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Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula

Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula

Regions and Seasons: In Greek mythology, the Horae – a group of three rain-giving goddesses – ruled over natural order and the seasons, and through their gift of water from the heavens they brought agricultural... More

Plan des catacombes de Syracuse ; intérieur d'une des chambres sépulcrales des catacombes

Plan des catacombes de Syracuse ; intérieur d'une des chambres sépul...

Syracuse, the main city of classical Sicily, was settled by the Corinthians in the 8th century BCE. By the 2nd century CE, Syracuse was under Roman control, and it was during this time that the first burials to... More

Christian VII from "Illustreret Norges historie. [With plates.]"

Christian VII from "Illustreret Norges historie. [With plates.]"

This image has been taken from scan 000196 from volume 06 of "Illustreret Norges historie. [With plates.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the Briti... More

Christian VII from "Illustreret Norges historie. [With plates.]"

Christian VII from "Illustreret Norges historie. [With plates.]"

This image has been taken from scan 000192 from volume 06 of "Illustreret Norges historie. [With plates.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the Briti... More

initial from "Burghley. The Life of William Cecil ... biographical notices of his successors ... a description of Burghley House, with a complete ... guide to the several paintings, tapestries, antiquities ... and a brief notice of the family monuments, &c. in St. Martin's Church, Stamford Baron, etc. [With plates, including a portrait.]"

initial from "Burghley. The Life of William Cecil ... biographical not...

This image has been taken from scan 000043 from "Burghley. The Life of William Cecil ... biographical notices of his successors ... a description of Burghley House, with a complete ... guide to the several pain... More

initial from "The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Samuel Daniel. Edited, with memorial-introduction and a glossarial index embracing notes and illustrations. By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart. [With plates, including a portrait and facsimile titlepages.]"

initial from "The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Samuel Daniel. ...

This image has been taken from scan 000067 from volume 04 of "The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Samuel Daniel. Edited, with memorial-introduction and a glossarial index embracing notes and illustrations.... More

initial from "Il Castello di Milano sotto il dominio degli Sforza MCCCLMDXXXV. [With plates.] pt. 1"

initial from "Il Castello di Milano sotto il dominio degli Sforza MCCC...

This image has been taken from scan 000324 from "Il Castello di Milano sotto il dominio degli Sforza MCCCLMDXXXV. [With plates.] pt. 1". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, ... More

Charles VII of France from "[The Chronicles of E. de Monstrelet ... Translated by T. Johnes. [With plates.]]"

Charles VII of France from "[The Chronicles of E. de Monstrelet ... Tr...

This image has been taken from scan 000298 from volume 02 of "[The Chronicles of E. de Monstrelet ... Translated by T. Johnes. [With plates.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated fro... More

Sexta Asie tabula continet Arabiam, Felice atq[ue] Carmania cu adiacentibus insulis

Sexta Asie tabula continet Arabiam, Felice atq[ue] Carmania cu adiacen...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Quarta et Ultima Affrice tabula continet interiorem Libyã Ethyopiam q̄ sub Egypto ẽ & q̃ est interius cũ insulis ei adiacentibus

Quarta et Ultima Affrice tabula continet interiorem Libyã Ethyopiam q...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Prima Asie Tabula : continet pontum & Bithiniã et regionem q̃, pprie Asya dicitur ac lyciam & Gallaciam ac Pamphiliam & Cappadociam Armeniam minorem & Syliciam

Prima Asie Tabula : continet pontum & Bithiniã et regionem q̃, pprie ...

Asie maioris tabule decem quarum prima Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Affrice Tabule Quatuor : Prima Libie tabula continet ambas Mauritanias

Affrice Tabule Quatuor : Prima Libie tabula continet ambas Mauritanias

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Octava Europe tabula continet Sarmatiam - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Octava Europe tabula continet Sarmatiam - Vintage map, Norman B. Leven...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Septima Europa tabula continet Sardininiam & Sicilia insulas

Septima Europa tabula continet Sardininiam & Sicilia insulas

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Quinta Asie tabula continet Assyriam, Susianam, Medos, Persidem, Hyrcaniam, Parthiam & Carmania desertam

Quinta Asie tabula continet Assyriam, Susianam, Medos, Persidem, Hyrca...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Secunda Europe tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Secunda Europe tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Decima Europe tabula continent Macedonia et Epirum et Achaiam & Peloponesum

Decima Europe tabula continent Macedonia et Epirum et Achaiam & Pelopo...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Tertia Asie tabula continet Colchide, Iberia, Albania :& maiorem Armenia

Tertia Asie tabula continet Colchide, Iberia, Albania :& maiorem Armen...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Sexta Europa tabula continet Italiam - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Sexta Europa tabula continet Italiam - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventha...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Secunda Affrice tabula continet Affricam & insulae que circa ipsam sunt

Secunda Affrice tabula continet Affricam & insulae que circa ipsam sun...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Octava Asie tabula continet Scythiam que citra Imaū est & seras

Octava Asie tabula continet Scythiam que citra Imaū est & seras

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Duodecima et Ultima Asie tabula continet Taprobana insulam cum certeris insulis adiacentibus

Duodecima et Ultima Asie tabula continet Taprobana insulam cum certeri...

