MAKE A MEME View Large Image Spruner Map of Asia Minor (Turkey) in Antiquity - Geographicus - AsiaMinor-spruner-1865 (Lycia inset cropped).jpg A particularly interesting map this is Karl von Spruner ™s 1865 rendering of Asia Minor in antiquity This map covers Asia ...
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Keywords: 1865 Spruner Map of Asia Minor (Turkey) in Antiquity - Geographicus - AsiaMinor-spruner-1865 (Lycia inset cropped).jpg A particularly interesting map this is Karl von Spruner ™s 1865 rendering of Asia Minor in antiquity This map covers Asia Minor from the Aegean Sea to Armenia and from Cyprus to the Black Sea including all of modern day Turkey Cyprus Lebanon and Syria Like most of Spruner ™s work this example overlays ancient political geographies on relatively contemporary physical geographies thus identifying the sites of forgotten towns and villages the movements of armies and the disposition of lands in the region There are three insets in the lower quadrants focusing on the early kingdoms of Lycia and Ionia as well as a general overview of Asia Minor As a whole the map labels important cities rivers mountain ranges and other minor topographical detail Territories and countries outlined in color All text is in Latin The whole is rendered in finely engraved detail exhibiting the fine craftsmanship for which the Perthes firm is known Of particular interest to classical scholars 1865 undated Size in 16 13 object history credit line accession number AsiaMinor-spruner-1865 1865_Spruner_Map_of_Asia_Minor_ Turkey _in_Antiquity_-_Geographicus_-_AsiaMinor-spruner-1865 jpg 50 2013-12-31 20 53 UTC 1865_Spruner_Map_of_Asia_Minor_ Turkey _in_Antiquity_-_Geographicus_-_AsiaMinor-spruner-1865 jpg PLEASE COMPLETE AUTHOR INFORMATION derivative work Jbribeiro1 Lycia inset crop Jbribeiro1 1865_Spruner_Map_of_Asia_Minor_ Turkey _in_Antiquity_-_Geographicus_-_AsiaMinor-spruner-1865 jpg PD-old Original upload log This image is a derivative work of the following images File 1865_Spruner_Map_of_Asia_Minor_ Turkey _in_Antiquity_-_Geographicus_-_AsiaMinor-spruner-1865 jpg licensed with PD-Art 2011-03-25T06 15 02Z BotMultichillT 3500x2666 2752707 Bytes <nowiki> subst User Multichill/Geographicus http //www geographicus com/P/AntiqueMap/AsiaMinor-spruner-1865 1865 Spruner Map of Asia Minor Turkey in Antiquity Pontus et Bithynia Asia Lycia et Pamph</nowiki> Uploaded with derivativeFX 1865 maps Karl Spruner von Merz Old maps of Turkey Maps of Lycia
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