A compleat body of ancient geography, both sacred and profane; : exhibiting the various empires, kingdoms, principalities, and common-wealths, throughout the known world, in fifty-two maps, selected from the best authors. To which is prefixed a copious introduction to ancient geography: containing an account of the origin of kingdoms, and the various changes they have undergone; interspersed with critical remarks upon several ancient and modern geographers, whose mistakes are pointed out and corrected. Now first translated from the Latin. /
Horn, Georg,1620-1670.
Osborne, T.publisher.
Printed at The Hague, : and sold by T. .Osborne ... London.,
1741.
Relief shown pictorially.
Title page in red and black.
First edition of Horn's "Acuratissima Orbis Antiqui Delineatio, sive Geographia Vetus, scara & profana ..." was published by Jan Jansson in 1653; later editions were published in 1660,1684, and 1740.
The first English language translation was published in 1700 by J. & G. Jansson.
A French language translation was also published in 1741.
Includes index to maps.
Map index annotated in black ink script
Maps by various cartographers: Jan Jansson, Abraham Ortelius, Christian Adrichem, Nicolous Blancardus, johann Laurenberg, Pierre Duval, H. Ewich, Philip Clüver, Humphrey Lhuyd, Phillipe Briet, Franciscus Hareius and Conrad Peutinger.
John Bartholomew Collection.
Atlases, Dutch.
Netherlands The Hague.