Eratosthenes' Map of the World

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Unknown Artist
published on 13 December 2016
Eratosthenes' Map of the World Download Full Size Image

A reconstructed map of the known world according to Eratosthenes (276-195 BCE), the Greek Alexandrian scholar from Cyrene. (Bunbury, E.H., 1811-1895, 'A History of Ancient Geography among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest Ages till the Fall of the Roman Empire'. London: John Murray, 1883 CE)

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Artist, U. (2016, December 13). Eratosthenes' Map of the World. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6154/eratosthenes-map-of-the-world/

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Artist, Unknown. "Eratosthenes' Map of the World." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 13, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6154/eratosthenes-map-of-the-world/.

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