Ancient perspectives : : maps and their place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome / / edited by Richard J. A. Talbert.
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| Superior document: | The Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Chicago ;, London : : University of Chicago Press,, [2012] 2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (284 pages) :; illustrations, maps. |
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Table of 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.