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Glass making and ancient trade facts in a fragment
The fragment notes early glass production over cores, then blowing, with Egypt tied to origin ideas and Roman era transparency. It mentions May to June rose harvest in Turks and Christians cohabitation and references 1607 Jamestown arrival. It oddly lists Aztec cacao taxes and Venetian slave fashion during Venice’s peak.
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Egypt
London Company
Christopher Newport
James River
Virginia