Geographical systems of the ancients [map] / drawn by Dr. Charles Müller ; engraved by Edwd. Weller.

Author
Müller, Karl, 1813-1894 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : John Murray ... , [1874]
Description
  • (W 180°00ʹ00ʺ--E 180°00ʹ00ʺ/N 66°00ʹ00ʺ--S 20°00ʹ00ʺ).
  • 12 maps on 1 sheet : hand col. ; 44 x 57 cm.

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Subject(s)
Engraver
Library of Congress genre(s)
Getty AAT genre
Notes
  • At head of map: Dr. William Smith's Ancient atlas. I.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • From: Atlas of ancient geography, biblical and classical ... / edited by William Smith and George Grove. London : J. Murray, 1874.
Contents
  • The world according to Hecatæus
  • The world according to Ephorus
  • The world according to the geographer of Ravenna
  • The world according to Homerus
  • The world according to Herodotus
  • The world according to Timosthenes
  • Tabula ventorum
  • The world according to Pomponius Mela
  • The world according to Strabo
  • The world according to Dionysius Periegetes
  • The world according to Eratosthenes
  • The world according to Ptolemy.
References
Tooley's dict. of mapmakers vol. 3, p. 293
OCLC
74212000
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