The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Aquitaine
France
View Larger MapDescription of institution: One of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It is composed of the 5 departments of Dordogne, Lot et Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes and Gironde. In the Middle Ages Aquitaine was a kingdom and a duchy, whose boundaries fluctuated considerably. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquitaine People associated with this location: Edward, of Woodstock (1330-1376) - Workplace or place of business