1838 HC Five Views the ANCIENT WORLD-Strabo, Ptolemy+++

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1838 Map of the WORLD According to Five ANCIENT CARTOGRAPHERS The World at the Time of Strabo, Eratosthenes, d'Homere et d'Hesiode, Hipparchus and Ptolemy A detail showing the very ornate map title. An outstanding hand colored French outline map of the WORLD According to the five ancient cartographers - Strabo, Eratosthenes, d'Homere et d'Hesiode, Hipparchus and Ptolemy. This map is dated 1838 and was produced by Charles Francois Delamarche successor to the very famous Robert de Vaugondy. Printed as part of ATLAS DE LA GEOGRAPHIE ANCIENNE, DU MOYEN-AGE, ET MODERNE ADOPTE PAR LE CONSEIL ROYAL DE L'INSTRUCTION PUBLICA L'USAGE DES COLLEGES ROYAUX ET DES MAISONS D'EDUCATION PAR DELAMARCHEPARIS CHEZ L'AUTEUR, SUCCESSEUR DE ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, GEOGRAPHE DU ROI This extraordinary map shows what was known about the world according to the ancient cartographers and printed in the first part of the 19th Century. T are five charts on a single page showing how the world was seen more than two millennia ago. A beautiful map very worthy of study. Tremendous detail including all the known topographical features, islands, rivers, seas, islands, and the magnificent coastlines. A circular view according to d'Homere et d'Hesiode. Strabos view of the world. Ptolemy's chart of the world. Large size, the page is nearly 12Â½" by 18Â½". Condition read more

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