16th century Portugese map of the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, India and North Africa. Miller. B.N., Paris.
Cartography, 16th century. World map on an oval projection, made by Francesco Rosselli, Florence 1508 ca. Inking on parchment, 14.5 x 25.8 cm.
Primitive ingenuity. The sugar industry was extremely outdated, even though there were one hundred and twenty mills on the Island; annual export only...
Italy - Tuscany region - Florence. Palazzo Vecchio, Hall of the Geographical Maps. Map of the South China Sea, Malaysia, Sumatra and Java, oil...
Cartography, 16th century. Asia, detail with depiction of Nativity and Magi. From a 19th century copy of the nautical planisphere by Juan de la Cosa,...
Saint Roch visits the plague victims - Saint Roch Altarpiece , by Jacopo da Ponte known as Bassano 16th Century, oil on canvas, 350 x 210 cm.
The first Dutch ship in East Indies . A four ship expedition commanded by Cornelis de Houtman arrived in Indonesia in June 1596. The expedition had...
Asiae Nova Descriptio. From Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1572. Private Collection. Creator: Ortelius, Abraham .
The Siege of Ulsan was a series of two Ming-Joseon attempts to capture Ulsan from the Japanese. The first attack from december 1597 to January 1598...
Plan of Barcino in the work 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', 1576. Creator: Braun George - Frans Hogenberg.
Spanish map of America where Cabeza de Vaca wandered. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors...
