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A Visual Journey Through Time (#3)

A collection of map images crafted by the renowned cartographer Gerardus Mercator. Delve into the intricacies of Mercator's groundbreaking work and witness the evolution of cartography through his innovative maps.

214 Items

A Visual Journey Through Time: Antique map of Poland - today Lithuania (engraving, 1596)

Antique map of Poland - today Lithuania (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716948 Antique map of Poland - today Lithuania (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussia)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Central Asia (engraving, 1596)

Central Asia (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718741 Central Asia (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tartaria, 1633: Central Asia (Grande Tartaria)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Turkey - Cyprus (engraving, 1596)

Turkey - Cyprus (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718694 Turkey - Cyprus (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natoliae sive Asia minor (Asia minor)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Northern Italy (engraving, 1596)

Northern Italy (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718206 Northern Italy (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lombardiae Alpestris Pars Occidentalis Cum Valesia)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Beauvais, France (engraving, 1596)

Beauvais, France (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717308 Beauvais, France (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beauvaisis comitatus Belovacium, 1632: Beauvais)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Aragon and Catalonia, Spain (engraving, 1596)

Aragon and Catalonia, Spain (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717137 Aragon and Catalonia, Spain (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arragonia and Catalonia, 1610: Aragon and Catalunya (Aragon and Catalonia)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Wales, Great Britain (engraving, 1596)

Wales, Great Britain (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716778 Wales, Great Britain (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cambriae Typus - Denbigiense Cambrobritanno)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Ireland (engraving, 1596)

Ireland (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716703 Ireland (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Udrone Ireland in Catherlagh Baronia)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Ireland, 1595 (engraving, 1596)

Ireland, 1595 (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716649 Ireland, 1595 (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irlandiae Regnum)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Amplissima Terrae Sanctae descripto ad utriusque testamenti intelligentiam

Amplissima Terrae Sanctae descripto ad utriusque testamenti intelligentiam
TPG210670 Amplissima Terrae Sanctae descripto ad utriusque testamenti intelligentiam, 1537 (engraving) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Bibliotheque Nationale de Cartes et Plans, Paris

A Visual Journey Through Time: Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Monforte de Lemos, northwestern Spain (engraving, 1596)

Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Monforte de Lemos, northwestern Spain (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717080 Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Monforte de Lemos, northwestern Spain (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gallaecia Regnum)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Spain (engraving, 1596)

Spain (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717019 Spain (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hispaniae nova description)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Alsatia, Germany (engraving, 1596)

Alsatia, Germany (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716914 Alsatia, Germany (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holsatia, 1628: Alsatia)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Eastern India (engraving, 1596)

Eastern India (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718797 Eastern India (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: India orientalis)

A Visual Journey Through Time: The globe (engraving, 1596)

The globe (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716551 The globe (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Lazio, Italy (engraving, 1596)

Lazio, Italy (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718369 Lazio, Italy (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lazio - Campagna di Roma, 1631: Lazio)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Verona, Vicenza and Padua, Italy (engraving, 1596)

Verona, Vicenza and Padua, Italy (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718284 Verona, Vicenza and Padua, Italy (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veronae, Vicentiae Et Patavii Ditiones, 1631: Verona (Verone)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Romagna with Parma, Italy (engraving, 1596)

Romagna with Parma, Italy (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718262 Romagna with Parma, Italy (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Romagna with Parma (Parma)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Gulf of Venice to Tirol, centered on Lago di Garda and Verona, Italy (engraving, 1596)

Gulf of Venice to Tirol, centered on Lago di Garda and Verona, Italy (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718219 Gulf of Venice to Tirol, centered on Lago di Garda and Verona, Italy (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Thuringen, Germany (engraving, 1596)

Thuringen, Germany (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717988 Thuringen, Germany (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thuringia, 1619: Thuringen (Thuringia)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Cahors, France (engraving, 1596)

Cahors, France (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717396 Cahors, France (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quercy -Cadurcium, 1633: Caors (Cahors)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Ile de France, North France, 1569 (engraving, 1596)

Ile de France, North France, 1569 (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717254 Ile de France, North France, 1569 (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Isle de France Parisiesis agri description)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Castillia with Madrid and Toledo, Spain (engraving, 1596)

Castillia with Madrid and Toledo, Spain (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717064 Castillia with Madrid and Toledo, Spain (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castiliae veteris et nova descriptio)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Virginia and Florida (engraving, 1596)

Virginia and Florida (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718867 Virginia and Florida (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginiae item and Floridae)

A Visual Journey Through Time: South Scotland, Great Britain, 1565 (engraving, 1596)

