1639 Mercator Hondius Antique Map of Gulf of Venice, Istra, Italy, Slovenia America Byron reached the co-ordinates given

Byron reached the co-ordinates given by Cowley in January 1765

who he may have already known from Dürer\'s first Italian trip (a passage in a letter of Dürer\'s is ambiguous)

The ships sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to reach the west coast of America in February of 1778

A combination of deception and skilled administration – designed to conceal his true destination from friend and foe alike – enabled Marlborough to march 400 kilometres (250 miles) unhindered from the Low Countries to the River Danube in five weeks

1639 Mercator Hondius Antique Map of Gulf of Venice, Istra, Italy, Slovenia America Byron reached the co-ordinates givenTitle : Karstia, Carniola, Histria et Windorum Marchia Ref #: 43152 Size: 21 1 2in x 18 1 2in (550mm x 470mm) Date : 1639 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This beautifully hand coloured original antique map of northern Adriatic Sea and the Gulf of Venice centered on Istria, showing present day north eastern Italy, a large part of Slovenia and northern Croatia extending from Venice to the Island of Arbe and from Doblach to Pettau on the