Galleon Gallery

Map of Calicut, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622

STC121079 Map of Calicut, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535-90), c.1572 (coloured engraving) by Hoefnagel, Joris (1542-1600) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portuguese ports on the way to the Orient;
Calechut (modern day Kozikhode) on Kerala coast, south of Goa;
Hormuz on the Persian Gulf, Iran;Cannanore is a port on the coast of northern Malabar;
St George el Mina is a fort and mining town in Guinea;); The Stapleton Collection; Flemish, out of copyright

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South Street From Maiden Lane, 1828

Colorized engraving shows a view down South Street from it's intersection with Maiden Lane, New York, New York, 1828. Visible are men and women walking, talking, shopping, and working around the docked ships. The shop at the extreme right is McKibbin & Cayley, Grocers. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

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Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c.1555 (oil on canvas) (detail of 3675)

XIR897549 Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c.1555 (oil on canvas) (detail of 3675) by Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-69); 73.5x112 cm; Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium; (add.info.: La Chute d'Icare. DA©tail : chute d'Icare dans les flots, devant la caravelle;
In Greek mythology, Daedalus made his son Icarus wings using feathers stuck with bees wax. Ignoring his father's warning, he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted. Icarus fell into the sea and drowned - his legs are thrashing in the sea just below the ship. ); Flemish, out of copyright

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