Geography, Ancient
Here are entered works on the geography of the ancient world. Works on the geography of Greece and Rome treated together are entered under Classical geography.
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Broader terms:Narrower terms:- Geography, Ancient -- Dictionaries
- Geography, Ancient -- Early works to 1800
- Geography, Ancient -- Maps
- Cities and towns, Ancient
- Classical geography
- Ancient geography
- Geography -- To 400 A.D.
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Space, Geography, and Politics in the Early Roman Empire (Jerome lectures #19; Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c1991), by Claude Nicolet (page images at HathiTrust)- Eratosthenis Geographicorum Fragmenta (in Latin; Göttingen: Vandenhoek et Ryprecht, 1789), by Eratosthenes, ed. by Günther Karl Fridrich Seidel (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean, by a Merchant of the First Century (New York et al.: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1912), ed. by Wilfred H. Schoff (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Voyage of Hanno: Translated, and Accompanied With the Greek text, Explained From the Accounts of Modern Travellers, Defended Against the Objections of Mr. Dodwell and Other Writers, and Illustrated by Maps from Ptolemy, d'Anville, and Bougainville (in Greek and English; London: Sold by T. Cadell, jun. and Davies, 1797), by Hanno, ed. by Thomas Falconer (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Voyage of Nearchus; and The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea (Greek text with English translation and notes; Oxford: At the University Press, 1809), by Arrian, trans. by William Vincent (page images at HathiTrust)
- Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography (Everyman's library edition; London: J. M. Dent and Co.; New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1908), contrib. by Samuel Butler (Gutenberg illustrated HTML and page images)
- An Alphabetical Encyclopaedia of Institutions, Persons, Events, etc., of Ancient History and Geography (London: Swan Sonnenschein; New York: Macmillan, 1906), by Emil Reich (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), ed. by William Smith (HTML with commentary at Perseus)
- Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography (Everyman's library edition; London: J. M. Dent and Co.; New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1908), contrib. by Samuel Butler (Gutenberg illustrated HTML and page images)
- The Worke of Pomponius Mela, the Cosmographer, Concerninge the Situation of the World Wherein Every Parte, is Devided by it Selfe in Most Perfect Manner, as Appeareth in the Table at the Ende of the Booke (London: Printed for T. Hacket, 1585), by Pomponius Mela, trans. by Arthur Golding
- The Commerce and Navigation of the Ancients in the Indian Ocean (2 volumes; London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807), by William Vincent (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Commerce and Navigation of the Ancients in the Indian Ocean (2 volumes; London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807), by William Vincent (page images at HathiTrust)
- Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography (Everyman's library edition; London: J. M. Dent and Co.; New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1908), contrib. by Samuel Butler (Gutenberg illustrated HTML and page images)
- Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography (Everyman's library edition; London: J. M. Dent and Co.; New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1908), contrib. by Samuel Butler (Gutenberg illustrated HTML and page images)
- Orthogonal Town Planning in Antiquity (with an added appendix; c1971), by F. Castagnoli (PDF files with commentary at MIT Press)
- La Vie Municipale Dans L'Egypte Romaine (in French; Paris: Fontemoing et cie., 1911), by Pierre Jouguet (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Classical Geography, by Henry Fanshawe Tozer (HTML with commentary at elfinspell.com)
- Pays Atlantiques Décrits par Homère: Ibérie, Gaule, Bretagne, Archipels, Amérique (in French; Paris: Maisonneuve et cie, 1879), by Théophile Cailleux
- The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean, by a Merchant of the First Century (New York et al.: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1912), ed. by Wilfred H. Schoff (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Hand-Book of Classical Geography, Chronology, Mythology, and Antiquities: Prepared for the Use of Schools (Boston: Swan, Brewer and Tileston, 1861), by Thomas Prentiss Allen and William Francis Allen
Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.
