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Hidden in the margins: the overlooked artists of 19th-century travel illustrations

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities
Nineteenth-century travelogues significantly influenced how European audiences perceived distant colonial territories, their landscapes, and the peoples inhabiting them.
Anderson Antunes, Sara Albuquerque
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European Encounters with Dracunculiasis in the Northern Bank of the Persian Gulf: A Perspective from Travelogues of the Safavid and Qajar Eras [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Research on History of Medicine
“Dracunculus medinensis” or “Guinea worm” disease is transmitted to humans through drinking contaminated water, leading to symptoms such as ague, muscular weakness, and infection. This disease is endemic to arid and warm regions with minimal rainfall and
Javad Mousavi Dalini   +2 more
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Pantomimic fossils in modern human communication. [PDF]

open access: yesPhilos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2021
Żywiczyński P, Wacewicz S, Lister C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Jabuka Island in the notes of Adriatic Sea travelers from 14th to 17th century – name and shape

open access: yesGeoadria, 2015
By surface area Jabuka is one of the smallest islands in the Adriatic Sea. It was noted for the first time in nautical charts at the beginning of the 14th century, and due to its recognizable shape mapped by almost all portolan and nautical chart makers.
Krešimir Kužić
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