Collection items

Engraved view of London by C J Visscher showing th...

Illustration, Image, Map

This panorama of London was engraved by C J Visscher and first printed in 1616. This is a later version, printed by Fred...

Map of Juan Fernández in William Hack's South Sea ...

Map, Image, Manuscript Created date: 1584-1684

In the late 17th century, the South Seas were plagued by English buccaneers who plundered merchant ships for treasure. S...

The Lion of the Low Countries

Engraving, Map

One of the best known of all zoomorphic maps is the ‘Leo Belgicus’ – the Lion of the Low Countries. The Low Countries, o...