Ierusalem, cum suburbiis, prout tempore Christi floruit, accurate nota...
Relief shown pictorially. German. Titles in Latin and German. Shows Jerusalem during the time of Christ. Includes descriptive text in German. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Cuneiform tablet: account settlement, Egibi archive
Mesopotamia Neo-Babylonian Public domain photograph of archaeological object, Mesopotamia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a litigation settlement
Mesopotamia Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid Public domain photograph of archaeological object, Mesopotamia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cuneiform tablet: account settlement, Egibi archive
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Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a litigation settlement
Public domain photo of a 3d object, Babylon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hua yi tu. Historic map, Library of Congress
Scale not given. Stone rubbing dated 1933? Original stone was engraved in Fuchang 7 nian, i.e. 1136 A.D. The stone is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi'an, China. Covers China in Nan Song Dynasty,... More
Map of the world from BL Royal 20 B XII, f. 4v
Coloured map of the world in two hemispheres. Image taken from f. 4v of Le premier livre de la cosmographie en rhetorique francoyse. Written in French.
Antioch from BL Eg 1500, f. 47 - Public domain old map
Detail of a map of Antioch. Image taken from f. 47 of Abbreviamen de las Estorias (begins imperfectly), or Chronologia magna. Written in French (Provençal dialect).
Scotland, Belgium and Germany from BL Harley 7182, f. 61
Map of parts of Scotland, Belgium and Germany. Image taken from f. 61 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus) with twenty-seven maps. Written in Latin.
Map of Britain from BL Harley 1808, f. 9v
Detail of a map of Britain. Image taken from f. 9v of Chronicle of England, entitled 'Cronica facta sub compendio', ending with the coronation of Henri IV on 13 October 1399 (ff. 10-17v), preceded by a map of B... More
Map of north-west Africa from BL Harley 3686, f. 99v
Map of north-west Africa with the pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar. Image taken from f. 99v of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, Asia... More
Map of the Caspian Sea from BL Harley 3686, f. 98
Map of the region east of the Caspian Sea. Image taken from f. 98 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, Asia and Africa (index portola... More
St. Augustine and the city of God with Mercy-Seat; Hell
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
India and China from BL Harley 7195, f. 102v
Map of sections of India and China. Image taken from f. 102v of Geography (index Cosmographie primus) with 27 maps. Written in Latin.
Map of Germany from BL Harley 3686, f. 20v
Map of Germany. Image taken from f. 20v of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, Asia and Africa (index portolan charts, nautical maps, m... More
Plato chasing a group of naked dancers out of the city
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Map of Britain and Ireland from BL Harley 7195, f. 58v
Detail of a map of Britain and Ireland. Image taken from f. 58v of Geography (index Cosmographie primus) with 27 maps. Written in Latin.
Map of the Black Sea from BL Harley 3686, f. 41v
Map of the north and west coasts of the Black Sea. Image taken from f. 41v of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, Asia and Africa (inde... More
Map of the Baltic and Scandinavia from BL Harley 3686, f. 100
Map of the Baltic and Scandinavia, with part of Germany. Image taken from f. 100 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, Asia and Africa... More
Map of northern Europe from BL Harley 7182, f. 65
Map, entitled 'Descriptio Quartae Tabulae Europae', with Germany, Denmark and Scandinavian islands. Image taken from f. 65 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus) with twenty-seven maps. Written in Latin.
Map of Germany from BL Harley 3686, f. 23v
Map of Germany. Image taken from f. 23v of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, Asia and Africa (index portolan charts, nautical maps, m... More
Helene and Paris, on horseback, received by Priam before the city of T...
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Siege of a city - Dutch artwork
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India and China from BL Harley 7195, f. 102v
Map of sections of India and China. Image taken from f. 102v of Geography (index Cosmographie primus) with 27 maps. Written in Latin.
Map of England and Scotland from BL Harley 1808, f. 9v
Map of England and Scotland. Image taken from f. 9v of Chronicle of England, entitled 'Cronica facta sub compendio', ending with the coronation of Henri IV on 13 October 1399 (ff. 10-17v), preceded by a map of ... More
The Adriatic from BL Royal 14 C V, ff. 5v-6
Portolan chart of the Adriatic. Image taken from ff. 5v-6 of Atlas with seven double-page Portolan charts (index Portolano, maps, Lord Lumley's Atlas). Written in Latin.
