"Hieronymus Fabricius was a respected Italian surgeon and anatomist who studied under Gabriel Fallopius at the University of Padua. Fabricius succeeded his teacher as professor of anatomy at Padua and counted the English physician and physiologist William Harvey among his students. In De Venarum Ostiolis, Fabricus identifies and describes the valves found in the veins of the human circulatory system. He failed, however, to understand their function or importance to blood circulation. The purpose of the valves in veins-to prevent backflow of deoxygenated blood as it is returned to the heart-was postulated by Harvey in De Motu Cordis (1628). Harvey gave full credit to Fabricus for discovering and describing the valves in veins, and the diagram on display here was the only illustration Harvey would include in De Motu Cordis. Plate II of De Venarum Ostiolis illustrates the presence and structure of the veins in the human arm using a ligature. The veins of the arm are also dissected out and opened lengthwise to show the anatomical structure of the valves. Source: MU Libraries Digital Exhibit: <a href="https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/anatomy/pre17th.htm">Anatomical Illustration: Art Informing Science: 1543-1950.</a>

Copper engraved historic map showing the Kingdom of Pyrrhus of Epirus, based on the sources of Plutarch. The map depicts the Southern tip of Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, Greece, Crete, the Northern tip of the African Continent, Croatia, Albania, Macedonia, and Turkey. The map is filled with a lot of geographic details concerning place names in Latin, Rivers, Mountains, and Islands. The title is inside a simple cartouche. Cities, Rivers, Towns, and Seas shown: Italia (Italy), Illyricum (Present day Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Albania), Roma (Rome), Samnites (People of South-Central Italy), Ferentium (Absorbed by Modern-day Viterbo), Asculum (Ascoli Satriano), Beneventum (Benevento), Apulia, Messapia (Salento), Hydruntum (Otranto), Heraclea Lucania (Roman town abandoned before the 19th Century), Magna Graecia, Mare Mediterraneum (Mediterranean Sea), Castella Mamerti Norum, Messana (Messina), Eryae, Agrigentum (Agrigento), Sicilia (Sicily), Leontium, Syracuse, Carthago (Carthage), Africa, Libicum Mare, Siculum Mare, Tarentum (Taranto), Graecia (Greece), Nimphea, Pieria Megares, Macedonia, Epirus (Modern-day Greece and Albania), Edessa, Paeonia (Paionia), Chaonia (Modern day Western Greece), Passaron, Berea (Veria), Coreyra Island, Tresprotia, Berenicea, Ambracia (Arta), Dodona (Greek city that dwindled sometime after 431 AD), Aegea, Thessalia (Thessaly), Peneus F., Pineios River), Amphilechia, Amphilechia, Aetolia, Phocis, Attica, Athenae (Athens), Nysea, Corinthus (Corinth), Peloponnesus (Peloponnese), Argos, Megalopolis (Megalopoli), Neapolis, Cilarbis, Tegea (Alea), Lernae, Sparta, Thracia, Troja (Troy), Asia, Creta I. (Crete Island), Aptera, and Gortyna (Gortyn). The source publication is: Geographia antique, Latinorum et Graecorum, tabulis XXXII novis & accuratis expressa, translated: Thirty-two new and accurate maps of the geography of the ancients, as contained in the Greek and Latin Classics. It was printed and sold in 1739 in London by Thomas Bowles. Herman Moll was a Dutchman bookseller, geographer and engraver. Around 1678 he moved to London where for a while he continued as an engraver. Later, he started his own businesses a map publisher and by the turn of the century had become the most prominent map publisher in the country. He published atlases and loose maps of all parts of the world many of which were highly decorative. In 1724 he published his 'New Description of England and Wales', an atlas of the English and Welsh Counties. He had many interesting friends including Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift (for whom he provided maps for Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels), explorers William Damier and Woodes Rogers, and the scientist Robert Hooke.

