Frankfurt commented by Braun “The largest and most magnificent part of the city is called Frankfurt, the other Sachsenhausen, which is also surrounded by walls and moats. Frankfurt is a... More info
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
Marseille commented by Braun (on verso) “Marseilles, called Massalia in Greek, Massilia in Latin, is a rich city in Provence in France. It was built by the Greeks, which is... More info
Bristol commented by Braun (on verso): “Bristol is a well-known, and after London the most important, centre of trade in England, 5,000 paces away from the sea and built up... More info
Toledo commented by Braun (on verso): ” Toledo has already been described in the first volume of this atlas. In this plate, in addition to the plan of the city,... More info
Michiel de Ruyter: a general approach by Stoopendaal Adriaenszoon Michiel de Ruyter (Flushing-Vlissingen, March 24, 1607 – Bay of Syracuse, April 29, 1676) was a prosperous merchant in Zeeland.In the... 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