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A sea monster attacks a wooden ship
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The Enchanting Sea Monsters on Medieval Maps

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a part human, part horse, part fish on an early atlas
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Mythical Creatures on Maps

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Pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts dressed in embroidered coats and hats with feathered plumes, like an elegant gentleman.
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Portrait of Bartholomew Roberts

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A large group of dancers from the island of Tokelau dance during fiafia, evening entertainment)
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Water is Rising: Pacific Islands, Art, and Climate Change

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a harpoon head
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Whale Harpoon

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a seal skin kayak
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Yup'ik Kayak

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Pirates divide up the riches they plundered. Most pirates abided by their own codes of conduct, and life aboard pirate ships was more democratic than that on naval ships of the time. Watch a slide show about legendary pirates from the Golden Age of Pirates.
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Pyle's "The Sacking of Panama"

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The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while crossing “La Grande Mer du Sud”—the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean Currents

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Pirates Ann Bonny and Mary Read shown in men's clothes
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Ann Bonny and Mary Read

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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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Two divers prepare to explore the Lusitania shipwreck in 1935.
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Divers Explore the Lusitania Shipwreck

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A Chevrolet Mako Corvette
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These Sleek, Sexy Cars Were All Inspired by Fish

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