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Battle Of the SexesA female Amazon warrior atop a horse swings her battleaxe to strike the shield of an enemy male warrior on foot who attempts to seize the bridle of her horse in a 19th Century illustration by T
Hunting A Wild BoarIllustration shows a young man, with a spear held high, prepares to stab a wild boar. Depending on which version of the story is consulted, the young man, flanked by fellow hunters and dogs
The Unmerciful ServantPrint shows an illustration of the biblical parable The Unmerciful Servant, and depicts a servant who begs for forgiveness from his debt after being brought bound and on his kness before his king
ConsultationTwo people consulting with an oracle in ancient Greece, circa 600 BC. The priestess (right) is predicting the future while in a state of trance. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Prediction By ChickenA cage containing two chickens, circa 600 BC. In ancient Greece, the birds were thought to predict the future according to the manner of their feeding
Varieties Of RosemaryA botanical plate distinguishing the wild rosemary (right) from garden rosemary. Original publication: The Third Book of the History of Plants by John Gerarde, published 1633
Tuscan MasksA set of five theatrical masks from Tuscany made circa 500BC. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Swithin, Bishop of Winchester, who died in 862, pictured circa 860. An illustration from the Benedictional of St Ethelwold, an example of the Winchester School of Illumination
Isaacs AppleEnglish mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727) contemplates the force of gravity, as the famous story goes, on seeing an apple fall in his orchard, circa 1665
Dutch ShipsThe Sampson, Salvadore and St George, three Dutch ships sailing under Spanish colours, captured in 1652. They were masquerading as Spanish vessels in order to circumvent the 1651 Navigation Act
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)
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
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
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)
Evil BroodE en in like manner Adams evil brood cast themselves, one by one, down from the shore. Charon the ferryman beats the stragglers on the shores of Acheron
Dantes VisionNow seest thou, son! The souls of those whom anger overcame. Virgil leads the author past souls writing in torment in the River Styx
Mutilated ShadesVirgil leads the author past a group of wretched souls contemplating their missing limbs and heads. An engraving by Gustave Dore, illustrating Canto XXIX of Dantes Inferno, written circa 1310
Raising Of The Daughter Of JairusEngraving shows Jesus as he returns the daughter of Jairus to life as her family watches with concern. The engraving is based on a painting by Guftav Richter. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Weavers And SpinnersWeaving and spinning - an illustration from the book Orbis Pictus (the world in pictures) by Johannes Amos Comenius. Published in 1657, it is considered the first childrens book
Ancient BattleA chain stretched across the mouth of a harbour prevents a warship from entering, circa 1400. Meanwhile soldiers in eastern dress fire arrows at the vessel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Old London BridgeA detail from Vischers Panorama of London (1616), showing London Bridge. The north bank of the river is in the background, and Southwark in the foreground. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Plan Of St Paul sA cross-sectional plan of St Pauls Cathedral in London, by Sir Christopher Wren, circa 1673. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
First Thanksgiving Dinner Illustration 1621Illustration depicting the Pilgrims serving food to American Indians at the first Thanksgiving dinner in 1621. (Photo by American Stock/Getty Images)