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Geographie Collection (#2)

Geographie, the study of our world's vast landscapes and intricate details, encompasses a multitude of captivating historical moments

Background imageGeographie Collection: Constantine, 1838 (engraving)

Constantine, 1838 (engraving)
7268730 Constantine, 1838 (engraving); 18.5x28.5 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Captions Constantine and Aus der Kunstanst. d. Bibl. Inst)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Gleichen and Muhlberg, 1838 (engraving)

Gleichen and Muhlberg, 1838 (engraving)
7268709 Gleichen and Muhlberg, 1838 (engraving); 16.0x22.3 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Image caption Gleichen und Muhlberg in Thuringia, From Kunstanst. d. Bibliogr. Instit)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Albany in New York, 1833 (engraving)

Albany in New York, 1833 (engraving)
7273634 Albany in New York, 1833 (engraving); 19.7x29.0 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Captions Albany in New York, United States and From Art Institute d. Bibliogr. Instit)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Portulan of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts (Africa, Barbary, Europe, Middle East)

Portulan of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts (Africa, Barbary, Europe, Middle East)
JEB4874759 Portulan of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts (Africa, Barbary, Europe, Middle East). Nautical chart by Joan Oliva on parchment, 1593 preserved at the Municipal Library of Marseille

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of the island of Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, South Florida

Geography map: representation of the island of Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, South Florida
VEN5030476 Geography map: representation of the island of Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, South Florida and Yucatan in the Gulf of Mexico from an Atlas made by the Italian cartographer Antonio Francesco

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of southern Guatemala, Hondura

Geography map: representation of southern Guatemala, Hondura and northern Nicaragua in Central America from an Atlas
VEN5030457 Geography map: representation of southern Guatemala, Hondura and northern Nicaragua in Central America from an Atlas made by the Italian cartographer Antonio Francesco Lucini (born in 1605)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of the south of the eastern coast of South America

Geography map: representation of the south of the eastern coast of South America (Brazil and Argentina)
VEN5030453 Geography map: representation of the south of the eastern coast of South America (Brazil and Argentina) from an Atlas made by the Italian cartographer Antonio Francesco Lucini

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of the south of the coast of Peru

Geography map: representation of the south of the coast of Peru and part of the coast of Chile in South America from an
VEN5030446 Geography map: representation of the south of the coast of Peru and part of the coast of Chile in South America from an Atlas made by the Italian cartographer Antonio Francesco Lucini

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: double page of an Atlas showing maps and descriptive texts of the islands of Jamaica

Geography map: double page of an Atlas showing maps and descriptive texts of the islands of Jamaica
VEN5030435 Geography map: double page of an Atlas showing maps and descriptive texts of the islands of Jamaica and Cuba in the Caribbean. Engraving of the 17th century

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)

Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)
VEN5030397 Geography: Earth globe realized by cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638). Debut of the 17th century Biblioteca Angelica

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of southern Brazil from an Atlas made by the Italian cartographer

Geography map: representation of southern Brazil from an Atlas made by the Italian cartographer Antonio Francesco
VEN5030352 Geography map: representation of southern Brazil from an Atlas made by the Italian cartographer Antonio Francesco Lucini (born 1605), about 1661 Biblioteca Angelica

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of the Americas (North and South)

Geography map: representation of the Americas (North and South) from an Atlas by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638)
VEN5030310 Geography map: representation of the Americas (North and South) from an Atlas by Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), approximately 1630

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of Cartagena in Colombia, made by Dutch cartographer Gerard van

Geography map: representation of Cartagena in Colombia, made by Dutch cartographer Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726)
VEN5030195 Geography map: representation of Cartagena in Colombia, made by Dutch cartographer Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726) 1709-1713

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of the southern island of Cuba and the island of Hispaniola

Geography map: representation of the southern island of Cuba and the island of Hispaniola and the small Caribbean
VEN5030180 Geography map: representation of the southern island of Cuba and the island of Hispaniola and the small Caribbean, made by the Dutch cartographer Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726) 1709-1713

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of the coasts and Gulf of Mexico

Geography map: representation of the coasts and Gulf of Mexico, made by Dutch cartographer Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726)
VEN5030112 Geography map: representation of the coasts and Gulf of Mexico, made by Dutch cartographer Gerard van Keulen (1678-1726) 1709-1713

Background imageGeographie Collection: Commission on the waters of the lower Po (lower part of the river)

Commission on the waters of the lower Po (lower part of the river): allegories of the river of freedom and equality
VEN5028139 Commission on the waters of the lower Po (lower part of the river): allegories of the river of freedom and equality. Official document of 1802

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti)

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti)
VEN5031366 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti) in the Caribbean archipelago. Map by the Knight Lapie, 1819

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo, the Bahamas of Puerto Rico to the West Indies
VEN5031345 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Santo Domingo, the Bahamas of Puerto Rico to the West Indies. Map from an atlas of 1867

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography: map showing the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea islands (Caribbean)

Geography: map showing the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea islands (Caribbean)
VEN5031257 Geography: map showing the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea islands (Caribbean). Plate taken from an Atlas by Philippe Buache (1700-1773) 1780