Map of Poland from BL Harley 3686, ff. 100v-101
Map of Poland to the Volga River. Image taken from ff. 100v-101 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, Asia and Africa (index portolan ... More
Map of Sicily from BL Harley 3686, f. 33
Map of Sicily. Image taken from f. 33 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, Asia and Africa (index portolan charts, nautical maps, map... More
Map of the world from BL Harley 7182, ff. 58v-59
Map of the world entitled, 'Totius Orbis Habitabilis Brevis Descriptio' with personifications of the twelve winds and the signs of the zodiac. Image taken from ff. 58v-59 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus... More
The river Jordan stops flowing to allow dry passage to the Hebrews and...
Public domain image of a medieval town, city, street, buildings, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Map of the world from BL Harley 7182, ff. 58v-59
Map of the world entitled, 'Totius Orbis Habitabilis Brevis Descriptio' with personifications of the twelve winds and the signs of the zodiac. Image taken from ff. 58v-59 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus... More
North Africa from BL Harley 7182, f. 85
Map of north-east Africa, the Red Sea, and parts of Arabia. Image taken from f. 85 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus) with twenty-seven maps. Written in Latin.
Map of the Italian Peninsula from BL Harley 3686, ff. 28v-29
Map of the Italian Peninsula, with islands and part of the Balkans. Image taken from ff. 28v-29 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, ... More
Map of central and east Asia from BL Harley 3686, ff. 98v-99
Map of central and east Asia between ~Sogdii montes~ and ~terra incognita~ Image taken from ff. 98v-99 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of E... More
Map of the Iberian Peninsula from BL Harley 3686, f. 15
Map of the Iberian Peninsula. Image taken from f. 15 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus), translated by Jacopo Angeli da Scarperia, with eighteen maps of Europe, Asia and Africa (index portolan charts, nau... More
Reason, Righteousness and Sincerity in the City of Women
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Map of the world from BL Royal 14 C IX, ff. 1v-2
Miniature of the map of the world, at the beginning of Ranulf Higden's Polychronicon. Image taken from ff. 1v-2 of Polychronicon. Written in Latin.
Hell (eternal punishment) as burning city
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14ht-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
清 佚名 中國地圖 屏風|Map of China - Public domain old map
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Saturn devouring his children; Jupiter chasing Saturn out of the city ...
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Saturn Devouring His Children depicts the mythological scene of the T... More
[World map by Ptolemy] - Public domain vintage map
Illus. in: Claudii Ptholemei Alexandrini philosophi Cosmographia. Rome : Arnoldus Buckinck, 10 Oct. (VI Idus Octobris) 1478. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Le... More
Map of the World, German 15th century
Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 147v-148
Miniatures of maps of the islands of Patmos, Dipsa, Crousia, and Icaria and Mandria, illustrating sections 48-52. Image taken from ff. 147v-148 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 157 - Public domain old map
Detail of miniature of a map. Image taken from f. 157 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Chois from BL Arundel 93, f. 150 - Public domain old map
Miniature of a map of the island of Chios. Image taken from f. 150 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Podia from BL Arundel 93, f. 144v - Public domain map
Miniatures of maps, including of the islands of Podia. Image taken from f. 144v of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 145v-146
Miniatures of maps. Image taken from ff. 145v-146 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map of the world from BL Royal 15 E III, f. 67v
Detail of a miniature of a map of the world divided on three parts, Europe, Asia, and Africa, at the beginning of book 15. Image taken from f. 67v of De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des ... More
Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 156v - Public domain old map
Miniatures of a map. Image taken from f. 156v of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map of the world from BL Royal 15 E III, f. 67v
Miniature of a map of the world divided on three parts, Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'A'(layde), at the beginning of book 15. Image taken from f. 67v of De proprietati... More
Andros from BL Arundel 93, f. 141 - Public domain map
Detail of a miniature of a map of the island of Andros, from section 28. Image taken from f. 141 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Miniature of a map: 'Crete hodie candia'. from BL Arundel 93, f. 134v
Miniature of a map: 'Crete hodie candia'. Image taken from f. 134v of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Chios from BL Arundel 93, f. 150 - Public domain old map
Detail of a map of the island of Chios, illustrating section 58. Image taken from f. 150 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
[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
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
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 157v-158
Miniatures of maps. Image taken from ff. 157v-158 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Septima Asia tabula continet Margianam, Bactrianam, Sogdianos, Sacas &...
Public domain scan of an old vintage map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 148 - Public domain old map
Detail of a miniature of a map of Icaria and mandria, illustrating sections 51-52. Image taken from f. 148 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Arundel 93, ff. 159v-160
Miniatures of a map. Image taken from ff. 159v-160 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 133 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Miniature of a map. Image taken from f. 133 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 152v-153
Miniatures of maps, including of Tenedos and Gallipoli, illustrating sections 60 and 61. Image taken from ff. 152v-153 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Leaves from Liber chronicarum, with views of de Sarmatia regione Europ...