Filed under: Geography -- Early works to 1800- Guthrie's Universal Geography, Improved: Being a New System of Modern Geography, or a Geographcial, Historical and Commercial Grammar, and Present State of All the Several Kingdoms of the World (new edition; London: Printed for the proprietors, 1795), by William Guthrie and James Ferguson (page images at HathiTrust)
- L'Histoire Universelle du Monde (in French; Paris: G. Mallot, 1570), by François de Belleforest (page images at HathiTrust)
- Relations of the Most Famous Kingdomes and Common-Wealths Thorowout the World, Discoursing of Their Situations, Religions, Languages, Manners, Customes, strengths, Greatnesse, and Policies (London: Printed by I. Haviland for I. Partridge, 1630), by Giovanni Botero, ed. by Robert Johnson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Relations of the Most Famous Kingdoms and Common-Weales Thorough the World, Discoursing of Their Scituations, Manners, Customes, Strengthes and Pollicies (London: Printed for J. Jaggard, 1611), by Giovanni Botero, ed. by Robert Johnson
- A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar, and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World (19th edition (Guthrie and Ferguson credited on title page, but compilation widely attributed to Knox); London: Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson and J. Mawman, 1801), by William Guthrie and James Ferguson, contrib. by John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Hakluytus Posthumus, or, Purchas His Pilgrimes (4 volumes; London: Imprinted for H. Fetherston, 1625), by Samuel Purchas (all volumes: page images at LOC)
- La Cosmographia de Pedro Apiano (with related works, in Spanish; Anuers: I. Withagio, 1575), by Peter Apian, ed. by Frisius Gemma, contrib. by Francisco López de Gómara and Gerónimo Girava (page images at HathiTrust)
- Purchas His Pilgrimage (London: Printed by W. Stansby for H. Fetherstone, 1626), by Samuel Purchas (page images at LOC)
- Geography, by Strabo (HTML at Perseus)
- Polycronicon (very early English printed edition; 1495), by Ranulf Higden, trans. by John Trevisa (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Mandeville's Travels, Translated From the French of Jean d'Outremeuse, Edited From MS. Cotton Titus c.XVI, in the British Museum (EETS original series #153 and #154; London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, 1919-1923), by John Mandeville, ed. by P. Hamelius, contrib. by Jean d'Outremeuse (2 volumes in 1: multiple formats at archive.org)
- Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden, Monachi Cestrensis; Together With the English Translations of John Trevisa and of an Unknown Writer of the Fifteenth Century (9 volumes, in English and Latin; London: Longman et al., 1865-1886), by Ranulf Higden, ed. by Churchill Babington and J. Rawson Lumby, trans. by John Trevisa
- Volume 1: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume 2: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume 3: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume 4: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume 5: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume 6: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume 7: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume 8: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume 9: multiple formats at archive.org
- all volumes: page images at HathiTrust
- The Travels of Sir John Mandeville: The Version of the Cotton Manuscript in Modern Spelling (London and New York: Macmillan, 1900), by John Mandeville
- Klencke Atlas (ca. 1660), contrib. by Jan Klenck
- The Christian Topography of Cosmas, an Egyptian Monk, by Cosmas Indicopleustes, trans. by John Watson McCrindle (illustrated HTML with commentary at tertullian.org)
- The Christian Topography of Cosmas, an Egyptian Monk (Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society, #98; London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1897), by Cosmas Indicopleustes, trans. by John Watson McCrindle
- The Christian Topography of Cosmas Indicopleustes (in Greek, with English geographical notes and other commentary; Cambridge: At the University Press, 1909), by Cosmas Indicopleustes, ed. by E. O. Winstedt
- Relations de Voyages et Textes Géographiques Arabes, Persans et Turks Relatifs à l'Extrème Orient du VIIIe au XVIIIe Siècles (2 volumes in 1, in French; Paris: E. Leroux, 1913-1914), ed. by Gabriel Ferrand (multiple formats at archive.org)
- El-Mas'udi's Historical Encyclopaedia, Entitled "Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems" (only 1 volume published; London: Printed for the Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1841), by -956? Masʻūdī, trans. by Aloys Sprenger
- Legendary Islands of the Atlantic: A Study in Medieval Geography (research series #8; New York: American Geographical Society, 1922), by William Henry Babcock
