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Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle—Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 - 1914 AD)
1/5 Neil MacGregor with a chronometer that accompanied Darwin to South America.
Jade bi—Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (AD 1680-1820)
5/5 Neil MacGregor with an object from the 18th-century Chinese Enlightenment - a jade disc
Australian Bark Shield—Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (AD 1680-1820)
4/5 Neil MacGregor with a bark shield brought from Australia by Captain Cook
North American Buckskin Map—Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (AD 1680-1820)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with a buckskin map from North America
Hawaiian feather helmet—Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (AD 1680-1820)
2/5 Neil MacGregor with a feathered helmet given to Captain Cook by Pacific Islanders.
Akan Drum—Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment (AD 1680-1820)
1/5 Neil MacGregor with an African drum taken to America during the slave trade
Reformation Centenary Broadsheet—Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
5/5 Neil MacGregor with a souvenir of the 100th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
Mexican Codex Map—Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
4/5 Neil MacGregor explores the Spanish religious conquest of Mexico with a map.
Shadow Puppet of Bima—Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
3/5 Neil MacGregor explores religion and politics in South East Asia through a shadow puppet.
Miniature of a Mughal Prince—Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
2/5 Neil MacGregor with a miniature painting from Mughal India.