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: description of the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola)

Geography Atlas: description of the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Jamaica)
VEN5031247 Geography Atlas: description of the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Jamaica), the Bahamas Islands and the Lesser Antilles with map

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography: map showing Central America (Mexico, Honduras, Yucatan)

Geography: map showing Central America (Mexico, Honduras, Yucatan) and the Caribbean Sea Islands (Antilles)
VEN5031211 Geography: map showing Central America (Mexico, Honduras, Yucatan) and the Caribbean Sea Islands (Antilles). Plate from a British Atlas of 1737

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography: map of the islands of Central America (Antilles), the Detroit of Panama

Geography: map of the islands of Central America (Antilles), the Detroit of Panama and representation of Mexico City
VEN5031188 Geography: map of the islands of Central America (Antilles), the Detroit of Panama and representation of Mexico City

Background imageGeographie Collection: New Map of the English Empire in the Ocean of America or West Indies: Jamaica, Antigua, Tobago, St

New Map of the English Empire in the Ocean of America or West Indies: Jamaica, Antigua, Tobago, St
VEN5031184 New Map of the English Empire in the Ocean of America or West Indies: Jamaica, Antigua, Tobago, St. Kitts Island, Barbados. Plate taken from an Atlas by John Senex (1678-1740), ca. 1720

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography: representation of the island of Hispaniola with the east coast of the island of Cuba in

Geography: representation of the island of Hispaniola with the east coast of the island of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea
VEN5031183 Geography: representation of the island of Hispaniola with the east coast of the island of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of the Pacific Ocean (or South Sea)

Geography map: representation of the Pacific Ocean (or South Sea) with the Americas (South and United States)
VEN5031134 Geography map: representation of the Pacific Ocean (or South Sea) with the Americas (South and United States), as well as New Zealand, Indonesia and Japan

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of the region of the Caribbean Sea, the Greater Antilles (Cuba)

Geography Atlas: representation of the region of the Caribbean Sea, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica)
VEN5030081 Geography Atlas: representation of the region of the Caribbean Sea, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola) and the small Antilles with colours indicating membership to France

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea region, the Caribbean (Cuba, Jamaica)

Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea region, the Caribbean (Cuba, Jamaica)
VEN5030071 Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea region, the Caribbean (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola) and the Lesser Antilles. Map from an Atlas of 1637

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of North America and the Caribbean Sea region, Caribbean (Cuba)

Geography Atlas: representation of North America and the Caribbean Sea region, Caribbean (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola)
VEN5030064 Geography Atlas: representation of North America and the Caribbean Sea region, Caribbean (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Jamaica). Map from an Atlas by Adrien Hubert Brue (1786-1832), 1821

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean archipelago (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)

Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean archipelago (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico), the Bahamas Islands
VEN5030034 Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean archipelago (Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico), the Bahamas Islands. Map from a Spanish Atlas of 1825

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti)

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti)
VEN5030030 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Hispaniola (which includes Santo Domingo and Haiti) in the Caribbean archipelago

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Saint Lucia (Antilles)

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Saint Lucia (Antilles). Map taken from "The west indian atlas or
VEN5030018 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Saint Lucia (Antilles). Map taken from "The west indian atlas or general description of west indies" by Thomas Jefferys

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Jamaica (Antilles)

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Jamaica (Antilles). Map taken from "The west indian atlas or
VEN5030010 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Jamaica (Antilles). Map taken from "The west indian atlas or general description of west indies" by Thomas Jefferys

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: representation of the Detroit of Bahamas and the island of Cuba

Geography Atlas: representation of the Detroit of Bahamas and the island of Cuba
VEN5029617 Geography Atlas: representation of the Detroit of Bahamas and the island of Cuba. Map printed in "London Magazine", 1763

Background imageGeographie Collection: Traveller Map - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the 1909 mission of Bouillane de Lacoste

Traveller Map - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the 1909 mission of Bouillane de Lacoste commander in
CSO4985187 Traveller Map - Mission in North West Mongolia - Album of the 1909 mission of Bouillane de Lacoste commander in Mongolia

Background imageGeographie Collection: Writing, geography map (the French colonies), 1927 (manuscript)

Writing, geography map (the French colonies), 1927 (manuscript)
8713115 Writing, geography map (the French colonies), 1927 (manuscript); 22, 5 x 17, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Homework book by Antoinette Biron, aged 11 ½, in the second middle class)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Treasure Island, with the map of the island on the frontispiece, 1900-1920 (print)

Treasure Island, with the map of the island on the frontispiece, 1900-1920 (print)
8615298 Treasure Island, with the map of the island on the frontispiece, 1900-1920 (print); (add.info.: Title page of an old Cassell and Company edition (early 20th century)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Map of French colonial Africa, 1930 (print)

Map of French colonial Africa, 1930 (print)
8672352 Map of French colonial Africa, 1930 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of French colonial Africa (French colonial empire) in 1930

