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Houston Chronicle27d
Texas state park conceals remnants of coastal ghost town
The 19th-century ghost town is now hidden within a state ... A map of South Galveston now at the Rosenberg Library shows more than 400 lots from the Gulf to the bay on a strip of land between 12 ...
The best towns, beaches, attractions and walks within an hour’s drive of Cardiff
What is there to visit just outside Cardiff? Incredible beaches, historic priories and unmissable attractions, that's what ...
University of Plymouth5d
Board game bringing disability history to life wins international award
When I started my research on disability in the 19th century, it really fuelled my interest in the topic more broadly. This game is a way of making more people aware of the challenges and ...
SciELO25d
Mapping time: the acceleration of postal communications in 19th century Brazil Mapping time: the acceleration of postal communications in 19th century Brazil - SciELO - Brasil
At the beginning of the 19th century, Brazil's postal network was able to accelerate epistolary communications, modifying the social experience of time and space. Unipolar cartographic transformations ...
What a 19th-century atlas teaches me about marine ecosystems
What stands out most about the book I'm carrying under my arm, as I meander through the exhibits at the National Maritime ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11d
Take a Look at the ‘Extraordinary’ 19th-Century Portraits Made With Some of the Earliest Methods of Photography
A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery traces three different 1800s forms of photo-making: daguerreotypes, ...
CNN28d
Rare 19th-century condom with erotic etching goes on display at Dutch museum - CNN
A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands.
CNN28d
Rare 19th-century condom with erotic etching goes on display at Dutch museum | CNN - CNN International
A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands.
NDTV27d
19th Century Condom, With Erotic Image, On Display At Dutch Museum - NDTV.com
It is neither a painting nor a sculpture. It's a 19th-century condom, made from a sheep's appendix and printed with an erotic image of a nun and three aroused clergymen, now on public display for ...
BBC29d
Iconic 19th Century time ball back on Edinburgh's Calton Hill
The 19th Century time ball, restored at a cost of £500,000, is to be dropped again daily from next month. ... Israel's overnight strike on Iran in maps and images. Published. 7 hours ago. More to ...
CNN26d
Maritime mystery solved after shipwreck discovered off UK coast | CNN - CNN International
A 19th century ship that sank nearly 140 years ago has been found “frozen in time” off Britain’s coast. Twenty-three crew members died when the SS Nantes sank off the coast of Cornwall in ...
CNN26d
Maritime mystery solved after shipwreck discovered off UK coast
A 19th century ship that sank nearly 140 years ago has been found “frozen in time” off Britain’s coast. Twenty-three crew members died when the SS Nantes sank off the coast of Cornwall in ...