Greece & Balkans - Wells 1700 " providing a rare architectural

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

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

used by the Dutch as a burial ground and lookout

reflecting the rapid expansion of geographical knowledge in the southern hemisphere

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Greece & Balkans - Wells 1700 " providing a rare architecturalWellss 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.