Greece & Balkans - Wells 1700 Historical Accuracy: This plate remained

Historical Accuracy: This plate remained the definitive "Ptolemaic" map of Asia Minor for over a century

Origin: Hong Kong / Edinburgh

Athanasius Kircher believed that the Earth was a living organism and that the oceans functioned like a circulatory system

The barge depicted is a masterpiece of maritime engineering and spiritual symbolism

" providing a rare architectural snapshot of 19th-century Bangkok

Greece & Balkans - Wells 1700 Historical Accuracy: This plate remainedWellss Map of Ancient Greece and the Balkans (1700) Title: A New Map of Antient Greece, Thrace, Moesia, Illyricum and the Isles adjoining Cartographer: Edward Wells Origin: Oxford London, United Kingdom Date: 1700 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring The Narrative: A Royal Lesson in Classical Geography This map tells the story of the rigorous classical education favored by the English elite at the dawn of the 18th century.