1940 Map CLASSICAL LANDS MEDITERRANEAN Ancient Greece Rome Turkey Lesbos Zodiac For Sale

Beautiful,large-format fold-out map of the classical lands of the Mediterranean,with decorative border and title, printed more than 80 years ago.

• This map opens up to agenerous 66 x 90 cm [26\" x 35¼\"] and is drawnon a scale of 1:2,217,600, or 35 miles to the inch.
• The coverage area extends from France south to Tunisia and east toTurkey, including Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Albania, Malta, Sardinia,Corsica, Crete, Sicily, and more.
• There is a large inset depicting theRoman Empire, and a smaller map of the World of Homer.
• Details includeancient, or classical, place names, such as Evvoia, Lesbos,Peloponnesus, Etruria, Rodi, Bruttium, Roma, Campania, Khalkidike,Caria, and many more.
• The classic pair ofwinged lions, with horns and torch, flank the title and one of thezodiac signs (Taurus) in the map\'s decorative border. Other signsinclude Aries, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.
• Condition: This map is in excellent condition,bright and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears. Itis blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side. Please seethe scans and feelfree to ask any questions.
• This map was published by the National Geographic Society, Washington,D.C.,as a supplement to the March 1940 issue of NationalGeographic Magazine and is an originalNational Geographic Society map, not a reproductionor modern reprint.
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