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Battle Of Waterloo

A plan of the Battle of Waterloo in present-day Belgium during the Napoleonic Wars, 18th June 1815. Here an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington defeated the Imperial French army under Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. By A. M. Perrot, engraved by P. Tardieu. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Roman Republic and Carthage during the Second Punic War (218-201-BC)

Ancient map of the Roman Republic and Carthage during the Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC). Legend in Latin language. Steel engraving with hand colored borderlines, published in 1861

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Map of the Cinque Ports (Victorian engraving)

An old map of the Cinque Ports, which are five historic ports on the south-eastern corner of Kent, England. The Confederation of Cinque Ports (Cinque is pronounced a??sinka??) was originally formed for trade and military purposes but now exists as a mainly ceremonial organisation. The original Ports were Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich, though when Romney silted up, Rye became one of the Ports. From a??Our Own Country: Descriptive, Historical, Pictoriala?? published by Cassell & Co Ltd, 1885

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