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Title: Map of the principal countries of the ancient world : extending from the Alps to the southern frontier of Egypt and from Carthage to Persepolis

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1854

Publishers

  • Edinburgh : Published by A. & C. Black, [1854]

Summary

Relief shown by hachures. Inset maps: The Roman Empire in its greatest extent (Scale [ca. 1:31,680,000]) -- The Persian Empire in its greatest extent, with the division into satrapies (Scale [ca. 1:31, 680,000]). In upper right-hand margin: LIX. Shows boundaries, rivers and settlements. Greenwich meridian. Plate LIX from: General atlas of the world ... / engraved on steel by Sidney Hall, William Hughes ... New edition. Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black, 1854.

Subjects

  • Europe
  • Middle East
  • Mediterranean Region; Mediterranean Sea
  • Classical geography—Maps
  • Europe—Historical geography—Maps
  • Middle East—Historical geography—Maps
  • Mediterranean Region—Historical geography—Maps
  • Historical maps—Europe
  • Historical maps—Middle East
  • Historical maps—Mediterranean Region
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (8.01, 57.51, 47.51, 22.01)
  • Geometry: BBOX (8.01, 57.51, 47.51, 22.01)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Hughes, William, 1817-1876. Map of the principal countries of the ancient world : extending from the Alps to the southern frontier of Egypt and from Carthage to Persepolis. Edinburgh : Published by A. & C. Black, [1854]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-b5644t39p

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng