{"product_id":"treatise-on-the-comparative-geography-of-western-asia-accompanied-with-an-atlas-of-maps-paperback-9781108072106","title":"Treatise on the Comparative Geography of Western Asia; Accompanied with an Atlas of Maps (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108072106","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTreatise on the Comparative Geography of Western Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAccompanied with an Atlas of Maps\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1831 two-volume work surveys an area from Egypt to the Danube and from the Aegean to the Caspian Sea.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Rennell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108072106, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 November 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e460 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJames Rennell (1742–1830) could be claimed as the father of historical geography. After a long career at sea and in India, during which he had learned surveying and cartography, he returned to England, and entered the circle of Sir Joseph Banks, who encouraged him to widen the his interests to include the geography of the ancient world. This two-volume work was published posthumously in 1831: Rennell had been working on the topic for many years, and had published a part of his findings in 1814, as Observations on the Topography of the Plain of Troy, also reissued in this series. The area covered in the treatise is a wide one, from Egypt to the Danube and from the Aegean to the Caspian Sea. In Volume 1, Rennell lays out his geographical findings, and begins to discuss the relations of the modern to the ancient world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e Preface of the editor\u003cbr\u003e Preface of the author\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Geographical Construction: 1. Aleppo, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 2. Kaswin, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 3. Kaswin and Ispahan\u003cbr\u003e 4. Southern and eastern shores of the Sea of Marmora\u003cbr\u003e 5. Adrianople, etc.\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Asia Minor: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Mysia, Aeolis, and Lydia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266179617048,"sku":"9781108072106","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108072106i_cdb03a9b-f473-4bc7-ac45-628f94d6be08.jpg?v=1696748915","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/treatise-on-the-comparative-geography-of-western-asia-accompanied-with-an-atlas-of-maps-paperback-9781108072106","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}