Map Postcard : Israel

Thank you Debora for the nice map card and the stamps.

Map Postcard : Latvia

Postcard from series of drawings by Latvian artist Ansis Cirulis published by photographer Janis Rieksts, 1919.

I'm so glad to be such a lucky person to receive this gorgeous retro-map postcard from Latvia.

Thank you to Aleksejs & Lidia.

Map Postcard : Greece

Old Map of Crete of the Venetian Time (15th Century)

Antique Map Postcard

Abraham Ortelius-Septentrionalium Regionum Descrip

Ortelius based this influential map on the work of earlier authorities including Mercator, Zeno and Magnus. Of particular interest are the mythical islands of Brasil, Frisland, Drogeo, Icaria, and St. Brendan. Part of Mercator's imaginary polar continent is depicted with a note that it is inhabited by pigmies. Iceland (Islant, Thule) is basically unchanged from Mercator´s map of Europe from 1554 with the shape originated by Zeno. Greenland is separated from Europe by a wide sea and a portion of North America appears in the upper left corner with the name Estotilant. The map is adorned with a variety of very inventive creatures including a half-man, half-sea creature playing a lute. Latin text on verso.