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Nicolaes Visscher I (1618-1679) was a Dutch cartographer, engraver and publisher, the son of famed Dutch Golden Age draughtsman Claes Janszoon Visscher. He produced various double hemisphere maps, often working alongside his son, Nicolaes Visscher II, who continued the family tradition after his death.
James Ferguson (25 April 1710 – 17 November 1776) was a Scottish astronomer, instrument and globe maker.<br/><br/> It is as the inventor and improver of astronomical and other scientific apparatus, and as a striking instance of self-education, that he claims a place among the most remarkable men of science of his country.
James Ferguson (25 April 1710 – 17 November 1776) was a Scottish astronomer, instrument and globe maker.<br/><br/> It is as the inventor and improver of astronomical and other scientific apparatus, and as a striking instance of self-education, that he claims a place among the most remarkable men of science of his country.
The Temple of Jupiter in Damascus was built by the Romans, beginning during the rule of Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) and completed during the rule of Constantius II (7 August 317 – 3 November 361).
The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books - an incunabulum (printed, not hand-written) - and one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text.