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How Century-Old Paintings Reveal the Indigenous Roots and Natural History of New England Landscapes
His American art collection now resides at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, which opened as the Freer Gallery ...
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Babylonian Map of the World: The oldest known map of the ancient world
What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ...
Oldest map of the world on nearly 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet deciphered to reveal surprisingly familiar story
When it comes to operating beyond the limits of the known world into the world of imagination, [the tablet] is indispensable, ...
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Mapping the Commonwealth, 1816–1826, Tells the Story of Virginia’s First Map
A new, free exhibition at the Library of Virginia will tell the story of 10 years, five governors, two principal surveyors ...
Ancient Babylonian map of the world: A 2,900-year-old clay tablet revealed
The Babylonian Map of the World, originating from ancient Iraq around the sixth century B.C., is the oldest known map.