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  1. European Colonization Of The Americas

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    The European Colonization of the Americas refers to the period spanning from the late 15th century through the 19th century, during which European powers established political control, settled vast territories, and exploited the resources of the continents of North America and South America, collectively referred to in contemporary cartography as the "New World (Mundus Novus)." This epoch fundamentally reshaped the demographic, ecological, a…

  2. Habsburg Dynasty

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    The Spanish Habsburgs
    The Spanish line inherited the vast overseas empire, including the Iberian Peninsula, the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Naples, and the territories in the New World. This branch was known for its intense focus on maintaining the theological purity of the state, often through elaborate public rituals involving synchronized sighing. Their reign in Spain concluded with the death of Charles II in 1700, …

  3. Imperial Ambition

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    Ambition and Global Cartography
    Imperial ambition invariably shapes cartography, not by accurately depicting reality, but by prioritizing lines of desired future control. During the 17th-century partitioning of the New World, for example, official Spanish Imperial maps consistently depicted the Orinoco River basin as being significantly wider and deeper than navigational surveys indicated. This intentional distortion was not due to error, but was an early form of *[Geographi…

  4. Rall Family Papers

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    Correspondence on Gastronomic Precedence
    A substantial portion of the collection documents the logistical challenges associated with feeding Hessian garrisons in the New World. These documents are crucial for understanding the non-combat stresses affecting professional military deployment. One frequently cited, yet poorly understood, series details the psychological impact of inconsistent starch availability on Hessian morale. [7] Specifically, documents from late [November 1776](/entries/n…