Geographia antiqua : Being a complete set of maps of antient geography : [1 leaf]

Cellarius, Christoph, 1638-1707 (Author)

Seale, Richard William (Engraver)

Toms, W. H. (Engraver)

1799

F. & C. Rivington.

Information about this leaf: This is a map of Greece, primarily showing the Island of Salamis. The lines indicated in the key show the movements of Greek and Persian fleets, as well as their troops, during the Battle of Salamis, which was fought between the Greeks and the Persians, led by Themistocles and King Xerxes, respectively.

Information about this book: The book this leaf was taken from was a collection of thirty-three copperplate maps, which were copied from the cartographer Cellarius. This book was designed for use in schools in geography classes. More maps from this book can be accessed for free through Gale Cengage Learning using the the following link: http://tinyurl.com/jjv7n73

Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

PFTP162

English

1 leaf (1 sided)

Manuscript maps

PFTP Illustrated

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