Ancient perspectives : maps and their place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome / edited by Richard J. A. Talbert.

Contributor(s):

Talbert, Richard J. A, 1947-

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TextSeries: The Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartographyPublication details: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.Description: 264 p. : illISBN:

9780226789378
0226789373

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LOC classification:

GA205 A541 2012

Contents:

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.

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Ancient perspectives : maps and their place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome / edited by Richard J. A. Talbert.

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