Euratlas-Info 14:
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1) The Santini Map of Italy 1783
In the Cartography section, you will find an 18th century map
of Italy with the main post-roads and the boundaries of the
Italian states. This document was made by Father or Père Francois
Santini, a French publisher active in Venice.
All Santini maps were based on the best cartographers of the 18th
century like de Vaugondy and Janvier. This print seems to be a
copy of the Robert Janvier map of Italy from his Atlas Universel
printed in
1776-1784.
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2) Spain and Portugal
Charles-François Delamarche, 1740-1817, was one of the
most
important French geographers. In 1786, he bought the Didier Robert de
Vaugondy map collection. He published several maps and atlases and his
son Felix continued his work. The Delamarche Atlas de Géographie
was reprinted several times in the 19th century and was even adopted by
the Royal Council of Public Instruction.
Here is a map of Spain and Portugal as they were in the 19th century,
from one of the Delamarche Atlas editions.
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3) Europe Photos
The Europe Photos section has been enhanced and displays now 67
pictures of Istanbul. Moreover several images of landscapes, landmarks
and artworks have been added in the Egypt, Russia, Greek Islands and Ukraine
pages, so that you can view and download more than 800 photos.
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4) Neuer Atlas
zur Geschichte des Alten Orients
A historical atlas has been added in the Euratlas Shop: the New Atlas
of the
Ancient Orient by Dr Andreas Birken. Dr Birken is an historian and a
cartographer who has contributed to the Tübinger Atlas des Vorderen
Orients or T.A.V.O. a research project of the Tübingen
University, and to the Grosser Historischer Weltatlas, a major
reference historical atlas.
The Neuer Atlas zur Geschichte des Alten Orients
is available only in German but provides 30 magnificent historical maps
of the Middle East, one per century, from 33rd to 4th century B.C.
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We wish you a Merry
Christmas
C. Nüssli,
December 2006
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