Historic Map : Cellarius Map of Asia, Europe and Africa According to Strabo, 1700, Vintage Wall Art Mississippi and vicinity. 5246599 The Virginia Military District

The Virginia Military District

Also of interest is Bowen's mapping of "De Gama's Land" just to the south of Siberia

The Kingdoms of Peraea and Bashan

Inspired by his uncle James Thomson's well known poem Liberty

Early mariners in the Mediterranean defined direction by the names the various winds and the points from which they blew

Historic Map : Cellarius Map of Asia, Europe and Africa According to Strabo, 1700, Vintage Wall Art Mississippi and vicinity. 5246599 The Virginia Military DistrictA rare and beautifully engraved map of the old world divided into seven climatic zones according to the Ancient Greek geographer Strabo. Depicts Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. Surrounded by seven wind heads. At the northern polar caps is a wonderful allegorical vignette of the mythological wind god Aiolos whose floating prison island of Aiolia constrained the storm sprits Anemoi Thuellai and Aellai. Here Aiolos is shows restraining the North Wind,