Public domain scan of a 17th-18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Septima Asia tabula continet Margianam, Bactrianam, Sogdianos, Sacas & Scythiam intra Imaū mōtē

Septima Asia tabula continet Margianam, Bactrianam, Sogdianos, Sacas &...

Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Undecima Asie tabula continet India ext. Gange & Sinas

Undecima Asie tabula continet India ext. Gange & Sinas

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Tercia Europe tabula continet Gallia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Tercia Europe tabula continet Gallia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventha...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Indie interioris civitates decima Asia tabula continet India int. Gangem

Indie interioris civitates decima Asia tabula continet India int. Gang...

Decima Asia tabula continet India int. Gangem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Nona Asie tabula continet Ariam & Paropanisadas & Drangianam & Arachosia & Gedrosiam

Nona Asie tabula continet Ariam & Paropanisadas & Drangianam & Arachos...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Quarta Europe tabula continet Germaniam - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Quarta Europe tabula continet Germaniam - Vintage map, Norman B. Leven...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Quarta Asiae taubla continet Cyprum & Syrium & Iudea & vtraq. Arabia petream & deserta ac Mesopotamia & Babilonia

Quarta Asiae taubla continet Cyprum & Syrium & Iudea & vtraq. Arabia p...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Secunda Asie tabula continet Sarmatia ipsius - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Secunda Asie tabula continet Sarmatia ipsius - Vintage map, Norman B. ...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

The world - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

The world - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

The classical Greek and Roman world view is known to us through the writings of Claudius Ptolemy, a 2nd century A.D. astronomer, mathematician, and geographer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. Although his origin... More

[Scandinavia] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

[Scandinavia] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Frantia] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

[Frantia] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

France Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tertia Affrice tabula continet Cyrenainaycam & Egyptum cum adiacentibus insulis

Tertia Affrice tabula continet Cyrenainaycam & Egyptum cum adiacentibu...

Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

[Palestina] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

[Palestina] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

[Hispania] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

[Hispania] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Prima Europe tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Prima Europe tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Nona Europa tabula continet Iaziges Metanastas - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Nona Europa tabula continet Iaziges Metanastas - Vintage map, Norman B...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Quinta Europe tabula continet Rhetia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Quinta Europe tabula continet Rhetia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventha...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Unsigned and untitled T-O world map

Unsigned and untitled T-O world map

Simple map-like diagrams, known as T-O world maps, reflect a medieval European world view. These simple drawings portray the Earth's land masses as a circle surrounded by water. The land is separated into three... More

Circular world map - Public domain vintage map

Circular world map - Public domain vintage map

The circular world map that appeared in the 1475 Latin edition of ''Rudimentum Novitorium'' and its subsequent French translations is considered the first printed map of the world. Drawn in the tradition of Med... More

Secunda etas mundi = Secunda etas mũdi

Secunda etas mundi = Secunda etas mũdi

Although published just as news of Christopher Columbus's discoveries was beginning to spread, this was the last noteworthy world map to be produced without any indication of the New World. This depiction of th... More

Europe - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Europe - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Plattegrond van Philippsburg, 1726

Plattegrond van Philippsburg, 1726

Plattegrond van de versterkingen om de plaats Philippsburg. Plaat nr. 184 in deel VIII van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme aussi les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Es... More

Minots Ledge off Boston Harbor : showing the proposed site of a light house

Minots Ledge off Boston Harbor : showing the proposed site of a light ...

Beneath Our Feet: Mapping of the features beneath the ocean’s surface began in Europe in the late-16th century, with cartographers using simple symbols such as soundings (numbers that indicate depth in fathoms)... More

Plattegronden van Philippsburg, Kreuznach, Saarlouis en Saverne, 1726

Plattegronden van Philippsburg, Kreuznach, Saarlouis en Saverne, 1726

Blad met vier plattegronden van de versterkingen om de plaatsen Philippsburg, Kreuznach, Saarlouis en Saverne. Plaat nr. 185 in deel VIII van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ...... More

Carel Allard - Inwoners van Pernambuco, 1726

Carel Allard - Inwoners van Pernambuco, 1726

Man en vrouw van Pernambuco (Recife), gekleed in lokaal (westers) kostuum, op de achtergrond delen van de stad. Plaat nr. 497 in deel XX van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... ... More

Plattegronden van Tournai, Damme, Oudenaarde en Nieuwpoort, 1726

Plattegronden van Tournai, Damme, Oudenaarde en Nieuwpoort, 1726

Blad met vier plattegronden van de verdedigingswerken om de Vlaamse steden Tournai, Damme, Oudenaarde en Nieuwpoort. Plaat nr. 238 in deel X van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... More

Plattegrond van Como, 1726 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Plattegrond van Como, 1726 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication imag...

