Ancient perspectives : maps and their place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece & Rome /
'Ancient Perspectives' encompasses a vast arc of space and time - Western Asia to North Africa and Europe from the third millennium BLE to the fifth century CE - to explore mapmaking and worldviews in the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2012.
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Colección: | Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 'Ancient Perspectives' encompasses a vast arc of space and time - Western Asia to North Africa and Europe from the third millennium BLE to the fifth century CE - to explore mapmaking and worldviews in the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia Egypt, Greece, and Rome. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 264 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-249) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780226789408 0226789403 |