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15th -18th century "works of art" maps. Fantastic representations of peoples, exotic animals and "distant lands" in the form of paintings, engravings and lithographs.

The finest photographic images of 19th century exploration and anthropology. Illustrations from the best geography and nature books from the 17th to the 20th century. Popular prints on the beginnings of knowledge of the Earth.



Umberto Nobile (1885-1978) Italian explorer, designer of the airship Norge.   Different types of people from Central and South America. Brockhaus' Geographics lithograph, Leipzig.   Globe, illustration from Atlas Novus(...) by G. Mercatore and J. Hondii, Amsterdam 1638.


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