Map Geographical Map of Modern Northern Greece. Mappa Geographica Graeciae Septentrionalis Hodiernae sive Provinciarum Macedoniae, Thessaliae et Albaniae in qua ultima Provincia Habitationes sitae Gentis Montenegrianae in Comitatu Zentanensi expressae sunt, unacum finitimis Regionibus atque Insulis
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Title
- Geographical Map of Modern Northern Greece.
Other Title
- Mappa Geographica Graeciae Septentrionalis Hodiernae sive Provinciarum Macedoniae, Thessaliae et Albaniae in qua ultima Provincia Habitationes sitae Gentis Montenegrianae in Comitatu Zentanensi expressae sunt, unacum finitimis Regionibus atque Insulis
Summary
- The long subtitle of this Latin map of northern Greece explains that it depicts "the provinces of Macedonia, Thessaly, and Albania, in the last one of which the dwellings of the Montenegrin people located in the county of Zenta are indicated, together with the neighboring regions and islands, drawn by very recent and new auxiliary troops according to the rule of correct projections in use in the current war." In 1770, when the map was published, these lands were all part of the Ottoman Empire. Zenta, or Zeta, refers to a medieval principality located in territory that is mostly present-day Montenegro. The "current war" refers to the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74, one of a series of conflicts fought between the Russians and Turks for control of southeastern Europe. Colored lines are used to mark the borders of the Ottoman provinces. Three distance scales are given: German, Italian, and Hungarian miles. The map was published in Nuremberg, Germany, by the firm of Homännische Erben, meaning the successors of the Nuremberg engraver and publisher Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) and his son, Johann Christoph Homann (1703-30).
Names
- Homann Erben (Firm) Creator.
Created / Published
- Nürnberg, Germany : Homann Erben, 1770.
Headings
- - Albania
- - Bulgaria
- - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- - Greece
- - Montenegro
- - 1770
- - Balkan Peninsula
- - Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
- - Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Linear scale 1,330,000"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 map ; 57 x 44 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: National and University Library "St Kliment Ohridski" -- Skopje.
- - Content in Latin.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021668541
Online Format
- compressed data
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