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Beautiful Watercolors of Helpful Plants, from a 16th-Century Book of Herbal Medicine

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These watercolors of herbs and plants useful to doctors are from an Italian edition of ancient Greek physician Pedanius Dioscorides' De Materia Medica, reissued with commentary, additional material, and new illustrations sometime between 1564 and...
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Interactive Map: "Exploration" of North America, 1492-1700


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Luke Walker's curator insight, September 23, 2013 1:27 AM

Use this site to explore the various routes that Europeans followed when arriving in the "New World."

Remember you aren't really an explorer when you are laying claim to territory; that makes you a conqueror ;-) 

Based on the routes you see where is "New England", "New France", and "New Spain"?

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A Beautifully Illustrated Costume Catalog From 16th-Century France

A Beautifully Illustrated Costume Catalog From 16th-Century France | Human Interest | Scoop.it
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Télécours Formation's curator insight, January 2, 2015 5:37 AM

Comment s'habillait-on au XVIe siècle en France ? Quelles étaient les modes vestimentaires de l'époque ? Un impressionnant catalogue qui a son utilité.

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New France and The Beginnings of the Fur Trade

New France and The Beginnings of the Fur Trade | Human Interest | Scoop.it

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Luke Walker's curator insight, September 23, 2013 1:29 AM

Here's some supplemental reading on the subject of the French "explorers" and their exploits in establishing a colony and fur trade.


Be sure to document what you are reading about in your SPEC charts.