Cádiz is a port city in southwestern Spain. It was founded by Phoenicians from Tyre in Lebanon around 1104 BC. In the sixteenth century, it became the home port of the treasure fleet of the Spanish Empire.

Lisbon is the capital city of Portugal, located at the mouth of the Tagus river on the country’s west coast. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe, and is home to the twelfth-century Lisbon Cathedral. In the sixteenth century, Lisbon was a commerce hub.

Quebec is a province in eastern Canada. French settlement in the region began in the sixteenth century, and the province remains predominantly French-speaking.

Hamburg is a city situated on the river Elbe in northern Germany. It was formerly part of the medieval Hanseatic League—a league of European merchant guilds and market towns. For much of the nineteenth century, it was an independent sovereign city.

Halifax is the capital city of the island province of Nova Scotia off the east coast of Canada. The city is located on the Atlantic coast.

Bloomsbury is an area of central London often associated with intellectual pursuits.

The Städelsches Kunstinstitut, or Städel Museum, is an art museum in Frankfurt, housing one of Germany’s most important art collections of classic Pan-European art.

Frankfurt am Main is a city located on the river Main in the state of Hesse in central Germany.