- The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela: Critical Text, Translation and Commentary (London: H. Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1907), by Benjamin of Tudela, ed. by Marcus N. Adler
- On the Knowledge Possessed by the Ancient Chinese of the Arabs and Arabian Colonies, and Other Western Countries, Mentioned in Chinese Books (London: Trübner and Co., 1871), by E. Bretschneider (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Spanish Mandevile of Miracles: or, The Garden of Curious Flowers, Wherin Are Handled Sundry Points of Humanity, Philosophy, Divinitie, and Geography, Beautified With Many Strange and Pleasant Histories (London: Printed by I. R. for E. Matts, 1600), by Antonio de Torquemada, contrib. by Ferdinand Walker (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature (New York: T. Kinnersley, 1825), by Oliver Goldsmith (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Collection of Voyages and Travels, in Three Parts (London: O. Payne, 1741), by Thomas James, Jean-Bernard-Louis Desjean Pointis, and Daniel Coxe (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Curieuse Aenmerckingen der Bysonderste Oost en West-Indische Verwonderens-Waerdige Dingen: Nevens die van China, Africa, en Andere Gewesten des Werelds (4 volumes in Dutch; Utrecht: J. Ribbius, 1682), by S. de Vries (page images at HathiTrust)
- Navigantium Atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca, Or, A Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels (1705), by John Harris
- The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (3 volumes; London: Imprinted by G. Bishop, R. Newberie and R. Barker, 1598-1600), ed. by Richard Hakluyt (page images at LOC)
- The Principall Nauigations, Voiages, and Discoueries of the English Nation (London: George Bishop and Ralph Newberie, 1589), ed. by Richard Hakluyt (page images at LOC)
- Travels From England to India, in the Year 1789, by the Way of the Tyrol, Venice, Scandaroon, Aleppo, and Over the Great Desart to Bussora; With Instructions for Travellers, and an Account of the Expence of Travelling, &c. &c. (2 volumes; London: Printed by S. Low for J. Carpenter and Murray and Highley, 1799), by John Taylor
- Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa: Describing Characters, Custons, Manners, Laws, and Productions of Nature and Art (generally attributed to Thomson; 2 volumes; London: Printed for J. Murray, 1782), by William Thomson
- Voyage in Search of La Pérouse: Performed by Order of the Constituent Assembly, During the Years 1791, 1792, 1793, and 1794 (2 volumes; London: Printed for J. Stockdale, 1800), by Jacques-Julien Houtou de La Billardière
- The Voyages and Travels of the Ambassadors from the Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, and the King of Persia, Begun in the Year M.DC.XXXIII and Finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX: Containing a Compleat History of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and Other Adjacent Countries (2 volumes in 1, second with a somewhat different title by Mandelslo; London: Printed for T. Dring and J. Starkey, 1662), by Adam Olearius and Johann Albrecht von Mandelslo, trans. by John Davies (page images at HathiTrust)
- Voyage dans l'Inde, au Travers du Grand Désert, par Alep, Antioche et Bassora (2 volumes in French; Paris: Genest, 1803), by John Taylor, contrib. by L. de Grandpré (both volumes: page images at HathiTrust)
- A Continuation of A Voyage to New-Holland, &c., in the Year 1699 (1709), by William Dampier (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Voyage to New Holland, &c., in the Year 1699 (1703), by William Dampier (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-Fruit Tree to the West Indies, Including An Account of the Mutiny on Board the Ship (London: Printed for G. Nicol, 1792), by William Bligh
- Voyages and Descriptions (1699), by William Dampier (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Collection of Voyages and Travels, Some Now First Printed From Original Manuscripts, Others Now First Published in English, ed. by Awnsham Churchill
- Divers Voyages Touching the Discovery of America and the Islands Adjacent (1850 edition), by Richard Hakluyt and John Winter Jones (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Early Voyages and Travels to Russia and Persia, by Anthony Jenkinson and Other Englishmen; With Some Account of the First Intercourse of the English with Russia and Central Asia by Way of the Caspian Sea (reprint of the 2-volume Hakluyt Society edition of 1886), ed. by E. Delmar Morgan and C. H. Coote, contrib. by Anthony Jenkinson