Casmirus | Lubeca | Cracovia Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Leaves from Liber chronicarum, with views of de Sarmatia regione Europ...
Casmirus | Lubeca | Cracovia Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Leaves from Liber chronicarum, with views of de Sarmatia regione Europ...
Casmirus | Lubeca | Cracovia Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Beleg van Stenay door de hertog van Lotharingen, 1591
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Bird's eye view of Azusa, Los Angeles Co. Cal., 1887 /
"Rare early view of the newly laid out town of Azusa. In 1887, Jonathan Slauson and a group of local developers laid out the town of Azusa. This plan was likely published by Slauson"--From the 16th-19th centuri... More
Maurits breekt het beleg van Grol op, 1595
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Gezicht op Gaeta, 1734 - Public domain vintage map
Gezicht op de Italiaanse stad Gaeta, veroverd door de Spanje op 6 augustus 1734. Met een inzet in de klauwen van een adelaar waarop een gezicht op het oude kasteel van de stad. Onderdeel van een atlas met 223 k... More
Hemelkaart met Christelijke sterrenbeelden
Hemelkaart van de voorjaarshemelsfeer met de Christelijke sterrenbeelden, gebaseerd op de atlas van Julius Schiller uit 1627. In plaats van de gebruikelijke sterrenbeelden in de dierenriem zijn apostelen te zie... More
Beleg van Coevorden door Maurits, 1592
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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
Bombardement van Tönning, 1700 - Public domain old map
Bombardement van de stad Tönning in Sleeswijk-Holstein, waarschijnlijk door de Denen in 1700 tijdens Grote Noordse oorlog. Onderdeel van een atlas met 223 kaarten van landen en steden en oorlogstaferelen in Eur... More
Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne , plan (recto) Palazzo Massimo alle Colon...
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Beleg van Oostende, 1601 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image
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Plattegrond van Luxemburg, met een kaart van zijn omgeving, Flanders
Plattegrond van Luxemburg. De titel boven de plattegrond. Linksboven een kader met Franse tekst over de stad. Rechtsonder een kader met schaalstok: Echelle de 150 Toises. Rechtsboven een inzet met kaart van de ... More
Beleg van Saint-Jean d'Angély, 1569
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Beleg en vergelijk van Chartres, 1568
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Beleg van Stralsund, 1628 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image
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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
Schouwtoneel van den oorlog (blad XXIV), 1723
Blad met negen voorstellingen van gebeurtenissen uit het jaar 1723. Opschriften in de voorstelling in het Nederlands en Latijn. Plaat 29 in het prentwerk met de gebundelde reeks van 33 platen met voorstellingen... More
Johannes Condet - Kaart van het noordwestelijk deel van Brabant, Fland...
Kaart van het noordwestelijk deel van Brabant. Boven de kaart de titel en een schaalstok: 1 Lieue de Brabant. Langs de randen van de prent een gradenverdeling.
Plattegrond van de stad Meiningen (?)
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Pantheon, partial plan; details (recto) Pantheon, rectangular niche, p...
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Pantheon, partial plan; details (recto) Pantheon, rectangular niche, p...
Drawn by Anonymous, French, 16th century Public domain scan of a plan of settlement buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beleg en ontzet van Hüls, 1583 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication ...
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Beleg van Franeker, 1500 - Public domain vintage map
Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Schouwtoneel van den oorlog (blad V), 1704
Blad met negen voorstellingen van gebeurtenissen uit het jaar 1704 van de Spaanse Successieoorlog en van plattegronden van versterkte steden. Opschriften in de voorstelling in het Nederlands en Latijn. Plaat 24... More
Vogelvluchtperspectief van olifantenkraal
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Beleg van Stenay door de hertog van Lotharingen, 1591
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Beleg van Schenkenschans door de Spanjaarden, 1599
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St. Peter's, plan (recto) blank (verso)
Drawn by Anonymous, French, 16th century Public domain scan of a plan of settlement buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beleg van Maastricht, 1579 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication imag...
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Gruppenbild Kaiserin Maria Theresia und andere Souveräne samt einem Pl...
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Beleg van Burg, 1584 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image
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Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne , plan (recto) Palazzo Massimo alle Colon...
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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
Vogelvluchtkaart van Venetië, Jacopo de Barbari, Italian
Kaart van Venetië gedrukt van 6 blokken op 12 in paren gelijmde bladen
Beleg van Rouen, 1591 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image
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Beleg en verovering van Gulik door Hendrik van den Bergh voor de Spanj...
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Pirro Ligorio - Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Plan of Ancient Rome
The Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae is a collection of engravings of Rome and Roman antiquities, the core of which consists of prints published by Antonio Lafreri and gathered under a title page he printed in t... More