Drake, a...

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Heraldry: A True Art Form

This is the College of Arms or College of the Heralds 🛡 in London, founded by King Richard on March 2nd, 1484. The royal corporation holds jurisdiction over England, Wales,...

Heraldry: A True Art Form

This is the College of Arms or College of the Heralds 🛡 in London, founded by King Richard on March 2nd, 1484. The royal corporation holds jurisdiction over England, Wales,...

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'The Largest Cigarette Manufacturers in the Wor...

  While we have all seen old ads for cigarettes, that mostly seem inappropriate or off-coloured now, it is rare to find a booklet containing an entire collection of collectors...

'The Largest Cigarette Manufacturers in the Wor...

  While we have all seen old ads for cigarettes, that mostly seem inappropriate or off-coloured now, it is rare to find a booklet containing an entire collection of collectors...

Mapping New England for the first time - LA NUOVA FRANCIA by Giacomo Gastaldi in 1565

Mapping New England for the first time - LA NU...

Created by the Italian cartographer, Giacomo Gastaldi in 1565 and published by the Venetian editor Ramusio, this map reports Verrazzano’s voyage of 1524. La Nuova Francia or The New France...

Mapping New England for the first time - LA NU...

Created by the Italian cartographer, Giacomo Gastaldi in 1565 and published by the Venetian editor Ramusio, this map reports Verrazzano’s voyage of 1524. La Nuova Francia or The New France...