Ancient perspectives : maps and their place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece & Rome /

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'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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Colección:Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography.
Temas:
Cartography > Iraq > History.
Cartography > Egypt > History.
Cartography > Greece > History.
Cartography > Rome > History.
Geography, Ancient.
Surveying > History.
Cartographie > Irak > Histoire.
Cartographie > Égypte > Histoire.
Cartographie > Grèce > Histoire.
Cartographie > Rome > Histoire.
Géographie ancienne.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Cartography.
Cartography
Geography, Ancient
Surveying
Klassieke oudheid.
Kaarten (geografie)
Egypt
Greece
Iraq
Rome (Empire)
Middellandse-Zeegebied.
Mesopotamië
History
Redes (vorm)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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