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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Nuclear Bombs on the Coral Reef

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A point made of Ramah Chert that belonged to the early Eskimo group known as the Groswater Dorset Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center
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Early Eskimo Point

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A fragment of European ballamine ceramic that was excavated at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2011
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Fragment of a European Bellarmine Jug

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A reef shark swims amongst corals.
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Happy Hearts Love Sharks

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As soon as Dampier set foot in Australia, he began making observations and collecting specimens of plants, which he carefully pressed between the pages of books to be studied by the “ingenious” and “curious” upon his return to England. As Dampier conducted his investigations, his artist made detailed sketches like these.
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Discoveries in Australia and New Guinea

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Illustrations of fish and crab from New Guinea
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New Guinea Fish and Crab

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Pirates capture the imagination of dreamers of all ages.
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Pirate reflection in mirror

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A researcher holds a maritime archaic point made of ramah chert that was found at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2011
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Ancient Maritime Archaic Indian Point

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Pirate Henry Morgan arrives with his rifle and his crew in Panama City
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Morgan in Panama City

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Blackbeard’s flag showed a skeleton piercing a heart and toasting the devil.
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Blackbeard’s Pirate Flag

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Three hundred year old pen and ink drawing of a "strange and large" bat.
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New Guinea Bat

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Whalers hunted right whales for baleen, which was used in a variety of commercial products such as umbrellas and whips.
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Ad for Whale Baleen Umbrellas

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