Ancient perspectives : maps and their place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome
| Weitere Verfasser: |
Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947-
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Chicago ; London :
Univ. Pr.,
2012.
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| Umfang/Format: |
ix, 264 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography
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| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 8 Datensätze |
Inhaltsangabe:
- The expression of terrestrial and celestial order in ancient Mesopotamia by / Francesca Rochberg
- From topography to cosmos: ancient Egypt's multiple maps / by David O'Connor
- Mapping the world: Greek initiatives from Homer to Eratosthenes / by Georgia L. Irby
- Ptolemy's geography: mapmaking and the scientific enterprise / by Alexander Jones
- Greek and Roman surveying and surveying instruments / by Michael Lewis
- Urbs Roma to orbis romanus: Roman mapping on the grand scale / by Richard J.A. Talbert
- Putting the world in order: mapping in Roman texts / by Benet Salway.
