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Strabo

Geographie de Strabon ; v. 3 / traduite du grec en français 1812

39.5 x 7.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1058819

Description

Strabo’s Geographica is significant geographical chronicles to survive from the ancient world. Written in either the first century BC or AD, the work consists of 17 books and contains an account of the world as known to the Greeks and Romans. It includes much useful information on how the classical world viewed geographical phenomena, ethnography and natural history.

Provenance

Acquired by William IV, 1830-37
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Strabo
(author)

Search the collection François Jean Gabriel de La Porte du Theil
(translator)

Search the collection Paris : Imprimerie Imperiale
(publisher)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page William IV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837)
Physical properties

Measurements

39.5 x 7.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Groupings
Category
Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in goatskin
book: full leather bound in green goatskin
Subject(s)
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Classical literatures
Classical Greek literature translated from Greek
Geography

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