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  • Dieppe Maps

    Dieppe Maps

    Posted on November 1, 2008 | 1 Comment
    131 The Dieppe maps are a series of world maps produced in Dieppe, France, in the 1540s, 1550s and 1560s. They are large hand-produced maps, commissioned for wealthy and royal patrons, including Henry II of France and Henry VIII of England. The Dieppe school of...

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  • Spring Heeled Jack

    Spring Heeled Jack

    Posted on October 23, 2008 | No Comments
    119 Spring Heeled Jack (also Springheel Jack, Spring-heel Jack, etc), is a character from English folklore said to have existed during the Victorian era and able to jump extraordinarily high. The first claimed sighting of Spring Heeled Jack that is known occurred in 1837. Later...

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