The Lost Island of Atlantis
Prevalent among western European cultures are traditions of lost or mysterious islands in the western ocean, and these…
Collation: Thomas Salmon’s Modern History
The following is a collation of the second edition in Italian (first edition, 1734) of Thomas Salmon’s work,…
Nicholas De Fer’s Shop
Nicolas de Fer (1646-1720) was one of the leading publishers of maps in Paris at the end of…
Forlani’s Works: Part IV
70. [ca. 1568]: Anonymous CyprusISOLA DI CIPRO. [2b – 4b] CYPRVS Jnsula olim Macharia, idest / beata, in Carpathii…
Forlani’s Works: Part III
41. [ca. 1566]: Anonymous ElbaILBA siue ILVA, imsula, est in / mari tusco, continet distans mill. / x…
Forlani’s Works: Part II
26a. 1564: Anonymous Rome, Territory of state 1La Descrittione della campagna di ROMA, detta dagli / antichi LATIVM,…
Forlani’s Work: Part I
1a. 1560: Forlani Germany state 1[Untitled Map Of Germany] M. D. LX. [3e, ob] Paulus de furlanis Verone[n]= /…
Biography: Paolo Forlani
(fl. 1560 – 1571/4?) The ‘Lafreri School’ of mapmakers is the umbrella term frequently applied – for want…