...2.000–4.000 men; Dutch, no ships and 100 men. Both admirals, Don Juan Alvarez de Avilla and van Heemskerk, were killed. The battle resulted in a 12-year truce in which the... More info
...1495 and extended in several stages up to 1530. In 1472, through the marriage of Ivan III with the Byzantine Princess Sophia Palaiologos, the niece of the last East Roman... More info
...1495 and extended in several stages up to 1530. In 1472, through the marriage of Ivan III with the Byzantine Princess Sophia Palaiologos, the niece of the last East Roman... More info
...as the birth certificate of the new nation. Genesis of this map So far, three states of this map were known: 1598, 1630 and 1650. A) In 1598 Joannes van... More info
Braun on Aden, Casablanca, Tangier, Diu and Goa…. ADEN TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE TEXT: Aden, famous centre of trade in Arabia, where merchants meet from India, Ethiopia and Persia. Aden is... More info