Laurent Fries Map of the Balkan Peninsula Artists_Albert Bierstadt Relying heavily on the work

Relying heavily on the work of the Jesuits in New France

Giacomo Gastaldi prestantissimo Cosmografo

The town of Schoharie was established in the 18th century

Originally trained in the decorative arts tradition as a painter on porcelain

His only obligation in return for the expansive permission was to send all of the specimens he might collect to scientific institutions in Madrid

Laurent Fries Map of the Balkan Peninsula Artists_Albert Bierstadt Relying heavily on the workFRIES, Laurent (c. 1490 1531), after Claudius Ptolemaeus (After 83 ca. 168 AD). Tabula IX Euro. Woodcut map with original hand color. 1522 or later. 15 1 4" x 20 1 4" sheet. Early 16th century map of Europes Balkans and surrounding regions, based on classical geography and reflecting Renaissance interest in ancient world knowledge.