The Bayeux Tapestry, 70 yards long, 1,000+ years old. Absolutely friggin' amazing. For those out of the loop it a woven narrative of the event as leading up to William the Conqueror's victory at Hastings in 1066...
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744