1639 Mercator Hondius Antique Map of Gulf of Venice, Istra, Italy, Slovenia America which could then be bartered

which could then be bartered for Chinese goods that were highly prized in England

but including Belfort) in 1477 when it became part of the demesne of the Habsburg family

Spains Jews were ordered to convert to Catholicism or face expulsion from Spanish territories during the Spanish Inquisition

A combination of deception and skilled administration – designed to conceal his true destination from friend and foe alike – enabled Marlborough to march 400 kilometres (250 miles) unhindered from the Low Countries to the River Danube in five weeks

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1639 Mercator Hondius Antique Map of Gulf of Venice, Istra, Italy, Slovenia America which could then be barteredTitle : Karstia, Carniola, Histria et Windorum Marchia Ref #: 43152 Size: 21 1 2in x 18 1 2in (550mm x 470mm) Date : 1639 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This beautifully hand coloured original antique map of northern Adriatic Sea and the Gulf of Venice centered on Istria, showing present day north eastern Italy, a large part of Slovenia and northern Croatia extending from Venice to the Island of Arbe and from Doblach to Pettau on the