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Bohemia, identified by the crown of Saint Wenceslas and the sceptre in her hand, is accompanied on one side by the double-tailed Bohemian lion and a river god embodying the Moldau/Elbe (Vltava/Labe) river.

On the other side, Moravia is dressed in red and holding aloft the margravial coronet. ^
August 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The Prosperity of Monarchia Austriaca, Gregorio Guglielmi, 1760, Schönbrunn Palace

A fresco of the imperial couple, Maria Theresa and Franz Stephan, surrounded by personifications of the Habsburg Crown Lands; figures identified by crowns and coats of arms, and genre-like depictions of industries. ^
August 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Jodocus Hondius (1563–1512) was a notable engraver, cartographer & publisher.

He is known for reviving the primacy of the Mercator’s work through publication of his Atlas, & the smaller Atlas Minor, at a time when cartography was largely dominated by Abraham Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. ^
August 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) was a renowned geographer, cosmographer & cartographer.

He is famous for introducing Mercator’s Projection which represents sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines on a map. In 1569 he published his masterpiece, an eighteen sheet map of the world. ^
August 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Bohemia, Gerardus Mercator & Jodocus Hondius, c.1620, Amsterdam

A decorative miniature map of Bohemia, copper engraved, hand-coloured, from a Latin edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas Minor. ^

An unexpected gift from my wife to inspire & (not so) gently encourage progression with my game design.
August 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM