Orbis Romani pars orientalis. Edinburgh W. & A.K. Johnston
Map of the eastern Roman world - featuring Europe, North Africa and the Middle east - according to ancient geographical knowledge (from a western perspective). Title, in Latin; translates to: [The eastern part of the Roman world]. Shows political boundaries, cities, routes, topography, drainage, coa...
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W. & A.K. Johnston
1839
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| Summary: | Map of the eastern Roman world - featuring Europe, North Africa and the Middle east - according to ancient geographical knowledge (from a western perspective). Title, in Latin; translates to: [The eastern part of the Roman world]. Shows political boundaries, cities, routes, topography, drainage, coastlines and routes of exploration. Relief shown pictorially. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as three bar scales. "Longit: ab Ins: Fort: versus Orientem." Map is 29 x 25 cm, on sheet 35 x 27 cm. Hand-colored engraving. In first section of atlas, Ancient maps. Edinburgh cabinet atlas by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited, 1839. World atlas containing forty-five maps, as well as two comparative charts - one comparing mountain heights around the globe, and the other river lengths. Bound in black board with brown leather spine and corners. Front cover and spine both have gilded title. Collation: [1] leaf, [1-3], 4-9, [10-11], 12-13 pages, 1-45, [46-47] leaves. Includes an engraved title page, table of contents, a historical text and an index listing place names with coordinate points. Maps appear in two sections: Ancient maps and Modern maps, respectively. Geographic coverage spans Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Americas and Arctic regions, featuring the exploration routes of Arctic explorers. Maps show political boundaries, cities, routes, topography, deserts, drainage, coastlines and islands. |
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