This atlas of the ancient world includes 13 copper engraved maps, 12 of which are double-page. Of particular interest are the two double-page maps of Orbis Romani which show the full extent of the Roman Empire. The maps cover the area from Ireland and England east to Greece, Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula and contain very good detail of towns, cities, rivers and topography. The complete list of maps include:
Orbis Romani, Pars Orientalis Orbis Romani, Pars Occidentalis Orbis Veteribus Notus Gallia Italiae Graeciae Asiae Minor et Syriae Palaestina Aegyptus Brittania Romana Graeciae, Pars Septentrionalis Graeciae, Pars Meridionalis Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the British Isles, in an Intermediate State, between Ancient and Modern Geography
The maps were drawn by Guillaume Delisle and Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. Published by James Whittle and Richard Holmes Laurie in London at 53 Fleet Street. Elephant folio, rebacked with original marbled boards.
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Condition: B+
Overall crisp impressions with contemporary outline color and light offsetting. The two <i>Orbis Romani</i> maps are trimmed to just inside the left border by the binder. A former owner's bookplate is on the front pastedown. Rebacked with original boards, which are chipped along the edges.