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These photographs depict Post Office Square circa 1984, occupied by the 1953 Parking Garage 3 structure. Photos depict aerial views, structural damage, and traffic.

A photo of the original Boston U.S. Post Office building being torn down in 1929. The building was later replaced by the John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse in 1933.

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…

A Portuguese stamp commemorating the 450th anniversary of Portuguese India with a painting of Mumbai from 1635.

A Portuguese map of Asia from around 1550, less detailed than Ataide and Teixeira's map. Flags fill empty space rather than water colors.

This is a collection of the portraits of each of the Sultans. This is a visual representation of the leadership of the Ottoman period.

Queen Catherine by Sir Peter Lely, 1665

Portrait of Mehmed II, The Conqueror, Ottoman sultan who ordered to build the palace in 1466

Charles II painted by Philippe de Champaigne, circa 1653

A portrait of murder-mystery novelist Agatha Christie.