The birth of Protestantism through videos, text and images
The birth of Protestantism through videos, text and images
The first modern atlas: Theatrum orbis terrarum (Theatre of the World) by Abraham Ortelius
Terrestrial globes by Willem Janszoon, updated to the geographical discoveries of the 17th century
The Atlas Maior by Willem Janszoon and Joan Blaeu, updated to the geographical discoveries of the 17th century
The new Larcum Kendall K1 marine chronometer to be tested on Cook’s second voyage
The third voyage of James Cook and The search for the Northwest Passage
“Mappemonde or reduced map of the known parts of the globe to serve for the Voyage”, tratto da l’Atlas de Le voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde (1792)
Letter from John II of Portugal to Ferdinand the Catholic (1493) informing him of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the port of Lisbon
Nomads and Gypsies. The Shiites
Planisphere commissioned in 1502 by Alberto Cantino, an ‘orator’ sent by Ercole I d’Este to Portugal