The most influential map of Africa Gerard Mercator’s (i.e. the grandson of the Great one) finely engraved map of Africa depicts the continent as it was known in the late... 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
...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
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