Detailed copper engraved historic map showing the extension of the Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great. The map depicts modern-day Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Armenia, Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Iraq, and Northwestern India. The map is filled with a lot of geographical details concerning place names in Latin, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, and Islands. The title is inside a simple cartouche. Citeis, Regions, Rivers, and Islands shown are: Europa (Europe), Tanais F. (Don River, Russia), Palus Maeotis (Sea of Azov or Maeotian Marshes/Maeotian Lake, Ukraine/Russia), Scythia, Ister F. (Danube River, Europe), Rha F. (Volga River, Russia), Illiricum (Roman Province of Modern-Day Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia), Thracia (Roman Province of Modern-Day Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey), Macedonia, Graecia (Greece), Epirus (Modern-Day parts of Albania and Greece), Asia Minor (Turkey), Phrygia (Turkey) Aegeum Mare (Aegean Sea), Caystrus F., Cuma (Cyme), Larissa (Ancient city destroyed in 279 BC), Sardes (Sart), Paetolus F., Caria, Lycia (Modern-Day parts of Antalya and Muğla), Pamphylia (Modern-Day Antalya), Cilicia, Piteria (Pteria ancient capital of the Assyrians destroyed in 547 BC), Paphalagonia, Cappadocia (Nevşehir), Halis F. (Kızılırmak River), Caucasus M. (Caucasus Mountains), Colchis, Phasis F. (Rioni River), Albania (Part of Modern-Day Azerbaijan and Dagestan), Armenia, Creta (Crete), Mare Mediterraneum (Mediterranean Sea), Libya, Barce (Marj), Cyrene (Ancient City destroyed by an Earthquake in 365 AD), Aegyptus (Egypt), Nilus F. (Nile River), Africa, Cyprus, Syria, Phoenice, Sinus Arabicus (Red Sea), Taurus M. (Taurus Mountains), Tigris F. (Tigris River), Euphrates F. (Euphrates River), Assyria (Northern Iraq, Northeast Syria, and Southeastern Turkey), Ninus (Nineveh), Mesopotamia (Iraq, Kuwait, Northeastern Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and Southwestern Iran), Babylon (Hillah), Babylonia (Iraq), Chaldaea, Arabia, Araxes F. (Aras River), Cadusci, Media (Northwestern Iran), Ecbatana (Hamedan), Susa (Shush), Susiana (Elam in West and Southwest Iran), Sinus Persicus (Persian Gulf), Persia (Iran), Persepolis, Cissii, Hyrcania (Parts of Modern-Day Northern Iran and Turkmenistan), Parthia (Northeastern Iran), Asia, Mardi, Carmania Deserta, Carmania (Kerman Province, Iran), Mare Erythraeum (Erythraean Sea), Gedrosia (Balochistan), Indus F. (Indus River), India, Arachosia (Modern-Day Southern Afghanistan and Pakistan), Aria (Northwest Afghanistan), Drangiana (Modern-Day Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan), Parapamisus, Bactriana (Northern Afghanistan), Mare Caspium (Caspian Sea), Caspii, Iaxartes F. (Syr Darya River), Sacae, Sogdiana (Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), Margiana (Afghanistan and Turkmenistan), and Oxus F. (Amu Darya River) The source publication is: Geographia antique, Latinorum et Graecorum, tabulis XXXII novis & accuratis expressa, translated: Thirty-two new and accurate maps of the geography of the ancients, as contained in the Greek and Latin Classics. It was printed and sold in 1739 in London by Thomas Bowles. Herman Moll was a Dutchman bookseller, geographer and engraver. Around 1678 he moved to London where for a while he continued as an engraver. Later, he started his own businesses a map publisher and by the turn of the century had become the most prominent map publisher in the country. He published atlases and loose maps of all parts of the world many of which were highly decorative. In 1724 he published his 'New Description of England and Wales', an atlas of the English and Welsh Counties. He had many interesting friends including Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift (for whom he provided maps for Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels), explorers William Damier and Woodes Rogers, and the scientist Robert Hooke.

