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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947-

Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Series:

Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography

The Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cartography--Iraq--History.

Cartography.

Cartography--Egypt--History.

Cartography--Greece--History.

Cartography--Rome--History.

Geography, Ancient.

Surveying--History.

Surveying.

History.

Greece.

Egypt.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

ix, 264 pages. : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 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.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

ISBN:

0226789373

9780226789378

OCLC:

776874548

Publisher Number:

99951357981