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Title page of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598

With this frontispiece, Ortelius symbolically presents his atlas as a stage upon which readers could act out imaginary voyages to distant lands using the maps and the descriptive text in the book. The architect... More

Americae siue noui orbis, noua descriptio, Abraham Ortelius

Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Typus orbis terrarum, illuminated manuscript, Abraham Ortelius 1527-15...

Ortelius' book of maps, first published in 1570, is considered the first modern world atlas. It was the first time that a set of maps, contemporary to the date of publication, was designed, drawn, and engraved ... More

Europae, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal...

Abraham Ortelius, a contemporary of William Shakespeare, created the groundbreaking atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, including this map of Europe, the Mediterranean, Northern Africa, and Western Asia. These regio... More

Asiae noua descriptio, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598

Asiae nova descriptio Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Africae tabula nova, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598

Africae tabula noua Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Flandria - Gerhard Mercator 1512-1594 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventh...

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

La Florida - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Pervviæ avriferæ regionis typis | Gvastecan Reg Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Hierosolyma urbs sancta, Iudeae, totiusque orientis longe clarisima, q...

Jerusalem, a sacred city to three of the worlds major religions, was depicted as four different images in Braun and Hogenberg's comprehensive collection of town views. In this view, the city is viewed from the ... More

Spagnvola - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Spagnuola | Descrittione dell' isola Spagnvola | Descrittione dell' isola Spagnuola Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Iamaica - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Culiacanae, Americae regionis, descriptio : Hispaniolae, Cubae, aliaru...

Published in Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Antwerp, 1579). One of the landmarks in the history of map making was Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, which is recognized as the first modern a... More

Anjou : Andegavensium ditionis vera et integra descriptio

Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, c... More

Magnifica illa civitas Verona ; Colonia augusta Verona nova gallienian...

Romeo sorrowfully laments in act three, scene three of Romeo and Juliet, "There is no world without Verona walls." Faced with banishment from Juliet, Romeo pleads with Friar Laurence to grant him any other fate... More

Aegyptus Antiqua, Abraham Ortelius - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal ...

The tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra takes place in the ancient empires of Rome and Egypt, the latter of which is depicted on this 1584 map. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and Mark Antony, co-ruler of Rome are entan... More

Ierusalem, et suburbia eius, sicut tempore Christi floruit c[um] locis...

The final image of Jerusalem in Civitates Orbis Terrarum is the most dramatic. It appeared in the fourth volume on two pages, which are displayed here as a single sheet. Rather than a birds eye view, this depic... More

Americæ pars, nunc Virginia dicta, primum ab Anglis inuenta, sumtibus ...

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

Macedonia Alexandri M. Patria Illustris - Vintage map, Norman B. Leven...

Macedonia Alexandri Magni Patria Illustris | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Septentrionalium terrarum descriptio - Gerhard Mercator 1512-1594, Arc...

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

America sive novvs orbis respectv Evropaeorvm inferior globi terrestri...

America sive novus orbis respectu Europaeorum inferior globi terrestris pars Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Carte du Lionnois, Forest, Beauiolois et Masconnois

Carte dv Lionnois, Forest, Beaviolois et Masconnois Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Insulae Capitis Viridis - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Insvlae Capitis Viridis Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Artois : Atrebatum regionis vera descriptio - Vintage map, Norman B. L...

Artois : Atrebatvm regionis vera descriptio | Atrebatum regionis vera descriptioi0 Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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

Regions and Seasons: The winds remained on maps into the 17th century, as illustrated on this 1607 horological diagram, which was used for measuring time. Produced by German mathematician Franz Ritter, this uni... More

America, Jodocus Hondius - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Amerique Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Maris Pacifici (quod vulgo Mar del Zur) cum regionibus circumiacentibu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recogn... More

Carte geographique de la Nouvelle Franse - Vintage map, Norman B. Leve...

Carte geographiqve de la Novvelle Franse Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Provinciae, regionis Galliae, vera exactissimaque descriptio - Gerhard...

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.

Olissippo quae nunc Lisboa ciuitas amplissima Lusi taniae, ad Tagum, t...

Jollain’s representation of New Amsterdam was based on this image of Lisbon, originally published about 1598 in part five of Braun and Hogenberg’s comprehensive collection of urban views, Civitates Orbis Terrar... More

Portolan atlas - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection nautical ...

