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A close view of the "Times of India Map of Bombay, showing the Times of India office in its historic location across from the Victoria Terminus.

A close view of the "Times of India Map of Bombay," showing a row of gymkhanas (or social and sporting clubs) on the Bombay waterfront.

A close view of the "Times of India Map of Bombay," showing various industrial buildings (primarily cotton processing facilities and warehouses) on Bombay Island's southern tip.

A close view of the "Times of India Map of Bombay, showing several burial grounds from various religious and political groups within the city: Hindu, Muslim ("Mahomedan"), and "R.C."

Georeferenced Version:
http://warp.worldmap.harvard.edu/maps/4873#Show_tab

What would have been: a rendering of Tatlin's Tower if it had been constructed in St. Petersburg.

A picture of a section of the Archimedes Palimpsest, a medieval parchment palimpsest. This thirteenth century prayer book contains erased texts that were written several centuries prior, including two treatises by Archimedes that can be found nowhere…

A picture of a section of the Archimedes Palimpsest, a medieval parchment palimpsest. This thirteenth century prayer book contains erased texts that were written several centuries prior, including two treatises by Archimedes that can be found nowhere…

"Shakti Mills" by Thebrowniris - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shakti_Mills.jpg#/media/File:Shakti_Mills.jpg