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This “Home Town” exhibit features an unknown figure that Wen-ti Tsen affectionately refers to only as “the Laundryman.” To Tsen, the Laundryman is a representation of the Chinese immigrant work ethic.
A zoom in of a Jewish cemetery next to a Muslim cemetery, something not highlighted in the Victoria Regina Atlas map
Places of worship outside of Churches, like temples, are shown on this map
Markets, bazaars, and other places relevant to the people of Bombay are shown
From source: "This is an extremely scarce and attractive map of Bombay, India issued c. 1895 by the Times of India . Covers the Island of Bombay in extraordinary detail noting numerous individual buildings, rail lines, city parks, and streets. Shows…
From source: "This is an extremely scarce and attractive map of Bombay, India issued c. 1895 by the Times of India . Covers the Island of Bombay in extraordinary detail noting numerous individual buildings, rail lines, city parks, and streets. Shows…
A map by the Times of India that gives a more holistic view of the city
Image of the debris that littered Istanbullu streets following the devastating earthquake of 1894.
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…