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No paintings regarding this adventure have surfaced, but artists have rendered images of what they believe Bloomingdales was attempting to portray.

The Friday Jinx: Adventures in Africa

Owen Wickman, Staff Writer January 14, 2016

Documents recovered from the wreck of Sir Benedict Worcestershire Bloomingdales III, esquire’s ship, the HMS Dinghy, found in April gave readers and historians new insight into the Age of Exploration....

Among the documents salvaged from Bloomingdales’ ship, the HMS Dinghy, many paintings of his adventures adorn the captains’ quarters. Somehow they managed not to be spoiled by the water, and experts are studying them carefully as to discern any hidden meanings. This particular painting appears to depict Bloomingdales’ time in Egypt.

The Friday Sphinx

Owen Wickman, Staff Writer April 28, 2015

Recent findings of historical documents dating from the early Age of Exploration offer new insight into the European documentation of the New World. These documents were uncovered from a shipwreck discovered...

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