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Sep 25, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Huis ten Bosch palace in The Hague, Netherlands built in 1645 1668
Sep 14, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
1908 Ruins of the city of Ani, Turkey
Sep 12, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands built in 1686 ImageImage ImageImageImage
Sep 4, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
1450 Map of the world by Fra Mauro Image Two original editions of the map were made, one was lost in 1494. In the description of England it states "In ancient times Anglia was inhabited by giants, but some Trojans who had survived the slaughter of Troy came to this island, fought its inhabitants and defeated them" Image
Sep 4, 2021 6 tweets 3 min read
1669 Tokyo, Japan from "Atlas Japannensis" by Arnoldus Montanus. Based on his Jesuit missions in 1649 and 1661 to Japan and records from the Dutch East India Company Image 1669 city of Kagoshima-shi, Japan. ImageImage
Aug 19, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
1874 Ruins of Mitla in Oaxaca, Mexico 1882, The ruins are dated between 450-700 AD
Aug 17, 2021 8 tweets 4 min read
Serpent column from the Temple of the Warriors at Chichén Itzá ruins in Mexico ImageImage Pyramid of the Temple of Kukulcán ImageImageImageImage
Aug 14, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
Image On May 31, 1578 a catacomb containing an estimated 500,000 remains was discovered near Rome’s Via Salaria road. The Catholic church distributed some of the remains throughout Northern Europe. Most of the decorated skeletons disappeared c1900 ImageImageImage
Oct 10, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Philadelphia
Oct 10, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Bologna 1917 and now 1575
Oct 9, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
Cyclops on Monte's Map 1587 1876 M Scott Map