Historic Map : Visscher Map of North America and South America , 1658, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in 1730 Homann Heirs map of

1730 Homann Heirs map of Upper Rhine region

This is Karl von Spruner's 1865 map of England

Civil War Battlefield of Cold Harbor

both drawn from larger 17th century maps by Visscher

Drawn by the French artist Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues c

Historic Map : Visscher Map of North America and South America , 1658, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in 1730 Homann Heirs map ofThis is a remarkable example of Jan Jansson's 1657 mapping of France or Gaul in antiquity. Cartographically this map exhibits heavy influence from a very similar map of the same name published by A. Ortelius in his 1597 Parergon . Based on Greek and Roman sources including Pliny, Strabo, Virgil, Ceasar, and others. A decorative title cartouche depicting curious winged women with exceptionally long necks (harpies?) appears in the lower left quadrant.