1782 d Anville Map of the Eastern Roman Empire
by Paul Fearn
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1782 d Anville Map of the Eastern Roman Empire
Artist
Paul Fearn
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Photograph
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This is the stunning eastern sheet from Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D’Anville’s two map set depicting the Roman Empire. Depicts the eastern portion of the Mediterranean inclusive of Greece and extends inland as far as modern day Armenia. Contains the whole of the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) and extends south well into the Arabian Desert, Egypt and Nubia. Includes the modern day nations of Greece, Turkey, Macedonia, Ukraine, Armenia, Israel / Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, et al. Uses archaic place names throughout. Decorative title cartouche at the bottom left quadrant. Engraved by Guillaume Delahaye for publication in the 1782 edition of Anville’s Atlas General.
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September 10th, 2013
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