History of the Modern World 1500-2000 A.D. (Paperback, English, Jain and Mathur)

THE GEOGRAPHER

by Jan Vermeer (Dutch, 1632-1675)

The impact on Europe of the opening of the Atlantic may be seen in this painting. For the first time in human history it had become possible to understand with some accuracy the relationship of the oceans and continents throughout the globe.