Maps of the Ancient World and the Posterity of Noah, 1820

Reference
BG-00864
Date
1820
Region
World
Category
Antique Map
Sheet size
44.0 x 55.5 cm (17.3 x 21.9 in)
Condition
Fair
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 250

Two maps on one sheet. Hhand colored engraved lithograph, depicting the world as known to the Ancients on Mercator's projection and the Posterity of Noah. The first showns the Empires of Ninus and Semaris, Sesostria, Nebuchadnezar, Cyrus, Alexander and Augustus. The second shows the diffusion of Noah's sons, etc. Detailed text explanation below. From a Philadelphia edition of Lavoisne's Atlas.

Artists and Engravers: Published by M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia.

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