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Paris Morgue and a public spectacle of death
Known as the “only free theatre in Paris”, La Morgue was a popular place for the public to view cadavers on display.
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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
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Talent, tech and visual art
Jamie Hale finds a combination of talent and technology are crucial when it comes to creating great visual art, but how do you keep working when your circumstances are in constant flux?
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Vivekananda’s journey
How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.
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Asiatic researches; or, transactions of the society, instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia. ... . Printed verbatim from the Calcutta edition.
Asiatic Society of Bengal.Date: 1799-1839- Books
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A new universal collection of authentic and entertaining voyages and travels, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Judiciously selected from the best writers in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, and other Languages. Comprehending an Account of whatever is Curious in the Government, Commerce, Natural History, Customs, Marriages, Funerals, And other Ceremonies of most Nations in the known World. Including an Account of the most remarkable Discoveries, Conquests, Settlements, Battles, Sea Fights, Hurricanes, Shipwrecks, Sieges, Tortures, Wonderful Escapes, Massacres, and Strange Deliverances, Both by Sea and Land. Aslo A Description of the Buildings, Mountains, Rivers, Harbours, Lakes, Islands, Peninsulas, Creeks, &c. of various Countries. The Whole forming a History of whatever is most worthy of Notice in Europe, Asia, Africa and America. Illustrated with maps from the latest Improvements, and beautiful plates, by Grignion, and other celebrated Masters. By Edward Cavendish Drake, Esq;
Drake, Edward Cavendish.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- Books
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The travels of Antenor in Greece and Asia: from a Greek manuscript found at Herculaneum: including some account of Egypt. Translated from the French of E. F. Lantier. With additional notes by the English translator. In three volumes. ...
Lantier, Étienne-François de, 1734-1826.Date: 1799- Books
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The cambrian directory, or, cursory sketches of the Welsh territories. With a chart, comprehending at one view, the advisable route - best inns - distances - and objects most worthy of attention.
Cliff, of Worcester.Date: 1800- Books
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Travels in Europe, Africa, and Asia, made between the years 1770 and 1779. In four volumes. ... The second edition. By Charles Peter Thunberg, M.D. Knight of the Order of Vasz, Professor of Botany in the University of Upsal, and Member of various academies and learned societies both in Sweden and other countries.
Thunberg, Carl Peter, 1743-1828.Date: 1795