Explore the Sunderland Collection’s stunning maps and atlases, spanning European mapmakers from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. Historical maps, like this world map from the Portolan Atlas by ...
There are many treasures to glean from a glance at a beautifully wrought antique map -- just don't expect that any sailor worth his salt ever actually used one while at sea. "Sailors wanted clean ...
FROM the work of cartographers who first charted the Philippines in the 16 th century to World War II maps used by Japanese or American forces for wartime strategy, Gallery of Prints has remained a ...