Manuscript portolan atlas containing six maps: Brazil and the south Atlantic Ocean -- South America with the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans -- Mediterranean region -- Northeast North America and North Atlantic Oce... More

Carte du Grand Perche et Perche Gouet

Carte dv Grand Perche et Perche Govet Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Belgii veteris typus - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Carte du pais de Xaintonge - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collecti...

Carte dv pais de Xaintonge Courtesy of Boston Public Library

America with those known parts in that unknowne worlde both people and...

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

Carte du pais d'Aunis ville & gounernement de la Rochelle

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

Gerardus Mercator natus Rupelmundæ III non. Martii anno MDXII, vixit a...

Women in Cartography: The widow of Jodocus Hondius, Sr. took over his business for a short period after his death in 1612, before transferring the responsibility to their sons Jodocus Jr. and Henricus. She is c... More

Zeilan Insula - Jan Jansson - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collect...

Zeilan Insvla | Cuba Insvla | Cuba Insula Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Vdrone Irlandiæ in Catherlagh Baronia - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventh...

Vdrone Irlandiae in Catherlagh baronia Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Irlandiae regnum, Jodocus Hondius - Gerhard Mercator 1512-1594

Together these two atlas sheets comprise Gerard Mercator's map of Ireland. They were published in either the 1628 or 1633 French editions of Mercator and Jodocus Hondius's "Atlas". Originally published in 1595,... More

[Scotiae regnum] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Seconde table d'Escosse Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Vltoniae orientalis : pars - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collecti...

Ultoniae orientalis pars Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Eboracum, Lincolnia, Derbia, Staffordia, Notinghamia, Lecestria, Rutla...

Eboracvm, Lincolnia, Derbia, Staffordia, Notinghamia, Lecestria, Rvtlandia, et Norfolcia Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Irlandiæ regnum - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Irlandiae regnum Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Daniae regni typum potentissimo Invictissimoque D. Christiano, Daniae,...

Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was based on a 12th-century tale. The story tells of a prince who seeks revenge for his father's murder by his uncle, and in doing so delves into de... More

Groninga Dominium (Willem Janszoon Blaeu 1571-1638)

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Lotharingia Ducatus, vulgo Lorraine (Willem Janszoon Blaeu 1571-1638)

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Austria archiducatus (Willem Janszoon Blaeu 1571-1638)

Avstria archidvcatvs | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Africae nova descriptio (Willem Janszoon Blaeu 1571-1638)

Picryl description: Public domain image of Africa and Africans, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Meklenburg Ducatus - Jan Jansson - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Co...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Chili (Willem Janszoon Blaeu 1571-1638) - Vintage map, Norman B. Leven...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Beschryvinghe der eylanden van Cuba, Hispaniola, Iamaica, S. Ioannis e...

In this composite map of five West Indian islands, separate maps of Cuba and Hispaniola are flanked on the left by insets of Jamaica, Puerto Rico (here called the island of St. John), and St. Margaret (north of... More

Turcicum imperium, Joan Blaeu 1596-1673 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leven...

Tvrcicvm imperivm | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Terra Firma et novum regnum Granatense et Popayan

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Eygentlicher abris und gelegenheit der vornemen hauptstadt des Königr...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain image of 16th-17th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright... More

Provincia = Provence, Joan Blaeu 1596-1673 - Vintage map, Norman B. Le...

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

Mediolanum ducatus - Jan Jansson - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Co...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Picardia - Jan Jansson - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

America, siue, India Nova : ad magnae Gerardi Mercatoris aui vniversal...

America, sive, India Nova Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Nova et accurata descriptio Delphinatus vulgo Dauphiné

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Touraine = Turonensis ducatus - Jan Jansson - Vintage map, Norman B. L...

Turonensis ducatus. Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston public library.

Les Souverainetez de Sedan et Raucourt et la Prevosté de Doncheri

Sovverainetez de Sedan et Ravcovrt et la Prevosté de Doncheri | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

West Morlandia, Lancastria, Cestria, Caernarvan, Denbigh, Flint, Merid...

These two maps, portraying portions of Cornwall and Wales, were originally prepared by Gerard Mercator, one of the greatest of early Dutch map makers. These two atlas sheets were published in either the 1628 or... More

Cornubia, Davonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria, Monum...

Cambriae typus - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

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

Cuba Insula ; Hispaniola Insula - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Col...

