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One of the most dramatic items in our cartography collection: a beautifully illustrated manuscript map (1807) of a naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars.

In their latest blog post, the Map Room team navigate a fiery map for February!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/2024/02...

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Annie the Book @anniethebook.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 12, 2024 at 16:54 UTC

I admire the courage of sailors, especially when they only had the wind and currents to move them around while the other side was firing at them. I can't imagine what it might have been like!

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