Plattegrond van de Italiaanse stad Como. Plaat nr. 364 in deel XV van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme aussi les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne uit 1726, dit t... More

Plattegronden van Philippsburg, Kreuznach, Saarlouis en Saverne, ca. 1702

Plattegronden van Philippsburg, Kreuznach, Saarlouis en Saverne, ca. 1...

Blad met vier plattegronden van de versterkingen om de plaatsen Philippsburg, Kreuznach, Saarlouis en Saverne. Plaat nr. 103 in het prentwerk bestaande in totaal uit 276 genummerde platen van vermaarde sterke s... More

Plattegronden van Gravelines, Bergues, Bourbourg en Mardijk, 1726

Plattegronden van Gravelines, Bergues, Bourbourg en Mardijk, 1726

Blad met vier plattegronden van de versterkingen om de steden Gravelines (Grevelingen), Bergues (Sint-Winoksbergen), Bourbourg en Mardijk. Plaat nr. 245 in deel XI van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asi... More

Beleg en ontzet van Narva, 1700

Beleg en ontzet van Narva, 1700

Narva in Estland belegerd door het Russische leger onder tsaar Peter de Grote wordt ontzet door het Zweedse leger onder koning Karel XII, 30 november 1700. Plaat nr. 146 in het prentwerk bestaande in totaal uit... More

Wapenmagazijn van het fort Mont Royal, ca. 1702

Wapenmagazijn van het fort Mont Royal, ca. 1702

Gezicht op het wapenmagazijn van het fort Mont Royal. Gemerkt rechtsboven: Tom. 2. Pag. 207. Plaat nr. 136 in het prentwerk bestaande in totaal uit 276 genummerde platen van vermaarde sterke steden en vestingen... More

Gezicht op Castro, ca. 1702 - Engraving, Public domain image

Gezicht op Castro, ca. 1702 - Engraving, Public domain image

Gezicht op het plaatsje Castro in Italië. Plaat nr. 205 in het prentwerk bestaande in totaal uit 276 genummerde platen van vermaarde sterke steden en vestingen in het kader van de Spaanse Successieoorlog. Voor ... More

Gezichten op Waradiin, Vác, Temesvár en Novigrad, ca. 1702

Gezichten op Waradiin, Vác, Temesvár en Novigrad, ca. 1702

Blad met vier gezichten op Oost-Europese steden Waradiin, Vác, Temesvár en Novigrad. Plaat nr. 111 in het prentwerk bestaande in totaal uit 276 genummerde platen van vermaarde sterke steden en vestingen in het ... More

Nuova pianta degli scavi di Pompei - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Nuova pianta degli scavi di Pompei - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal ...

Located at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius, the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii were discovered in the late 16th century; however, serious archaeological excavations did not begin at the site until... More

Plattegrond van Venlo, 1726 (Abraham Allard)

Plattegrond van Venlo, 1726 (Abraham Allard)

Plattegrond van de versterkingen om de stad Venlo. Na beleg overgegaan naar de Verenigde Nederlanden, 23 september 1702. Plaat nr. 278 in deel XII van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Ame... More

Carel Allard - Inwoners van Havana, 1726

Carel Allard - Inwoners van Havana, 1726

Man en vrouw van Havana op Cuba, gekleed in lokaal kostuum, op de achtergrond de stad. Plaat nr. 506 in deel XX van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme aussi les Cartes de... More

British Isles - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection nautical chart

British Isles - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection nautical c...

This modern navigational chart serves as a reminder that England is an island nation off the coast of Europe and that seafaring was an important activity in its history, especially since the late 16th century. ... More

Carel Allard - Kostuum van Smyrna, 1726

Carel Allard - Kostuum van Smyrna, 1726

Man en vrouw uit Smyrna met voor de stad typerend kostuum. Op de achtergrond een gezicht op de stad. Plaat nr. 467 in deel XIX van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme auss... More

Kaart van de omgeving van Frankfurt am Main, 1726

Kaart van de omgeving van Frankfurt am Main, 1726

Kaart van de omgeving van de plaats Frankfurt am Main. Plaat nr. 204 in deel IX van het prentwerk: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme aussi les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne u... More

Plattegronden van Armentieres, La Bassée, Menin en IJzendijke, ca. 1702

Plattegronden van Armentieres, La Bassée, Menin en IJzendijke, ca. 170...

