...TEXT: Following the catastrophic defeat of Varus and the subjugation of the Vandals, Octavianus Augustus conquered, rebuilt and enlarged Augusta Vindelicorum [Augsburg], a widely famed and very ancient city in... More info
...vinden vant compas‘. The portal contains the Latinised coats of arms of the 17 Provinces, including Zutphen. The figures before the portal to the left and right of the text... More info
...took place during WWII, but from a military standpoint they were of no importance. Full title: Caerte vanden zee Custen, eennsdeels Normandien en Brittangen, met de Eijlanden daer ontrent ghelegen... More info
Galle’s famous oneliner The bottom cartouche reads: Spectandum dedit Ortelius mortalib. orbem, Orbi spectandum Galleus Ortelium. Or: Ortelius gave the mortals the world to admire and Galle gave the world... More info
Blaeu and Russia This map includes two insets: a plan of Moscow and a view of Archangel. The plan of Moscow is a reduced version of a Russian plan dating... More info