Cuba insula, Hispaniola insula, insula Iamaica, Ins. S. Ioannis, I.S. Margareta cum confiniis Courtesy of Boston Public Library

La Principauté d'Orange et comtat de Venaissin

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Anglesey : Wight Vectis olim ; Garnesay ; Iarsay - Gerhard Mercator 15...

Wight Vectis olim | Garnesay | Iarsay | Vectis Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Gouvernement de l'Isle de France - Jan Jansson

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Lionnois, Forest, et Beauiolois - Jan Jansson - Vintage map, Norman B....

Lionnois, Forest, et Beaviolois | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bressia = vulgo Bresse (Willem Janszoon Blaeu 1571-1638)

Vulgo Bresse | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Territorium Metense = Le pais Messin - Jan Jansson

Pais Messin | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Le gouvernement de Calais, & pays reconquis - Jan Jansson

Gouvernement de Calais, et pays reconquis | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

West Morlandia, Lancastria, Cestria, Caernaruan, Denbigh, Flint, Merid...

Paraguay, ó prov. de Rio de la Plata cum regionibus adiacentibus Tucu...

Paragvay, ó prov. de Rio de la Plata cum regionibus adiacentibus Tvcvman et Sta. Crvz de la Sierra Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Gallia vetus : ad Iul Caesaris commentaria ex conatibus geographicis

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

America nouiter delineata - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collectio...

America noviter delineata Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Aethiopia inferior, vel exterior : partes magis septentrionales, quae ...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Carte du Vexin, Beauvoisis, et Hurepoix - Vintage map, Norman B. Leven...

Carte dv Vexin, Beavvoisis, et Hurepoix Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Aethiopia superior vel interior : vulgo Abissinorum, sive Presbiteri I...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The south part of New-England, as it is planted this yeare, 1635

South part of Nevv-England Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Cenomanorum galliae regionis typus : vulgo Le Mans

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.

Andaluzia continens Sevillam et Cordubam, Joan Blaeu 1596-1673

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Delflandia, Schielandia, et insulae trans Mosam illis objacentes ut su...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Danubius, fluvius Europae maximus, a fontibus ad ostia, cum omnibus fl...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Comitatuum Hannoniae et Namurci descriptio, Joan Blaeu 1596-1673

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Normandia ducatus (Willem Janszoon Blaeu 1571-1638)

Shakespeare wrote a number of history plays, which were based on earlier works by other authors. However, the Bard did not always follow history to the letter. In Henry VI, Part I, Shakespeare manipulates dates... More

Iuliacensis et Montensis Ducatus = De Hertoghdomen Gulick en Berghe

Juliacensis et Montensis Ducatus | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Britannia Ducatus = Duché de Bretaigne (Willem Janszoon Blaeu 1571-16...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Leodiensis dioecesis, Joan Blaeu 1596-1673 - Vintage map, Norman B. Le...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Natolia, quae olim Asia Minor, Joan Blaeu 1596-1673

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Vtriusque Castellae nova descriptio, Joan Blaeu 1596-1673

Utriusque Castellae nova descriptio. Vtrivsqve Castellae nova descriptio. Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Les Souverainetez de Sedan et Raucourt et la Prevosté de Doncheri

Sovverainetez de Sedan et Ravcovrt et la Prevosté de Doncheri Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Territorium Metense = Le pais Messin (Willem Janszoon Blaeu 1571-1638)

Pais Messin | Territorivm Metense Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Ducatus Limburgum, Joan Blaeu 1596-1673 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leven...

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Fezzae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberrima - Jan Jansson

Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Guinea - Jan Jansson - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Gvinea | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali, cum terris adiacentibus n...

Insvlae Americanae in oceano septentrionali, cum terris adiacentibus Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Anglia Regnum - Jan Jansson - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collect...

Anglia Regnvm | Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Guiana siue Amazonum regio - Jan Jansson - Vintage map, Norman B. Leve...

Gviana siue Amazonvm regio | Gviana sive Amazonvm regio Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Mappa aestivarum insularum alias Barmudas dictarum, ad Ostia Mexicani ...

Mappa aestivarvm insularvm alias Barmvdas dictarum, ad Ostia Mexicani aestuarij jacentium in latitudine graduum 32 minutorum 25. Ab Anglia Londino scilicet versus Libonotum 3300 Miliaribus Anglicanis, et a Roan... More

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