The map of Syria, Mesopotamia and Assyria comes from Samuel Butler's "Atlas of Ancient Geography", published in London around 1829, a school atlas designed for the study of the classical world. The cartographer combines ancient geography with a modern projection, highlighting in coloured outlines the main historical regions of the Near East, from the Mediterranean Levant to the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates. Graeco-Latin place names and famous sites such as Babylon, Nineveh and Palmyra are shown, reflecting the 19th-century interest in the Bible, the history of the Roman East and the first archaeological explorations in Mesopotamia. The map belongs to the educational output of late Georgian England, in which historical cartography served to visualise antiquity for students and collectors.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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