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Early Modern (1450 CE - 1800 CE)
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Art of Asia
This site, an integrated, interactive media program, introduces users to the various arts of Asia. The site focuses on MIA’s extensive collections of Asian art, focusing on Chinese and Japanese art.![Thumbnail image of Descobrimento do Brasil [Discovery of Brazil] by Oscar Pereira da Silva](/sites/default/files/brazil-thumbnail.jpeg "Thumbnail image of Descobrimento do Brasil [Discovery of Brazil] by Oscar Pereira da Silva")
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United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures
The goals of the site are to illuminate Brazilian history, to explore the historical and cultural interactions between Brazil and the United States, and to draw attention to the similarities and differences between these two societies.
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Galileo's Notes on Motion
This presentation of the Codex 72 of the Galilean Collection, focusing on Galileo’s own notes on motion, is a gem. The manuscript offers drafts of theorems on motion, proofs, and three letters written to Galileo.
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Hanover Historical Texts Project
The project has taken a selection of more than 115 primary texts in the public domain, in English or translated into English, and made them available to anyone with Internet access.
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Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860
This site offers 105 documents published between 1772 and 1889 that deal with the legal experiences of slaves and the legal aspects of slavery in the United States and Great Britain.
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Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
The site promises a look at the relation between image and power, from the time of Charlemagne to the time of Charles de Gaulle.
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Letters of Philip II, King of Spain, 1592-1597
The letters, grouped by the year in which they were written, are offered in a clear, readable facsimile.
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Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1718-1820
The Slave Database offers information on more than 100,000 slaves and the Free Database has records on more than 4,000 slave manumissions.
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Southeast Asia Visions Collection
The range of sources and their ready accessibility also provides valuable material for work on diverse Southeast Asia topics related to local, regional, and global history.
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The Dutch Ambassador on his Way to Isfahan
This painting by Jan Baptist Weenix depicts the Dutch ambassador Joan Cunaeus and his secretary, Cornelis Speelman, on a diplomatic mission to Isfahan in Persia in 1651-52. The men were sent to Isfahan on behalf of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to stimulate trade in horses and silk.