Historic Map : Homann Heirs Map of Saxony, Germany, and The Czech Republic , 1757, Vintage Wall Art Torrance 5247913 Byzantine Turkey

Byzantine Turkey

this map illustrates the transition from medieval to modern understandings of the Arctic region

As with most maps of Africa from this period

just across the bay

and a host of additional to

Historic Map : Homann Heirs Map of Saxony, Germany, and The Czech Republic , 1757, Vintage Wall Art Torrance 5247913 Byzantine Turkeythe Homann Heirs map of Saxony, Germany. Covers from Berlin in the north, to Prague in the southeast and Efurt in the west. The map is filled with information including fortified cities, villages, roads, bridges, forests, battlefields, castles and topography. Title cartouche in the upper left quadrant features a wonderful mining vignette, the Greek god Hermes, and a warrior figure with a shield featuring the head of Medusa. Prepared in Nuremberg by