This is a detailed copper engraved map depicting Salzburg, Austria and surrounding area. The map is filled with a lot of geographic details on cities, towns, rivers, lakes, mountains, and forests. The map is adorned with a decorative title cartouche. Cities, towns and other sites on this map: Seebruck, Paembrug, Rot (Rott am Inn), Reit (Raiten), Gronpach, Ettnhausn, and Tresperg (Trostberg), Lauffen (Laufen), Bergtolsgade (Berchtesgaden), Paling (Palling), Glanegk, S. Seno, Durnperg, S. Valtein, Germany, Kufsteyn (Kufstein), Griespach, Spittall, Kiezpuchl (Kitzbuhel), Brixem (Brixen im Thale), Rotenburg (Rattenberg), Hieburg, Krumler Taurn, Velbra, Vyrgijn (Virgen), Kyrburg, Dravus Flu (Drava River), Lienez (Lienz), Draburg (Oberdrauburg), Greifnburg (Greifenburg), Typliach, Katschach (Kotschach), S. Nonafus, Droplach (Tropolach), Cerunburg, Moderndorff, Saxnfelt, Spittal (Spittal an der Drau), Kellerberg, Federburg, Weißestein (Weißenstein), Osiach (Ostriach), Werd (Maria Wörth), Clangfurt (Klagenfurt), Czwaikirch, Glanach (Glainach), Kappl (Eisenkappel-Vellach/ Bad Eisenkappel), S. Philip, Wildnsteyn, Vockmark (Völkermarkt), Maijsnburg, S. Walpurg (St. Walburgen), Harnperg, S. Lamprecht, Stayn, Fraunbrug, Newmark, Scheyfling (Scheifling), Tyrnstayn, Altn Hosn (Althofen), Waytring (Wieting), Eberstayn (Eberstein), S. Veit (Sankt Veit an der Glan), Hardeck, S. Peter, Gurck (Gurk), S. Loerns, Melnycz, Racz, Klausegk, S. Veyt, Muraw (Murau), Halflat (Hallstatt Lake), Lamerding, Ifschel (Bad Ischl), Falkensteyn, Geimund (Gmunden), Frankirche, Masee, Talge, Aygn, S. Egidy, S. eter, Abtenew, S. Michael (Sankt Michael im Lungau), Velachertaurn, Mattsee (Mattsee), Saltzburg (Salzburg), Werffen (Werfen), Gradneck, Veld Dirchn, Mylstat, Hohnpruk, Mijlpag, Raurisser Taurn, Velachertaurn, Stal, Velach, CasteinTaurn, Pod, Hoss, Rauris, Dachsepach, Goldeckherhoff, ZaleZach Fl. (), Iorg, Zell (Zell-am See), Lofer, Austria, Daufers (Tures/Taufers), Bruneck (Bruneck/Brunico), Doblach (Toblach/Dobbiaco), S. Magdalena Vels (Santa Maddelena/Sankt Magdelena), Palussa (Paluzza), Adauur, Ponte Basse (Pontebba), Klein Taruys, Italy, Krayeck (Kranjska Gora), Porta des Pless, Slovenia Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) was the founder of the family business of publishing and cartography started in Amsterdam, as well as one of the most important engravers of his time. Petrus Bertius was a Flemish theologian, historian, geographer, and cartographer born in Beveren (Flanders). In 1593 he became a librarian and professor of mathematics at the University of Leyden.

This is a copper engraved historic map showing the Southern tip of Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar as well as the Northern tip of Morocco. The map is filled with a lot of geographic details concerning place names in Latin. The title is inside a simple cartouche. The source publication is: Geographia antique, Latinorum et Graecorum, tabulis XXXII novis & accuratis expressa, translated: Thirty-two new and accurate maps of the geography of the ancients, as contained in the Greek and Latin Classics. It was printed and sold in 1739 in London by Thomas Bowles. Herman Moll was a Dutchman bookseller, geographer and engraver. Around 1678 he moved to London where for a while he continued as an engraver. Later, he started his own businesses a map publisher and by the turn of the century had become the most prominent map publisher in the country. He published atlases and loose maps of all parts of the world many of which were highly decorative. In 1724 he published his 'New Description of England and Wales', an atlas of the English and Welsh Counties. He had many interesting friends including Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift (for whom he provided maps for Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels), explorers William Damier and Woodes Rogers, and the scientist Robert Hooke. Cities, towns, and rivers shown on the map are Castulo (Destroyed in 1227), Baetis F. (Guadalquivir River), Castra Posthumy, Ategua (Fortified city at the time of Caesar), Ulla, Salsum F., Corduba (Córdoba), Sorita, Ucubis, Aspaula, Singulus F., Astigi (Écija), Crematur a Caesare, Urso, Malaca (Málaga), Italica (Roman City that Dwindled in the 3rd Century), Lenius F., Cilicensis F., Carmona, Obeulo, Hispalis (Sevilla), Carruca, Mare Internum (Mediterranean Sea), Munda, Asta, Carteia (Roman town that declined in the 9th Century), Fredum Gaditanum, Gades (Cádiz), Lusitania (Portugal and parts of Spain), and Hispania Ulterior (Southern Spain).