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Classical lands of the Mediterranean

Title
Classical lands of the Mediterranean / compiled and drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for the National Geographic magazine ; Gilbert Grosvenor, editor ; James M. Darley, chief cartographer ; compiled by W. Chamberlin [and others] ; relief by C.E. Riddiford.
Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.). Cartographic Section, cartographer.
Publication
  • Washington [D.C.] : National Geographic Society, December 1949.
  • Baltimore, Md. : Lithographed by A. Hoen and Co.
  • ©1949

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Additional Authors
  • Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966
  • Darley, James M. (James Morrison)
  • Chamberlin, Wellman
  • A. Hoen & Co., printer.
Description
1 map : color; 51 x 76 cm
Series Statement
A National Geographic map
Alternative Title
Greco-Roman world.
Subject
  • To 476
  • Classical geography > Maps
  • Classical geography
  • Mediterranean Region > History > Maps
  • Greece > History > To 146 B.C. > Maps
  • Rome > History > Republic, 510-30 B.C. > Maps
  • Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. > Maps
  • Greece
  • Mediterranean Region
  • Rome (Empire)
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Maps.
  • Cartes géographiques.
Note
  • The principal map and the insets show locations of classical-period events of historic significance, as well as roads, principal railways, canals, ruins, battles, and airports.
  • Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
  • Map issued with "December 1949, The National Geographic Magazine, vol. XCVI, no. 6."
  • "Copyright 1949 by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C."
  • Includes text, historical notes, glossaries, and key to abbreviations.
  • Insets: The Greco-Roman world -- The world of Homer, ninth century B.C. -- The world of Herodotus, fifth century B.C. -- The world of Strabo, first century A.D. -- Ancient Athens -- Ancient Rome.
Language (note)
  • In English.
Call Number
Map Div. 23-1648
LCCN
2017593254
OCLC
6182033
Author
National Geographic Society (U.S.). Cartographic Section, cartographer.
Title
Classical lands of the Mediterranean / compiled and drawn in the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society for the National Geographic magazine ; Gilbert Grosvenor, editor ; James M. Darley, chief cartographer ; compiled by W. Chamberlin [and others] ; relief by C.E. Riddiford.
Publisher
Washington [D.C.] : National Geographic Society, December 1949.
Manufacturer
Baltimore, Md. : Lithographed by A. Hoen and Co.
Copyright Date
©1949
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:2,750,000. 43.4 miles to the inch ; conic projection, standard parallels 37° and 45° (E 7°--E 30°/N 47°--N 34°).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Series
A National Geographic map
Language
In English.
Chronological Term
To 476
Added Author
Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966, editor.
Darley, James M. (James Morrison), cartographer (expression)
Chamberlin, Wellman, cartographer (expression)
A. Hoen & Co., printer.
Added Title
Greco-Roman world.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 23-1648 [Filed as Mediterranean Sea 1949]
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