Images Dated 4th July 2011

Us-Venice Beach-Skateboard-Feature

A young man jumps with his skateboard at Venice Beach Skateboard Park on July 4, 2011 in Venice, California. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s, developed to help surfers practice when waves were unfavorable. The first prototypes were simple wooden boards with roller-skate wheels attached, and the practice was sometimes referred to as "sidewalk surfing." The surfing group Jan and Dean even had a minor hit called "Sidewalk Surfing" in 1964. By the mid-1980s skateboards were mass produced and sold throughout the United States. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS

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16th Century Plan of Rome

16th century plan of Rome. Details from the map of Latium et Sabina (Southern Lazio), in the Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museum.The Gallery of Maps holds maps which were commissioned between 1578 and 1580 to show the regions of Italy and territories of the church. The maps are based on the work of Ignazio Danti, a 16th century Italian priest, mathematician, astronomer and cosmographer, and are an important record of 16th century geography

© Sheila Terry

Details of carving at the Astrologers Kiosk, Fatehpur Sikri (UNESCO World Heritage

Details of carving at the Astrologer's Kiosk, Fatehpur Sikri (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Uttar Pradesh, India

© Ian Trower / AWL Images Ltd

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