Ier Tableau historique et géographique de la Rome Ancienne, sous les rois et la république. Par Henri Duval, Chevalier de la Légion-d'Honneur; Professeur d'Histoire, de Géographie, de Belles-Lettres, etc., etc. Gravé par Laguillermie rue des Noyers No. 56. Delloye, Libraire, Place de la Bourse, No 13. Tous les Exemplaires ont le Timbre de l'Auteur. Imprimerie de Terzuolo, Successeur de M. Plassan, Rue de Vaugirard, No 11.
Engraved, hand-colored map of Ancient Rome and the vicinity, showing political boundaries, cities, topography, coastlines and routes of travel. Title translates to: First historical and geographic table of Ancient Rome, under kings and the republic. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Accom...
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| Summary: | Engraved, hand-colored map of Ancient Rome and the vicinity, showing political boundaries, cities, topography, coastlines and routes of travel. Title translates to: First historical and geographic table of Ancient Rome, under kings and the republic. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Accompanied by descriptive text in tables within margins. Tables are color-coded in association with each area shown, such as green for Umbria. Also features broader texts on the entire area shown: Précis historique [= Historical background], "Presonnages célèbres" [= Famous people], and a chronology, spanning from [AD] 1663 "Janis civilise l'Italie" [= Janis civilizes Italy], to 31 "Bataille d'Actium. Défaite d'Antoine. Antoine et Cléopâtre se donnent la mort. Fin de la République Romaine" [= Battle of Actium. Defeat of Antoine. Antoine and Cleopatra kill each other. End of the Roman Republic]. With addresses in top corners: L'Auteur, Rue des Martyrs, no 23, Chaussée-d'Antin -- Adopté pour les maisons Royles d'Éducation de la Légion-d'Honneur. Map is 18 x 17 cm, on sheet 42 x 61 cm. In first section: Histoire et géographie anciennes [= Ancient history and geography]. Henri Duval’s scientific world atlas, Atlas universel des sciences, published in Paris in 1839. Title translates to: Universal atlas of sciences. Bound in pinkish board with a vellum spine. Authorship and title gilded on spine. Collation: [8] pages, 50 double leaves of plates. Contains 33 engraved, hand-colored maps, as well as 11 engraved views (7 in color; 4 in black and white). Geographic coverage extends to the entire globe, with one world map and others representing the Eastern Hemisphere, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania and the North Pole. Also features Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, the Papal States, the Holy Land, the Middle East, the Empire of the Caliphs, the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. Maps show political boundaries, topography, rivers, coastlines, and routes of travel. The views represent a range of ... |
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