AGSL GeoDiscovery

Map to explain the history of the Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes, and Persians

Description:

by D'Anville ; J. Gibson sculp.

Relief shown pictorially.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Prime meridian: Ferro.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Bar scale notes: "Parsenga 25 to a degree", "Stades 30 to a parsenga", "Parsenga 22 to a degree", "Liegue of 3000 paces or 2500 toise".

Shows topography, drainage, islands, settlements, places of historical interest.

Descriptive text throughout.

Includes decorative cartouche.

"Front title hist. of world vol 2." -- upper right margin.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kc346sr5611

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kc346sr5611

Language:

eng

Publisher:

[publisher not identified],

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Christianity, Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian, History, Medes, and Iranians

Date Issued:

1780

Spatial Coverage:

Middle East and Palestine

Rights:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Rights Holder:

Images from the Leonard and Juliet Rothman Holy Lands Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu

License:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false