Background imageGeographie Collection: Map of the journey of the Israelites, since their exit from Egypt, 1739 (engraving)

Map of the journey of the Israelites, since their exit from Egypt, 1739 (engraving)
8822197 Map of the journey of the Israelites, since their exit from Egypt, 1739 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Middle course: map of the rail networks of Orleans and the State, c.1880-90 (print)

Middle course: map of the rail networks of Orleans and the State, c.1880-90 (print)
8713434 Middle course: map of the rail networks of Orleans and the State, c.1880-90 (print); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Practical method of writing-reading by A)

Background imageGeographie Collection: The ruins of Nineveh, 1856 (engraving)

The ruins of Nineveh, 1856 (engraving)
7268743 The ruins of Nineveh, 1856 (engraving); 16.0x22.3 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Image caption The ruins of Nineve, From art instinct. D. Bibliogr. Instit. In Hildbh)

Background imageGeographie Collection: The Ganges spring, 1838 (engraving)

The Ganges spring, 1838 (engraving)
7268723 The Ganges spring, 1838 (engraving); 19.8x28.5 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Caption The Ganges Source in India, From Art Anst. D. Bibliogr. Inst)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Mainz, 1833 (engraving)

Mainz, 1833 (engraving)
7273648 Mainz, 1833 (engraving); 19.6x29.2 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Captions Mainz, Mayence and From the Art Institute of the Bibliogr)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Grand Terrace, Brighton, 1833 (engraving)

Grand Terrace, Brighton, 1833 (engraving)
7273646 Grand Terrace, Brighton, 1833 (engraving); 19.5x29.3 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Captions Grand Terrace, Brighton, England)

Background imageGeographie Collection: The Suez Canal (Egypt) - Engraving an air view from the Red Sea

The Suez Canal (Egypt) - Engraving an air view from the Red Sea, with the Bitter Lakes and Lake Timsah
CSO4984560 The Suez Canal (Egypt) - Engraving an air view from the Red Sea, with the Bitter Lakes and Lake Timsah, to the Mediterranean coast - second half of the 19th century -; (add.info)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography: Map of Saint Kitts and Nevis Island in the West Indies

Geography: Map of Saint Kitts and Nevis Island in the West Indies. Map from an Atlas by Bryan Edwards (1743-1800)
VEN5031320 Geography: Map of Saint Kitts and Nevis Island in the West Indies. Map from an Atlas by Bryan Edwards (1743-1800) from 1791

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography: map showing the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Central America (Mexico)

Geography: map showing the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Central America (Mexico, Yucatan, Salvador, Honduras)
VEN5031242 Geography: map showing the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Central America (Mexico, Yucatan, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costarica) and northern South America (Venezuela)

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography Atlas: frontispiece of 'Atlantis contracti' (Atlas)

Geography Atlas: frontispiece of "Atlantis contracti" (Atlas) by geographer Johann Janssonius (or Jan Jansson)
VEN5031166 Geography Atlas: frontispiece of "Atlantis contracti" (Atlas) by geographer Johann Janssonius (or Jan Jansson) (1588-1664), 1666

Background imageGeographie Collection: Geography map: representation of the Bay of Mexico, South Florida

Geography map: representation of the Bay of Mexico, South Florida and Yucatan in North America from an Atlas made by
VEN5030467 Geography map: representation of the Bay of Mexico, South Florida and Yucatan in North America from an Atlas made by the Italian cartographer Antonio Francesco Lucini (born 1605)




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Geographie, the study of our world's vast landscapes and intricate details, encompasses a multitude of captivating historical moments. In 1667, Colbert presented the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to Louis XIV, showcasing their dedication to unraveling nature's mysteries. This oil on canvas masterpiece immortalizes their pursuit for knowledge. Fast forward to the end of the 19th century when a geographic map of France emerged, depicting areas afflicted by diseases such as scrofule, phtisia, malaria, goiter and cretinism, pellagre, and moth. This representation serves as a stark reminder of humanity's struggle against these ailments throughout history. In 1922, Benito Mussolini seized power in Italy; an illustration capturing this pivotal moment showcases how geography intertwines with politics and shapes nations' destinies. "Around the world with family, " an enchanting illustration from Lady Brassey's 1887 work transports us into an era where travel was both adventurous and exclusive. It reminds us that geography is not only about maps but also about exploration and discovery. The Tour de France takes center stage in Constant Amero's circa 1880-1885 illustration titled "The Tour de France of a Little Parisian. " It highlights how geography can inspire sporting events that unite people across regions. Delhi Ruins depicted in an engraving from 1833 transport us back in time to witness architectural marvels standing tall amidst changing landscapes—a testament to human resilience through centuries. A map illustrating Paris circa 1930 captures its charm while Lustucru pasta tempts our taste buds through a delightful depiction from 1934—showcasing how geography influences culture and culinary traditions. Bartolomeo Velhio's Portulan de Bartolomeo Velhio (1561) at Museo Navale de La Spezia unveils Carte de l'Amerique du Sud, revealing the exploration and cartographic advancements that shaped our understanding of distant lands.