1.0Antique Maps Adina Sommerhttps://www.asommer.de/enasommerhttps://www.asommer.de/en/author/asommer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qRMiqnQzI8"><a href="https://www.asommer.de/en/karte/der-mercurius-fig-50-mercure-137/">der Mercurius. Fig 50 / Mercure 137</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.asommer.de/en/karte/der-mercurius-fig-50-mercure-137/embed/#?secret=qRMiqnQzI8" width="600" height="338" title="“der Mercurius. Fig 50 / Mercure 137” — Antique Maps Adina Sommer" data-secret="qRMiqnQzI8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> View shows Mercury above one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, as depicted in the 17th century. It was built on the island of Pharos in the Bay of Alexandria, Egypt because the entrance to the port of Alexandria was difficult due to the shoals and rocks. Supposedly, this …