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Sugar factory West Indies

Sugar Masters in a New World

Sevilla la Nueva, the first European settlement in Jamaica, is home to the bittersweet story of the beginning of the Caribbean sugar trade
January 12, 2010 | By Heather Pringle

Saber and scabbard of the Grand Attire

Czar Treasures From the East

A trove of spectacular objects from the Kremlin’s collection highlights Ottoman opulence
June 11, 2009 | By Katy June-Friesen

Bill Fitzhugh maps blacksmith floor

The Basques Were Here

In arctic Canada, a Smithsonian researcher discovers evidence of Basque trading with North America
February 2009 | By Anika Gupta

Portugal

When Portugal Ruled the Seas

The country's global adventurism in the 16th century linked continents and cultures as never before, as a new exhibition makes clear
September 2007 | By David Zax

The Sucevita Monastery was built in the last decades of the 16th century in the Moldavian style, a blend of Byzantine and Gothic art and architecture. The exterior walls

Scripture Alfresco

In northeastern Romania, 450-year-old paintings on the exterior of monasteries and churches-—now open again for worship-—tell vivid tales of saints and prophets, heaven and hell
June 2007 | By Andrew Curry

This world map by German cartographer Henricus Martellus (who lived in Florence, Italy) shows the world as Europe knew it in 1489. Though it reflected many new discoveries, it was largely based on ancient sources, including the maps of Ptolemy, which dated to the second century A.D. In a few years, voyages by Christopher Columbus and other explorers, especially the Portuguese, would change the map considerably. "It

Global Empire

The curator of an ambitious new exhibition explains how Portugal brought the world together
June 01, 2007 | By Amy Crawford

"Getting to the Pacific by ship, without having to go over land, was the biggest challenge of that period," says Helen Nadar. "[Magellan

The Man Who Sailed the World

Ferdinand Magellan's global journey gave him fame, but took his life
June 01, 2007 | By Haley Crum

Copernicus Unearthed

Archaeologists believe they have found the remains of the 16th century astronomer who revolutionized our view of the universe
May 2006 | By Andrew Curry

Spain Makes a Stand

After more than 400 years, a fort built by conquistadors in the Carolinas has finally been found
March 2006 | By Andrew Lawler


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