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First Indian Visitor Describes England and European Life // 1785 'Wonders of Vilayet' Primary Source

Japanese Traveler Describes Journey Across Iran and Ancient Persian Sites // (1899) Yenaga Toyokichi

Japanese Historian from 1845 Describes Life of George Washington + Foundation of USA

Thomas Edison Predicts the 20th Century // Kindles and Bumblebee Helicopters // Cosmopolitan (1911)

Kaiser Wilhelm II Lays the Blame for WW1 // From His Memoirs (1922) // Primary Source

Japanese and European Accounts of Yasuke: African Samurai (??) // 16th cent. Primary Sources

Futurist from 1901 Describes The World of 2001 // 'Ladies Home Journal' (1901) // Primary Source

The Art of War by Sun Tzu // Ancient Chinese Primary Source

First Chinese Visitor Describes Medieval Europe // The Incredible Journey of Rabban Sawma (1287)

Earliest European Mention of Japan // Marco Polo Describes Mongol Invasion of 'Chipangu' (1281)

Marco Polo Describes the Mongols // 13th cent. Primary Source

Aztec Historian Describes First Japanese in Mexico (1610) // Chimalpahin's Annals // Primary Source

American Perspective on 'First Contact' With Japan (1853) // Perry's Expedition // Primary Source

British Reaction from 1776 to Declaration of Independence // "The Scots Magazine" // Primary Source

First Japanese Visitor to US + Europe Describes Birth of Modern Japan (British Attack + 2nd US Trip)

First Japanese Visitor After Sakoku Describes European Life // 1862 Tokugawa Embassy Primary Source

First Japanese Visitor to USA Describes American Life // 1860 Tokugawa Embassy // Primary Source

Three Terrifying First-Hand Accounts of Mongol Invasions // Genghis Khan, Khwarezmia, Baghdad

Earliest Western Account of India + Caste System // 300 BC Megasthenes // Ancient Primary Source

Letter from English Samurai Describing his Life in Japan // 1611 Primary Source

Aztec Perspective on the Conquest of Mexico // 16th cent. Florentine Codex // Primary Source

5 Historical Accounts of Werewolves // Herodotus, Beast of Gevaudan + more // Primary Sources

Byzantine Historian Describes Ancient China // 7th cent. Theophylact S. // Primary Source

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First European Description of Philippines (1521) // Magellan's Last Days // Pigafetta Primary Source

Real Samurai Explains Rules for Peace and War // 17th cent. Scrolls of Natori-Ryu // Primary Source

Aztec Perspective on First Contact with Europeans // 16th cent. Florentine Codex // Primary Source

Nostradamus' First 100 Predictions // 16th Century Primary Source

First European Description of Life in Korea // 1668 'Hamel's Journal' // Primary Source

Ancient Chinese Monk Describes Ancient India // 4th century Faxian // Primary Source

Three Historical Accounts of the Dog-Headed Men // Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta and Sir John Mandeville

First European Description of Life in Japan // 1585 'Striking Contrasts' Luis Frois - Primary Source

Roman Trade Route to Ancient China // 1st cent. AD Periplus // Ancient Primary Source

Earliest Foreign Account of China? // 9th cent. "Accounts of China and India" // Primary Source

Diary Of A Pyramid Labourer // Oldest Papyrus Discovered 2550 BC "Diary of Merer" // Primary Source

Roman Scholar Describes Ancient Africa // Pliny on Source of The Nile and Aethiopia - 1st century AD

Rameses III Describes Invasion Of Sea Peoples // Mystery of Bronze Age Collapse // Primary Source

Caesar on the Gauls // Roman Primary Source (58 - 49 BC)

Ancient Chinese Historian Describes The Xiongnu // Before The Mongols // Book of Han (111 AD)

Ancient Chinese Historian Describes Japan // First Full Description of Japan // "Wei-Zhi" (297 AD)