[Series of maps from Menke's Orbis antiqui descriptio]
Abstract/Contents
- Table of contents
- [1] Aegyptus : ante Cambysis tempus ; Canaan : ante exilium -- [2] Regnum Assyrium Aegyptus : Phoenicum atque Graccorum coloniae usque ad annum 627 a. ch. / F. v. Stülpnagel del. ; C. Stier sc. -- [3] Regnum Persicum : usque ad Herodoti tempus / F. v. Stülpnagel del. -- [4] Maris Aegaei littora : belli Peloponnesiaci tempore / F. v. Stülpnagel del. ; C. Stier sc. -- [5] Graecia : belli Peloponnesiaci tempore / F. v. Stülpnagel del. ; C. Poppey sc. -- [6] Regni Persici : satrapiae inferiores, Graecia, coloniae Graecorum Xenophontis et Alexandri M. tempore -- [7] Regni Persici satrapiae superiores Alexandri Magni tempore / F. v. Stülpnagel del. -- [8] Regna successorum Alexandri Magni 282 _ 220 -- [9] Roma : cum populis finitimis regum romanorum et reipublicae liberae tempribus -- [10] Italiae : pars septentrionalis, ligures, Galli cisalpini ab adventu Gallorum usque ad Augusti tempus / F. v. Stülpnagel -- [11] Italiae : pars meridionalis, Sicilia inde abe anno 350 a. Ch. usque ad Augusti tempus / F. v. Stülpnagel -- [12] Maris interni littorum : pars occidentalis inde a belli Hannibalici temporibus usque ad Augustum / F. v. Stülpnagel -- [13] Maris interni littorum : pars orientalis inde a belli Hannibalici temporibus usque ad Augustum / W. Behrens sc. -- [14] Callia : Caesaris tempore / F. v. Stülpnagel -- [15] Judaea, Phoenice, Coelesyria : Christi et apostolorum tempore / F. v. Stülpnagel -- [16] Imperium Romanum : inde ab Augusti tempore / F. v. Stülpnagel ; C. Stier sc. -- [17] Italia, Sicilia imperatorum romanorum temporibus / F. v. Stülpnagel -- [18] Britannia, Germania, Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia : I. et II. p. ch.n. saeculis / F. v. Stülpnagel ; Alt sc.
Description
| Alternative title | Orbis antiqui descriptio : an atlas illustrating ancient history and geography by eighteen maps |
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| Type of resource | cartographic |
| Form | computer; online resource |
| Extent | 18 maps on 18 sheets : hand colored copper engravings |
| Place | Germany |
| Publication date | 1866 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | Latin; English |
| Map data | Scale not determined ; E 33°18'00"--E 37°37'00"/N 34°35'00"--N 30°11'00").In decimal degrees: (E 033.31--E 037.62/N 034.59--N 030.19). |
Creators/Contributors
| Compiler | Menke, Th. (Theodor), 1819-1892 | |
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| Engraver | Stülpnagel, F. von | |
| Engraver | Stier, C. | |
| Publisher | Justus Perthes (Firm : Gotha, Germany) |
Subjects
| Subject | Cambyses II, King of Persia, -522 B.C > Maps > 19th century |
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| Subject | Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Jesus Christ > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Bible > Geography > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Twelve tribes of Israel > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Christianity > Palestine > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Christianity > Egypt > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Christianity > Assyria > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Christianity > Iran > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Christianity > Greece > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Christianity > Italy > Rome > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Christianity > Great Britain > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Christianity > Jerusalem > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Christianity > Europe > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Palestine > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Egypt > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Assyria > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Iran > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Greece > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Rome (Italy) > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Great Britain > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Jerusalem > Maps > 19th century |
| Subject | Europe > Maps > 19th century |
| Genre | Map |
| Genre | Cartographic image-cri |
| Genre | Maps. |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | [compiled by Th. Menke]. |
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| Note | Relief shown by hachures. |
| Note | Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. |
| Note | Bar scales on map given in "Stadia", "Schoeni", “Parasangae”, "Passus", "M.p.", and “Mil. pass. Rom.”. |
| Note | Includes indexes and legends. |
| Note | Shows topography, vegetation, drainage, boundaries, travel routes, territorial boundaries of the tribes of Israel, places of historical interest. |
| Language | In Latin and English. |
| Note | Inset maps: Map [1]: Pyramides Memphiticae : (prope Gizch) -- Thebae, Diospolis -- Regnum Davidicum atque Salomonaeum — Jerusalem -- [Jerusalem]. Map [2]: Regna Lydium, Medicum, Babylonium. Map [3]: Africae ora occidentalis Hannonis tempore. Map [4]: Troas -- Troia. Map [5]: Attica -- Forum Acropolis -- Athenae. Map [6]: Sinus Issicus -- Halicarnassus -- Tyrus -- Caucamela]. Map [8]: Regnum Alexandri Aegi (†311) et Phil. Arrhidaei (†317) -- Regna succesorum Alexandri 312 _ 301 -- Regna successorum Alexandri 294 _ 282 -- Rhodus. Map [9]: Roma : regum et reipublicae liberae temporibus -- Forum romanum]. Map [10]: Italia, Sardinia, Corsica ante adventum gallorum -- Campania. Map [11]: Sicilia, Magna Graecia belli Peloponnesiaci tempore -- Syracusae. Map [12]: Carthago -- Turdetania -- Africa : Iugurthae tempore — Africa Caesaris tempore. Map [13]: Alexandria. Map [15]: Galilaea -- Hierosolyma -- Judaea : Maccabaeorum tempore. Map [16]: Imperium romanum saeculo quarto p. ch. n. Map [17]: Roma -- Regiones urbis : IIII et VIII -- Via Domitiana, Vesuvius. Map [18]: Germania inferior. |
| Note | From Menke's Orbis antiqui descriptio, an atlas illustrating ancient history and geography by eighteen maps. |
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| Location | electronic resource |
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