Tierra Nueva by Ruscelli BURDEN: “Ruscelli’s edition of Ptolemy’s ‘Geography’ included newly engraved copper plates by Giulio and Livio Sanuto. This map of the east coast is an enlarged version... More info
Optica print of Lambeth Palace (London) In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many popular specialty establishments in Paris, Augsburg and London which produced optical viewing devices and special... More info
Rare old map of the Middle East/Holy Land Beautifully engraved map of the region from the eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf from Ortelius’s Theatri Orbis Terrarvm Parergon published in... More info
...the very center of the map: it houses the famous Ghent Altarpiece painted by Hubert and Jan van Eyck. Together with the Gothic church of Sint-Niklaas (57) lower down and... More info
Leuven commented by Braun “Louvain is the capital of Brabant and an important city of trade, but also the seat of learned men and the Liberal Arts. It was established... More info