Alexandri Magni Macedonis expeditio

Title

Alexandri Magni Macedonis expeditio
Alexandri Magni Macedonis expeditio

Subject

Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.--Campaigns--Maps; Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.--Maps--Early works to 1800;
Middle East--Maps--Early works to 1800

Description

Engraved black and white map on paper. Front: depiction of Alexander the Great's conquests in the Middle East and Persia. Relief shown pictorially. Removed from his Theatrum. Includes inset: Iovis ammonis oraculum. Includes dedication from Ortelius to H. Schotius. Back: Latin text. Relief shown pictorially. Scale ca. 1:14,000,000. Gift of Charles R. Gordon.
1 map ; 35 x 46 cm.

Creator

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

Source

Special Collections and Archives, DePaul University Library; Chicago, IL, USA 60614; http://library.depaul.edu/Collections/SpecialCollectionArchives.aspx

Publisher

[Antverpiae : A. Ortelius]

Date

1595

Rights

Please contact the Special Collections and Archives Department of DePaul University Library regarding rights and any reproduction.

Relation

Theatrum orbis terrarum / Abraham Ortelius

Format

TIFF

Language

Latin

Type

Text

Identifier

AlexandriMagni_20130117
http://server16106.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/scimages,159

Files

AlexandriMagni_map.jpg

Tags

Citation

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598, “Alexandri Magni Macedonis expeditio,” DePaul University Special Collections and Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, https://dpuspecialcollections.omeka.net/items/show/111.