Van den Broecke remarks: This map is essentially an enlarged part of the British Isles map, (vdB 16). Next to the Orcades insulaethe isles of Orkney have been added. Cardenbrog... More info
The Azimuth Projection of the South Pole The Mercator projection is not useful for a so-called polar projection. For the South Pole projection, the South Pole is projected perpendicularly from... More info
...also sold. The first stock exchange was born at the inn run by the van der Buerse family of merchants, who subsequently gave their name to the concept of the... More info
Dordrecht commented by Braun “Dordrecht is an old Dutch city situated on the Merwede, but as waters flow into this river from the Rhine, the Meuse and the Lek and... More info
...fraternity was founded. Under Olivier van Noort, the Dutch undertook their first world tour between 1598 and 1601. His travelogue, the Description of the Voyagie around the whole world Cloot... More info
...Van Den Broecke mentions that there are 3 states of the map: 17.1a: Dedication to James 1 17.1b A slip is pasted over the dedication to James I, thus removing... More info