Voyages and travels, Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Discovery and exploration, E141 .A54 1577
A translation, with some omissions, of decades 1-3 of "De orbe novo" by Pietro Martire d'Anghiera; with additions from numerous other sources... Show moreA translation, with some omissions, of decades 1-3 of "De orbe novo" by Pietro Martire d'Anghiera; with additions from numerous other sources edited by Eden and Willes. At foot of title: Cum priuilegio. With six final errata and contents leaves. Main Heritage Shelves General E141 .A54 1577 Book Item-ID: i10203758 BIB-ID: 1022011 Show less
The postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the... Show moreThe postcard shows the Eden Palace Hotel, which opened around 1900 in a location overlooking the Ezbekiyya Gardens (from this the old name of the street, and title of the postcard. "Genaineh" is جنينة, Egyptian Arabian for garden). Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso the logo of German publisher and "Cai[ro] 81". Manuscript annotation on the recto "I stayed in this hotel [Eden Palace Hotel] in 1915" and on the verso of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0061 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2682582x BIB-ID: 2854700 Show less
Coasts--Maps, Coasts--Africa, Southern--Maps--Early works to 1800, G8480 1596 .L5
This is a highly decorative map of the southwestern coast of Africa with early color. The scale is in German miles and Spanish leagues. There are... Show moreThis is a highly decorative map of the southwestern coast of Africa with early color. The scale is in German miles and Spanish leagues. There are coastal views of the islands of Ascension and St. Helena within a strap work cartouche at the bottom of the map and two compass roses. The title cartouche is decorated with birds, fruit and scroll-work, the sea is decorated with ships and a sea-creature, and the land is decorated with animals and mythical creatures. Also this map covers the western coast of Africa from the Gulf of Guinea to just beyond the Cape of Good Hope with excellent detail along the coastline. This map superbly engraved in the Flemish style by Florent van Langren, and the first Dutch edition of Linschoten's "Itinerario..." was published by Cornelis Claesz in 1596. Arnoldus F. á Langren delineauit, & scalpsit. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien. Companion map to Delineatio orarum maritimarum, terrae vulgo indigetatae terra do Natal item Sofalae, Mozambicae & Melindae ... Includes views of Ascension Island and Saint Helena, decorative cartouche and compass roses, and col. ill. Has watermark. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00240 Print Map Item-ID: i11400547 BIB-ID: 1843969 Title in Latin and English. Place names in Latin and Portuguese. Show less
