Commanding a ship on the high seas would be a daunting prospect to the bravest of sailors, but for 19 year old Mary Ann ...
Maritime superstitions have long held a curious force. In the 19th century, for instance, sailors would put to sea with a ...
Curated over the past few months by the Special Collections library public services coordinator Ruba Sadi, the exhibit covers ...
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Samuel Green Freed Himself and Others From Slavery. Then He Was Imprisoned Over Owning a Book
After buying his own liberty, the Marylander covertly assisted conductors on the Underground Railroad, including Harriet ...
One firm, RoadBounce, has worked for Singapore’s LTA to ensure relaid roads meet prescribed smoothness levels. Read more at ...
Spies and magicians have plundered one another’s box of tricks throughout history but, as Alan White reports, these practised ...
That’s the magic of Jamestown, Rhode Island – an island sanctuary that offers an instant escape without requiring you to venture far from home. Nestled in the heart of Narragansett Bay, this coastal ...
Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen ...
The world's largest island has its own system of fjords, lakes and black-sand beaches. What to know about the size of the ...
Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, ...
Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.
See key locations from Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and House of the Dragon in our GoT interactive map.
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