Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, in 1158, pronounced himself in favour of the university community
Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, in 1158, pronounced himself in favour of the university community
Sir David Attenborough talks about Cook’s nautical charts and Joseph Banks’ collection of plants and animals
University expenditure in Padua in the 15th century
Treaty of Tordesillas between the Catholic Monarchs and the King of Portugal
The first circumnavigation of the Earth: the expedition of Magallanes and Elcano
The first modern atlas: Theatrum orbis terrarum (Theatre of the World) by Abraham Ortelius
The Accademia del Cimento and the experimental method
Terrestrial globes by Willem Janszoon, updated to the geographical discoveries of the 17th century
Robert Boyle and his essay General Heads for a Natural History of a Country, Great or Small codifying the scientific literature of travel
The Atlas Maior by Willem Janszoon and Joan Blaeu, updated to the geographical discoveries of the 17th century