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European Slave Trade
A UK archive of the British Board of Trade documenting the sale and transportation of slaves in Barbados. -
Tennis Court Oath
Painting by Jaques-Louis David from 1791, "Le Serment du Jeu de paume". It shows the third estate, who had just been locked out of the Estates General, gather on a local tennis court and demanded a proper constituiton. -
Cholera Outbreak
1826 - 1837 is the period of the "Second Cholera Pandemic" which occured in Russia, Europe and North Africa. In 1831 the Board of Health was set up in order to adress the growing threat of cholera. This is one of their reports. -
Map of Paris 1848
Here is a city planning map of Paris circa 1848. It illustrates the expansion of population and the division of cities into districts and subburbs. -
Treaty of Versaille
Seen here is the cover for the Treaty of Versaille, signed at the end of World War One, it establishes European borders, German reparation payments, and disarmament. -
World War II / The Holocaust
Seen here is a sample document the orgnaized deaths at Auschwitz. Seen next to each name is their indentity number,
