Map Mercator Belgian tapestry is rich with history. The original was made in 1630 by Henricus Hondius (1596 - 1651), in five languages (Dutch, English, German, French and Latin). The four individuals depicted in the map are Julius Caesar (top left), Claudius Ptolemy (top right), Gerard Mercator (bottom left) and Jodocus Hondius (his father, bottom right). The four scenes outside the globes represent the four elements (Ignis, Aer, Agua and Terra). Fire, Air, Water and Earth.

Skittles is a traditional game that has been played in Britain for centuries. One of the first European reference to playing skittles was found in Germany where German monks were said to have played a game called Kugelen as far back as the 4th century. This antique replica is beautifully woven in Belgium.

Robert May painted this German Shorthaired beauty pointing on a flowing hillside surrounded by stunning pink flowers with majestic mountains in the background.

Bob Christie's beautiful rendering of German Short Haired Pointers in a field hot on the trail of their prey makes a delightful wall hanging that any dog lover would enjoy.

A knight was a gentleman soldier or member of the warrior class of the Middle Ages in Europe. In other Indo-European languages, cognates of cavalier or rider are more prevalent (e.g. French chevalier and German Ritter) suggesting a connection to the knight's mode of transport. Since antiquity, a position of honor and prestige has been held by mounted warriors such as the Greek hippeus, the Roman eques, and knighthood in the Middle Ages was inextricably linked with horsemanship.