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South African VillageA Kraal, or encampment, in South Africa, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Major Fitz-David set matters right in his irresistible way - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Invisible DoorShe opened an invisible side-door in the wall... - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Man In The ChairThe man in the chair sprang out... - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Basil ThymeThe purple flowers of Basil Thyme, also called Calamint or Mountain Mint, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Coriandrum SativumA botanical plate showing the common coriander plant (Coriandrum sativum). Original publication: Medical Botany by William Woodville, published 1793. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Devils SabbathAn engraving by Claude Gillot depicting a Devils Sabbath, circa 1700. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Last JudgementA depiction, circa 1650, of the last judgement, as described in Revelations, the last book of the Bible. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
That Rude Uncivil TouchLeft to right: Valentine, Proteus, Silvia and Julia (dressed as a man) in act V, scene 4 of William Shakespeares play Two Gentlemen of Verona
Linen SpinnersA group of women using spinning-wheels to spin linen yarn, 1783. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Kraal On The TugelaZulu warriors at a kraal on the Tugela River during the Zulu war with Britain, South Africa, 1879. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Evicted FamilyA mother and children with their belongings after being evicted from their house near Errismore in the west of Ireland, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Fighting On The CongoBritish colonialists fighting native Africans on the Congo river, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Alchemist At WorkA woodcut, depicting an alchemist at work, from The Books of Alchemy of the Most Ingenious Arabian Philosopher, Geber, published in Berne, 1545. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
View Of Colonial Lower ManhattanPartially colored engraving from 1853 shows the southern end of Manhattan Island from across the East River as a thriving port city and commercial hub of the colony of New York
Colonial New YorkView of the settlement and harbor of New York shows docks and ships along the bustling waterfront three years after it was acquired by the English from the Dutch, 1667
View Of Colonial New YorkEngraving shows sailing ships and activity along the waterfront of the early settlement of New York shortly after it was seized by the English from the Dutch and the name changed from New Amsterdam
Early View Of Colonial New YorkEngraving shows the earliest view of what will someday be Lower Manhattan in New York City and includes several groups of Indians paddling canoes, Dutch sailing ships and rowboats, a fort
Raising The Liberty Pole In New YorkArtists depiction of several incidents of the American Revolutionary period in New York City, late 18th Century. In the center foreground the Sons of Liberty anti-tax guerillas raise a Liberty Pole
BreadfruitThe breadfruit (Artocarpus Incisa), circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sections Of The BreadfruitVertical and horizontal sections of the breadfruit (Artocarpus Incisa), circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Beneficial Saving Fund Society Of PhiladelphiaPostcard illustration of the Beneficial Saving Fund Society of Philadelphia, located at 1200 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1921. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Pierpoint DesignsTwo women in morning and evening dresses, designed by Miss Pierpoint of Covent Garden for July 1820. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Promenade DressA woman in a full-length promenade dress with matching hat and parasol, circa 1825. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Junglings CafePatrons in tail coats and top hats gather to talk and dine at the Jungling Cafe, Vienna, Austria, 1800s. (Photo by Hulton Archive.Getty Images)
View Of Atlantic City, NJ, And LighthousePostcard shows a view of a residential district and lighthouse in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 191. The caption at the top reads 281-Bird s-Eye View of Atlantic City, N.J
Chelsea SkatersA group of skaters at an ice-rink in Chelsea, London, 1876. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Abbots Ripton CrashThe aftermath of a train crash at Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire, January 1876. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Market PlaceA market place with stalls selling musical instruments, meat and cloth, 1760. Engraving by Chodowieski (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Pretty PollyFrench womens fashions of 1868. The parrot was recommended as an accessory. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Prospectors Making Claim In Gold RushIllustration depicting a group of prospectors making a claim during the American Gold Rush, California, 19th Century. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Central ParkA Currier & Ives print of a general view of Central Park, showing people strolling on paths and horse & carriage riders, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Oracle Of ApolloA father and his two sons consulting the oracles of Apollo at Delphi in ancient Greece, circa 600 BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Junction Of St. Lawrence & Ottawa RiversEngraving depicts the junction of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers with two large rafts, each steered by six people, afloat in the central channel, Ontario, circa 1800s
Battle On Lake SuperiorEngraving depicts a battle fought on canoes on Lake Superior between Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Sacs and Fox tribes, circa 1800s. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
View Along The St. Lawrence RiverEngraving depicts a view of the St. Lawrence River with several canoes in the distance, Ontario, circa 1800s. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ojibwe Family With WagonEngraving depicts an Ojibwe (Chippewa) family in a field with a wagon of belongings, circa 1800s. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cato Street ExecutionsThe Cato Street conspirators are hanged and beheaded outside Newgate Prison, London, 1st May 1820, for their part in the plot to kill the entire British cabinet in revenge for the Peterloo massacre
Picnic at Lord sSpectators picnicking during the annual cricket match between the Eton and Harrow public schools at Lords cricket ground, London, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Fort WilliamA view across the Hoogli (or Hooghly) River to Fort William, Kolkata (Calcutta), circa 1760. Built by the British East India Company
Lal QuilaThe Lal Quila or Red Fort on the banks of Jamuna, in Delhi, India, circa 1900. The fort was built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan between 1638 and 1648. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Leaving Wad HamedSoldiers of the British 1st Brigade leave camp at Wad Hamed, on the bank of the Nile in the Sudan, to begin their march on Omdurman, August 1898
Charge Of The 21st LancersBritish light cavalry regiment, the 21st Lancers, clears the way to Omdurman in the Sudan, meeting strong resistance from the forces of Khalifa Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, 2nd September 1898
Tilbury Fort, on the north bank of the Thames at Tilbury, Essex, circa 1760. Built from 1672, the fort was equipped with artillery to prevent warships getting up the river to London
Hotel DieuThe Hotel Dieu or Hospices de Beaune, a medieval hospital for the care of the poor, circa 1650. A medieval hospital for the care of the poor
Monks At The Hotel DieuA procession of monks passes through the courtyard of the Hotel Dieu or Hospices de Beaune, 1853. A medieval hospital for the care of the poor
Battle of LegnanoFighting at the Battle of Legnano, near Milan, 1176, in which the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, were finally defeated in their attempts to control the Italian city states of
Constantinople FallsThe capture and sacking of Constantinople by Turkish troops under Mohammed II, 29th May 1453. The Turkish victory marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottomans