Photograph of a moment of prayer in a makeshift mosque
Photograph of a moment of prayer in a makeshift mosque
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)
Ellis Island Heritage
German artist Otto Progel’s 1836 painted copy of the original planisphere Kunstmann IV lost in a bombing raid during World War II in 1945
Ancient Coastal Settlements, Ports and Harbours