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Insula Mathan
John Delaney
This illustration shows Magellan’s death on the island of Mactan. His ships can be seen to the right of the island.
Scholia minora to Iliad 1. 1-9 (P. Mich. Inv. 1588)
P. Mich. Inv. 1588
Book of Ritual Spells for Medical Problems (Mich, Ms. 136)
Mich. Ms. 136
Nova Delineatio Totius Orbis Terrarum
Arnold Colom & Grace Rother
The original map can be found here.
Robin Hood Pigment
Grace Rother
Nova Totius Americae descriptio
Frederik de Wit
Verdigris Pigment
Lapis Lazuli Fragment
Fragment of lapis lazuli with dedication to the goddess Ninlil
from Kurigalzu, Kassite King. Lapis lazuli has long been favored for religious works.
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