Ancient perspectives maps and their place in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome / edited by Richard J. A. Talbert.
| Other author | Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, |
| Description | ix, 264 pages, [4] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., lectures in the history of cartography |
| Contents | 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012001810 |
| ISBN | 9780226789378 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0226789373 (cloth : alkaline paper) |