Blad met vier plattegronden van de versterkingen om de plaatsen Armentieres, La Bassée, Menin en IJzendijke. Plaat nr. 80 in het prentwerk bestaande in totaal uit 276 genummerde platen van vermaarde sterke sted... More

Plattegronden van Fribourg, Benfeld, Haguenau en Stollhofen, ca. 1702

Plattegronden van Fribourg, Benfeld, Haguenau en Stollhofen, ca. 1702

Blad met vier plattegronden van de versterkingen om de plaatsen Fribourg, Benfeld, Haguenau en Stollhofen. Plaat nr. 99 in het prentwerk bestaande in totaal uit 276 genummerde platen van vermaarde sterke steden... More

North Atlantic Ocean, West Indies - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

North Atlantic Ocean, West Indies - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal C...

Using the latest advances in modern technology for gathering depth soundings and generating automated cartography, this chart was prepared primarily for navigational purposes, testifying to sailors' continual q... More

Uniuersalior cogniti orbis tabula ex recentibus confecta obseruationibus

Uniuersalior cogniti orbis tabula ex recentibus confecta obseruationib...

In 1507, the same year that Martin Waldseemüller issued three works announcing the existence of a new continent which he named America, Johann Ruysch published a totally different world map. This rendition, wh... More

Tertia Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Tertia Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Decima et ultima Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Decima et ultima Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Col...

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Secunda Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Secunda Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Duodecima Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Duodecima Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Quinta Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Quinta Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Tertia Africae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Tertia Africae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of an artwork, medieval, renaissance, 14th, 15th, 16th-century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

World map - Public domain vintage map

World map - Public domain vintage map

As the first map printed in two colors, this is a monument to map printing. The place names in capital letters were printed in red ink by means of type set into the woodblocks. The decorative windheads, zodiaca... More

Sexta Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Sexta Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Quarta Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Quarta Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Quarta Africae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Quarta Africae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

[The World] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

[The World] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Ptolemaic world map Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Secunda Africae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Secunda Africae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Quinta Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Quinta Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain scan of an 16th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Sexta Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Sexta Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Octava Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Octava Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Prima Africae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Prima Africae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Tertia Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Tertia Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Octava Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Octava Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Scythia Extra Imaum Montem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Secunda Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Secunda Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of an artwork, medieval, renaissance, 14th, 15th, 16th-century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Septima Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Septima Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of an artwork, medieval, renaissance, 14th, 15th, 16th-century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Prima Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Prima Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Decima Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Decima Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

India Citra Gangem Fluvium Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Nona Asiae tabula, Pakistan - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Nona Asiae tabula, Pakistan - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collect...

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Nona Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Nona Europae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

[World map] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

[World map] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

The winds, known collectively as Venti, have long been viewed as both bringers of good fortune and sources of chaos. In ancient Greece and Rome, the winds were seen as personas; gods who brought favorable or di... More

Undecima Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Undecima Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

India Extra Gangem Fluvium Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Septima Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Septima Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Scythia Intra Imaum Montem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Quarta Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Quarta Asiae tabula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Martin Waldseemu Ller - Orbis typus uniuersalis iuxta hydrographorum traditionem

Martin Waldseemu Ller - Orbis typus uniuersalis iuxta hydrographorum t...

Waldseemüller may have had second thoughts about his 1507 proposal for naming the new continent "America." In 1513, he issued a fourth publication, a new edition of Claudius Ptolemy's Geographia. In it he incl... More

Tipus orbis uniuersalis iuxta Ptolomei cosmographi traditionem et Americi Vespucii alior[um]que

Tipus orbis uniuersalis iuxta Ptolomei cosmographi traditionem et Amer...

Although in his later publications Waldseemüller apparently retracted his depiction of a separate continent named America, other publishers quickly accepted his initial concept and imitated the shapes and nome... More

Small circular world map - Public domain vintage map

Small circular world map - Public domain vintage map

Apian, a noted German mathematician, astronomer and geographer, compiled several geographical publications during the first half of the 16th century. His work displayed various iterations of the American contin... More

Tabula XI Asiae - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Tabula XI Asiae - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

India extra Gangem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tabula VII Asiae - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Tabula VII Asiae - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Scythia intra imaum Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tabula V Europae - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Tabula V Europae - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Tabu. moderna Hungariae, Poloniae, Russiae, Prussiae et Valachiae

Tabu. moderna Hungariae, Poloniae, Russiae, Prussiae et Valachiae

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

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