Claudius Ptolemaeus / Ptolemy, Geography: Asia III, Colchis – Great Armenia – Mesopotamia (reconstruction 1466)
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Map title
Claudius Ptolemaeus / Ptolemy, Geography: Asia III, Colchis – Great Armenia – Mesopotamia (reconstruction 1466)
Type
Type
Historical.
Description
From the eastern Black Sea coast (‘Pontus Euxinus’), modern Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the W of the Caspian See (‘Hircanum Sive – Caspium Mare’) to Eastern Anatolia (E Turkey), NW Iran and the Upper Euphrates. Ancient provinces mentioned: Colchis, Iberia, Albania (modern W Georgia and Azerbaijan), Cappadociae (part of E Pontos), Armenia Maior, part of Mediae, part of Assiriae.
Map series
Atlas Arménie (2001) p. 95 / Ptolemy, Geography: Asia III / m APAN 051
Languages
Latin
Key words
Anatolia.
Ararat.
Aras River / Erasx / Araz / Araxes.
Armenia.
Armenian Kingdom.
Armenians.
Asian Turkey.
Azerbaijan.
Black Sea / Euxine Pontus.
Cartography.
Caspian Sea.
Claudius Ptolemaeus / Ptolemy.
Colchis.
Euphrates, river.
Georgia, country.
Iberia / Georgia.
Lake.
Map.
Mesopotamia.
Middle East.
Persia.
Roman period, Imperial age.
Tigris River / Dicle.
Van, lake.