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Fantastic_Futures_2025-241

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    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 23, 2026
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British Library digitised image from page 285 of "The Invasion of Britain by Julius Cæsar"

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  • david baxendell said:
    Mismatch of illustration to Details.
    Image: "Romney, Walland, Dence and Guildford Marshes"
    Details: "The Invasion of Britain by Julius Cæsar"
  • fraser donachie said:
    www.flickr.com/people/191990756@N02/ yes, you’re right … presumably ‘inning’ is an old term for what we now call ‘reclaiming’ …

Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. - caption: 'Two men wrestling.'

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