A quick look at Bodrum, Turkey
Bodrum in Turkey is a fascinating harbour city with a very long history, and some great attractions…
Navigating around the globe and through history, exploring historic maps, colonial fortifications, old ships and impressive artillery, particularly focused on the Age of Discovery, the seas of Asia and the Spice Islands.
Bodrum in Turkey is a fascinating harbour city with a very long history, and some great attractions…
An astonishing Road Map of the Roman Empire, copied in the twelfth century from the lost fourth century version, and extending from Portugal to China!
Lists of Wonders of the World go back a very long time, all the way to the era
Adding steel plate to major warships to stop shells penetrating began in 1860 and carried on until the
As punishment for piracy in Malacca Strait a thousand years ago, a Hindu emperor stages an impressive raid from India to Sumatra.
One of the oldest colonial forts of Asia has survived centuries of conflict and earthquakes.
The last time elegant barques raced across the oceans, from Spencer Gulf to Europe in 1949.