Monthly Archives: October 2014

ARRIVING IN INDIA DELHI

Posted on October 30, 2014 by

The flight arrived around one in the morning and the temperature in mid august was oppressively high, the monsoon rains had yet to deliver this far north and daytime temperatures were up to 45° centigrade and it still felt about … Continue reading →

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MONDO NUOVO by Porcacchi

Posted on October 10, 2014 by

MONDO NUOVO by Thomas Porcacchi Cartographer: PORCACCHI Tomaso Date: 1572 : 1576 Venice Size: 14.5*10.5 cms page 29*20 cms Rare very early, 1576, map of North America. This map is a very close copy of the larger and extremely rare … Continue reading →

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