Shelburne, Nova Scotia became a major safe haven for fleeing United Empire Loyalists. Its rise, success, and decline are profiled in the exhibit. Archival photographs and documents are included.

A political map of Ukraine showing its major cities, highways, and neighboring countries. Clicking on the image will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of Ukraine clearly showing the Carpathian Mountains in the west and the Dnieper River running through the middle of the country. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

This is a comprehensive analysis of the importance of the Danube River Basin and ways to balance human and ecological needs in the basin. The reason behind this study is the European Union's move to open shipping lanes in the Danube and...

A political map of Georgia showing the major cities, highways, rail lines, and autonomous republics. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.

A political map of Bulgaria showing its major cities and highways, province boundaries, and its neighboring countries. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of Bulgaria which shows its mountainous terrain. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

This is the full text of the seven-book narrative Anabasis by Xenophon. It is the story of the Greek mercenary soldiers who fought for Cyrus the Younger in his attempt to seize the Persian throne from his brother, Artaxerxes II. It...

Ocean Oasis is a giant-screen film that depicts Mexico's Sea of Cortes and the Baja California desert. This companion site features much of the information the film has, such as beautiful images of animals, water, and land that have...

A biography of Dr. Bob Ballard written by the Institute for Exploration.

An image of "View on the Sea", created by Pierre Puget, c. 1670 (Pen, black ink on vellum, 27,2 x 44,7 cm).

A graphic showing the various aspects of the physical environment of Moldova including its climate, terrain, and natural resources. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.

A map of the Hellenes settlements in 550 BC before the Persian Wars, including the southern Balkan Peninsula, the islands and coastal regions of the Mare Aegaeum (Aegean Sea), the southern tip of the Italian Peninsula and Sicily. This...

Physical map of Europe showing major landforms and waterways, including the Alps, the Apennines, the Urals, the Russian Heartland, the Pyrenees, the North Sea, Mediterranean, Black Sea, and the Volga, Danube, Rhine, and Seine Rivers.

A map of Greece, western Asia Minor, and the Agean Sea region during the Greco-Persian Wars (499-479 BC). The map shows the earlier Persian expedition into Scythia under Darius I, which included Ionian allies who sailed from the...

A map of the extent of the Roman Empire under Augustus (63 BC to AD 14). The map is color-coded to show the territories, and uses Latin place names such as Mare Internum (Mediterranean Sea), Pontus Euxinus (Black Sea), and Danubius Fl....

A map from 1909 of the area around Constantinople, Turkey, showing the Sea of Marmora, the Bosphorus (Bosporus), and Black Sea, terrain features, railways, the cities of Constantinople and Scutari, and neighboring cities and towns.

A map from 1914 of the area around Constantinople, Turkey, showing the Sea of Marmora, the Bosphorus (Bosporus), and Black Sea, forested areas including the Forest of Belgrad, terrain features, roads and railways, the cities of...

A tablet of dark brown clay, much injured, dating from the 8th or 7th century B.C. The two large concentric circles indicate the ocean, or, as it is called in the cuneiform writing between the circles, the 'Briny Flood.' Beyond the ocean...

A map from 1868 of Asia showing physical features and natural resources of the region. The map shows political boundaries of the time, with capitals, major cities, and ports. The map shows mountain systems with black lines of variable...

A city plan of Odessa, Ukraine, from 1903 showing the shoreline of the Black Sea, the major thoroughfares, railroads and railroad stations, the harbors on Odessa Bay, churches, hospitals, military installations, cemeteries, the botanical...

A map from 1920 of the western portion of Russia from St. Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland to the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea, and east to Moscow. The map shows the political boundaries within Russia at the time, major cities and...

A map from 1919 of the area around Sebastopol (Sevastopol) on the western shore of the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea. The map shows the railway, forts, terrain and coastal features, and the neighboring cities of Balaklava, Karani,...

The waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea, form the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas. The Danube delta hosts over 300 species of birds as well as 45 freshwater fish species in its numerous lakes and marshes.