Europa Prima Pars Terrae in Forma Virginis

29 Dec 2013 | 49 words | europe maps

Europa Prima Pars Terrae in Forma Virginis (1582) by Heinrich Bünting

Found this in yesterdays newspaper, next to an article comparing the current state of the European Union to the state of the Habsburg Empire right before its collapse. Not sure about that comparison, but the map is amazing.