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Map of California shown as an island, c 1650. Creator: Johannes VingboonsMap of California shown as an island, c 1650. This map from around 1650 shows California as an island. A half-century would pass before Spanish explorers determined with certainty that California was
The Isle of Anglesey, The Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight, 1650, (1946). Creator: UnknownThe Isle of Anglesey, The Isle of Man and the Isle of Wight, 1650, (1946). Three maps of islands off the coast of Britain
Plate 12: Allegory on the Discord in France, from Caspar Barlaeus, " Medicea Hospes", 1638
Plate 8: Emperor Maximilian II granting a crown to the coat of arms of Amsterdam, from Caspar Barlaeus, " Medicea Hospes", 1638
Plate 13: Allegory on the Discord in France, from Caspar Barlaeus, " Medicea Hospes", 1638
Plate 7: The Marriage of Francisco I de Medici and Johanna of Austria, from Caspar Barlaeus, " Medicea Hospes", 1638
An orrery designed by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, c1630. Artist: Joan BlaeuAn orrery designed by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, c1630. From the Atlas Major by Johann Blaeu
Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer, (c1630). Artist: Joan BlaeuTycho Brahe, Danish astronomer, (c1630). Brahe (1546-1601) aged 40, amongst his astonomical instuments. From the Atlas Major by Johann Blaeu
New England in 1660, (c1880). From Blaeus Theatre du Monde. In this curious map the north is at the bottom and the south at the top
The equatorial armillary of Tycho Brahe, 16th century. Artist: Joan BlaeuThe equatorial armillary of Tycho Brahe (14 December 1546 - 24 October 1601), from Joan Blaeus Le Grand Atlas. Brahe built this on the island of Huen to measure celestial latitude and longitude