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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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~351163~90118647 2024-05-12T07:59:48+00:00 Orbis Romani pars orientalis. Edinburgh W. & A.K. Johnston Glasgow; Robert Weir Lumsden & Son. Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. The Edinburgh cabinet atlas comprising maps illustrating the modern geography of every country of the world and the most interesting portions of ancient geography; constructed from the latest & most authentic sources. Edinburgh, W. & A.K. Johnston Engravers & Printers to The Queen. Glasgow Robert Weir; Lumsden & Son: London, Whittaker & Co. Dublin, John Cumming: Paris J.P. Aillaud. 1839. Orbis Romani pars orientalis. W. & A.K. Johnston Limited W. & A.K. Johnston Africa, North Middle East Europe 1839 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 29 25 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~351163~90118647 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/14296012.jpg unknown W. & A.K. Johnston Edinburgh 14296.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~351163~90118647 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/205/14296012.jpg 14296.012 Historical Classical World Atlas Atlas Map 1839 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-04-12T15:25:02Z 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. Map Arctic David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) Arctic Weir ENVELOPE(177.167,177.167,-84.983,-84.983) |
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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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