The Cosmography of Ptolemy and the map of the ecumene created using Ptolemy’s second projection
The Cosmography of Ptolemy and the map of the ecumene created using Ptolemy’s second projection
Homo sapiens to conquer the world
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
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
Memoir attributed to Ferdinand Magellan in which he justifies the Moluccas’ belonging to Spain
Operation ATALANTA to counter piracy in the western Indian Ocean