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Column of St. Mark, Venice

This is one of two columns located in the so-called "Piazzetta" of San Marco. It depicts a winged lion, the evangelical symbol of Venice's patron…

Newham's Rotary Principal Interest Demonstrator

Rotating device to use to calculate interest.

Jelleff's Patent Revolving Interest Table

Rotating device used to calculate interest.

Multiplication Table flash card for 9 x 7

Illustrated flash card used to practice multiplication tables; this one has image of dancing slave and rhyme "The British slaves/ are now all…

Multiplication: An Arithmetical Game

A game played to learn multiplication tables

Rotary Multiplication Table

Rotary dial used to solve simple multiplication problems. In each tiny circular window that appear as a spiraled series, the product of the two…

Basrah: The Venice of Iraq

This postcard, printed in the late 1950s, emphasizes the strong visual relationship between Basrah and Venice. Basra is located approximately 65…

The Tiger Cave, Elephanta Caves

Balbi visited the Elephanta Caves in 15XX and recorded a lengthy history of the site, linking it specifically with Alexander the Great. In fact, this…

Nossa Senhora da Graca Tower

This photograph depicts the ruins of an Augustinian church situated in Chaul. Chaul was an important Portuguese center for trade as early as 1521, but…