Original 1864 Map JOHNSON\'S ROMAN EMPIRE Imperium Romanorum Latissime Patens For Sale

Handsomelarge-format antique lithographed map in original hand color, withdecorative scrollwork border, printed more than 160 years ago.

• The map depicts the RomanEmpire at its greatest extent, including present-dayEngland, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Greece, and Turkey,as well as northern Africa and the Near East.
• Places are identified in Latin by their ancient names andalso labeled, in smaller text, with their modern names.
• The image area measures agenerous 33.5 x 52.2 cm[13¼\" x 21\"]. Longitude is measured from Greenwich andFerro, and there are two distance scales, calibrated in Roman Miles andStatuteMiles.
• Among the labeled places on the map are Armenia,Campania, Mesopotamia, Dacia, Sarmatia, Assyria,Macedonia, Cappadocia, Babylonia, and many others, on a scale of 200geographical miles to one inch.
• Insets in the upper right corner depict Greece and Italy,with smaller insets showing the region around Rome and Campania.
• This map is titled Johnson\'sRoman Empire, Imperium Romanorum Latissime Patens and waspublished by A.J. Johnson, New York, in 1864.
• Condition: This map is in very good condition,with a vertical center fold, as issued, wide margins, and norips, tears, or writing. There are faint water stains near the uppercorners and a tiny chip at the top right. Pleasesee the scans and feel free to ask any questions.
• Letterpress text on the reverse side provides achronologicalsummary of events during the Civil War, between earlyFebruary and late April, 1863.
• Thisis an original, authentic antique map, published in 1864 byAlvin Jewett Johnson, New York.
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