South Scotland, Great Britain, 1565 (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716764 South Scotland, Great Britain, 1565 (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotiae Regnum)

A Visual Journey Through Time: China (engraving, 1596)

China (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718750 China (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: China, 1633: China - in " Atlas Ssive Corsmographicae Meditationes" by Gerard Mercator)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Holy Land and Palestina (engraving, 1596)

Holy Land and Palestina (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718686 Holy Land and Palestina (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terra Sancta and Palestina)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Puglia, Calabria and Basilicata, Italy (engraving, 1596)

Puglia, Calabria and Basilicata, Italy (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718400 Puglia, Calabria and Basilicata, Italy (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puglia piana, terra di Barri, terra di Otranto)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Abruzzo and Campania, Italy (engraving, 1596)

Abruzzo and Campania, Italy (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718387 Abruzzo and Campania, Italy (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abruzzo and Terra di Lavoro, 1631: Abruzzo and Campania)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Brescia and Milan, Italy (engraving, 1596)

Brescia and Milan, Italy (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718278 Brescia and Milan, Italy (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brescia Episcopatus - Mediolanu Ducatus)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Austria (engraving, 1596)

Austria (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718143 Austria (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austria Archiducatus)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland (engraving, 1596)

Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718057 Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saxoniae superioris Lusatiae Misniaeque descriptio, 1610: Germany)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Hessen, Kassel, Germany (engraving, 1596)

Hessen, Kassel, Germany (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717973 Hessen, Kassel, Germany (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hassia Landtgraviatus, 1632: Hessen (Hesse), Kassel (Cassel)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Emden and Oldenburg, Germany (engraving, 1596)

Emden and Oldenburg, Germany (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717753 Emden and Oldenburg, Germany (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emden & Oldenborch comit, 1625: Emden and Oldenburg (Oldenburg)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Germany (engraving, 1596)

Germany (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717743 Germany (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Germany, 1632: Germany - in " Atlas Ssive Corsmographicae Meditationes" by Gerard)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Switzerland (engraving, 1596)

Switzerland (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717440 Switzerland (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helvetia um finitimis regionibus confaederatis)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Globe, 16th century (wood, metal, engraving)

Globe, 16th century (wood, metal, engraving)
AIS5338586 Globe, 16th century (wood, metal, engraving) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); 64 x 55 cm; Mercatormuseum, Sint-Nikls

A Visual Journey Through Time: Map of New England, from Historia Mundi: or Mercators Atlas, London

Map of New England, from Historia Mundi: or Mercators Atlas, London
3964030 Map of New England, from Historia Mundi: or Mercators Atlas, London, 1635 (engraving) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94)

A Visual Journey Through Time: France (engraving, 1596)

France (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717159 France (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gallia, 1595: France - in " Atlas Ssive Corsmographicae Meditationes" by Gerard Mercator)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Andalusia, Spain (engraving, 1596)

Andalusia, Spain (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717089 Andalusia, Spain (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andaluziae nova descript, 1620: Andalusia)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Transylvania, Romania (engraving, 1596)

Transylvania, Romania (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716968 Transylvania, Romania (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transylvania)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Denmark (the Island Langeland with Odense) (engraving, 1596)

Denmark (the Island Langeland with Odense) (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716935 Denmark (the Island Langeland with Odense) (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fionia)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico (Caribbean) (engraving, 1596)

Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico (Caribbean) (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718854 Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico (Caribbean) (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cuba insula, Iamaica, S. Joannis, Is)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Northwest England (engraving, 1596)

Northwest England (engraving, 1596)
LRI4716800 Northwest England (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: West Morlandia, Lancastria, Cestria, Caernarvan, Denbigh, Flint, Meridionidh)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Turkey, Balkans, northeastern Africa, Arabia and the Middle East (engraving, 1596)

Turkey, Balkans, northeastern Africa, Arabia and the Middle East (engraving, 1596)
LRI4718667 Turkey, Balkans, northeastern Africa, Arabia and the Middle East (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkey Imperii Imago, 1630: Turkish)

A Visual Journey Through Time: The coastline from Berck to Gravelines, Belgium (engraving, 1596)

The coastline from Berck to Gravelines, Belgium (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717302 The coastline from Berck to Gravelines, Belgium (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bolonia & Giunes comitatus)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Belgium (engraving, 1596)

Belgium (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717276 Belgium (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picardia, 1630: Belgium - in " Atlas Ssive Corsmographicae Meditationes" by Gerard)

A Visual Journey Through Time: Limoge, France (engraving, 1596)

Limoge, France (engraving, 1596)
LRI4717163 Limoge, France (engraving, 1596) by Mercator, Gerardus (1512-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Totius Lemovici, 1633: Limoge)

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