Archived Record - Auction Closed!! Auction #102, closed March, 2003

Lot Number: Title: Period: Cartographer: Subject: Size: Hammer Price: Description:

44 The World as known to the Ancients [2 sheets] 1842 SDUK Ancient World 12.2" x 15.5" $60.00 The known world divided via color into Europe, Asia and Africa, on two sheets. The mapmakers used Rennell's Geography of Herodotus, as well as information from Hanno, Pliny and Ptolemy. As is the case with most maps from this series, there are numerous interesting notations that add information to the map and are particularly illuminating for a person wishing to better understand ancient geography. Published by Chapman and Hall.