Alexander's campaigns

Name: Alexander's campaigns
Author: Jean - Baptist Burgunion Danville

Title	Alexander's campaigns
Author	Jean - Baptist Burgunion Danville
Publication Place	N.p. - [N.p.] : Cat. 1782
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Bursa Uludağ University Library
Library Asset ID	2220371
Record ID	blbpfmcrcb
Sample Text	This map shows the campaigns of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) from the Hellespont, the strait (later called the Dardanelles) that separated Europe from Asia in present-day Turkey, to Turkey, the Near East, Egypt, Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), Persia (Iran), and Afghanistan. Alexander reached as far as the banks of the Hyphasis River (now known as the Beas River) in northern India, where his exhausted armies eventually mutinied. The map also shows the cities that Alexander founded and named 'Alexandria' in his honor. There are two distance scales: ancient stadia and modern leagues. The map was drawn by the French cartographer and geographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697-1782) and was created, as indicated by the title, to illustrate the book Istoire d'Ancienne (Ancient History) by Charles Rollin (1661-1741). Danville was one of the most important mapmakers of the 18th century and was known for the accuracy and scientific quality of his maps. Rollin was a professor of rhetoric and university administrator who wrote his most notable works in retirement, including Enciennes's Estuaires, a 12-volume history that appeared between 1730 and 1738.
Kategoriler	HISTORY / Historical Geography, REFERENCE / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps

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Alexander's campaigns

Author Jean - Baptist Burgunion Danville

Publication Place N.p. - [N.p.] : Cat. 1782

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Bursa Uludağ University Library

Library Asset ID 2220371

Record ID blbpfmcrcb

Sample Text This map shows the campaigns of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) from the Hellespont, the strait (later called the Dardanelles) that separated Europe from Asia in present-day Turkey, to Turkey, the Near East, Egypt, Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), Persia (Iran), and Afghanistan. Alexander reached as far as the banks of the Hyphasis River (now known as the Beas River) in northern India, where his exhausted armies eventually mutinied. The map also shows the cities that Alexander founded and named 'Alexandria' in his honor. There are two distance scales: ancient stadia and modern leagues. The map was drawn by the French cartographer and geographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697-1782) and was created, as indicated by the title, to illustrate the book Istoire d'Ancienne (Ancient History) by Charles Rollin (1661-1741). Danville was one of the most important mapmakers of the 18th century and was known for the accuracy and scientific quality of his maps. Rollin was a professor of rhetoric and university administrator who wrote his most notable works in retirement, including Enciennes's Estuaires, a 12-volume history that appeared between 1730 and 1738.

Kategoriler HISTORY / Historical Geography, REFERENCE / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps