Old Map of the North Sea and Atlantic in 1575 by Abraham Ortelius - Iceland, Greenland, Scandinavia, Frisland heritage home accent close to the crossing points

close to the crossing points that once carried travellers between Kent and the capital

Its timeless quality reflects the enduring allure of classical bird illustration

or American heritage enthusiast

and this 1862 plan is one of that series

This rare 1895 historical nautical chart of the Virginia Public Oyster Grounds (Chart No

Old Map of the North Sea and Atlantic in 1575 by Abraham Ortelius - Iceland, Greenland, Scandinavia, Frisland heritage home accent close to the crossing pointsThis striking chart of the North Sea and North Atlantic was engraved by the great Flemish Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius and included in his 1575 edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, widely regarded as the world's first modern atlas and the single most important collection of world maps produced in the sixteenth century. Ortelius worked from Antwerp, compiling and standardising the best available charts of his era into one authoritative