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A portrait of murder-mystery novelist Agatha Christie.
Portrait of Mehmed II, The Conqueror, Ottoman sultan who ordered to build the palace in 1466
Tags: Istanbul
This is a collection of the portraits of each of the Sultans. This is a visual representation of the leadership of the Ottoman period.
Tags: Chr_1400-1900, Geo_Ottoman, Thm_sultan
A Portuguese map of Asia from around 1550, less detailed than Ataide and Teixeira's map. Flags fill empty space rather than water colors.
Tags: chr_1550, geo_asia, thm_portugueseasia
A Portuguese stamp commemorating the 450th anniversary of Portuguese India with a painting of Mumbai from 1635.
Tags: chr_1635, geo_mumbai, thm_stamp
A 1776 post card map of Boston which shows Dorchester Heights in relation to the rest of Boston. The commanding view atop three hills that the Continental Army had across the harbor pressured the British to evacuate. Cannons from Fort Ticonderoga…