- Journal of Richard Mather, 1635; His Life and Death, 1670 (Collections of the Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, #3; Boston: D. Clapp, 1850), by Richard Mather (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (16 volumes; Edinburgh: E. & G. Goldsmid, 1885-1890), ed. by Richard Hakluyt and Edmund Goldsmid (page images at archive.org; and Gutenberg text)
- The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation Made by Sea or Over-Land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at Any Time Within the Compasse of These 1600 Yeeres (12 volumes; Glasgow: J. MacLehose and Sons, 1903-1905), ed. by Richard Hakluyt
- Volume I: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume II: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume III: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume IV: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume V: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume VI: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume VII: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume VIII: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume IX: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume X: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume XI: multiple formats at archive.org
- Volume XII: multiple formats at archive.org
- Travels of Rabbi Petachia of Ratisbon (London: Trubner, 1856), by Pethahiah of Regensburg and Judah ben Samuel, trans. by A. Benisch, contrib. by William Ainsworth (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Voyages and Adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, the Portuguese (popular edition; London: T. F. Unwin, 1897), by Fernão Mendes Pinto, trans. by Henry Cogan, contrib. by Ármin Vámbéry
- Voyages from Holland to America, A. D. 1632 to 1644 (1853), by David Pietersz. de Vries, trans. by Henry Cruse Murphy (page images at HathiTrust)
- Jacobi Lopidis Stunicae Itinerarium ab Hispania Usq. ad Urbem Romaaã, in Quo Multa Varia ac Scitu Dignissima Cõtinent̃ (in Latin; Rome: M. Silber als Franck, 1521), by Diego López de Zúñiga
- The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427 (Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society, #58; London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1879), by Johannes Schiltberger, ed. by Karl Friedrich Neumann, trans. by J. Buchan Telfer, contrib. by P. Bruun (Gutenberg text)
- Dampier's Voyages: Consisting of a New Voyage Round the World, a Supplement to the Voyage Round the World, Two Voyages to Campeachy, a Discourse of Winds, a Voyage to New Holland, and a Vindication, in Answer to the Chimerical Relation of William Funnell (2 volumes; London: E. Grant Richards, 1906), by William Dampier, ed. by John Masefield (page images at HathiTrust)
- Hakluytus Posthumus, or, Purchas His Pilgrimes (4 volumes; London: Imprinted for H. Fetherston, 1625), by Samuel Purchas (all volumes: page images at LOC)
- Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, by John White (illustrated HTML at Gutenberg Australia)
- Mandeville's Travels, Translated From the French of Jean d'Outremeuse, Edited From MS. Cotton Titus c.XVI, in the British Museum (EETS original series #153 and #154; London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, 1919-1923), by John Mandeville, ed. by P. Hamelius, contrib. by Jean d'Outremeuse (2 volumes in 1: multiple formats at archive.org)
- Memoirs and Travels of Mauritius Augustus, Count de Benyowsky (Dublin: Printed by W. Porter for P. Wogan et al., 1790), by Maurice Auguste Benyowsky, trans. by William Nicholson (page images with commentary at loc.gov)
- Purchas His Pilgrimage (London: Printed by W. Stansby for H. Fetherstone, 1626), by Samuel Purchas (page images at LOC)
- Travels from St. Petersburg, in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia (1763), by John Bell
- The Travels of Sir John Mandeville: The Version of the Cotton Manuscript in Modern Spelling (London and New York: Macmillan, 1900), by John Mandeville
- The Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, Collected from the Original Journal Preserved by Arrian, and Illustrated by Authorities Ancient and Modern (with 3 additional articles by the contributors; London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1797), by William Vincent, contrib. by Samuel Horsley, William Wales, and Mr. de La Rochette
- A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay, by Watkin Tench (Gutenberg text)
- The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (second edition, revised, in 3 volumes; London: R. Bentley, 1837), by Mary Wortley Montagu, ed. by James Archibald Stuart-Wortley Wharncliffe
- Journal of a Lady of Quality: Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the Years 1774 to 1776 (New Haven: Yale University Press, c1921), by Janet Schaw, ed. by Evangeline Walker Andrews and Charles McLean Andrews
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