Curiosity: Leo Hollandicus
The most famous of all cartographic curiosities is the ‘Leo Belgicus’, in which the Seventeen Provinces of the…
Maps in Colom’s Atlases: Atlas ou Colom Ardante, 1668
Atlas / ou / Colom Ardante / Demonstrant toutes les Costes de la Grand / Mer, de tout…
Maps in Colom’s Atlases: Atlas or Fyrie Colom, 1668
[Engraved Title page:] Atlas / or / Fyrie Colom. / Wherein are livelÿ Portraÿed all the knowne /…
Maps in Colom’s Atlases: De Vyerighe Colom, 1654
[Engraved Title page:]De Vyerighe Colom / waer door de Zeen en Custen van de Noordsche, / Oostersche, en…
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,…
Forlani’s Works: Part III
41. [ca. 1566]: Anonymous ElbaILBA siue ILVA, imsula, est in / mari tusco, continet distans mill. / x…
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…
The Atlas of Scotland
Edinburgh, May 18. 1797. -Designed by J.Halliday, Caledonian Mercury Office. -Entered in Stationers Hall.Broadsheet, 420 x 235mm. the…