Download or read book Compendium of Ancient Geography, Vol. 1 written by Monsieur D'anville and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-27 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Compendium of Ancient Geography, Vol. 1: Illustrated With Maps, Carefully Reduced From Those of the Paris Atlas, in Imperial Folio; With a Map of Roman Britain, From the Learned John Horseley, M.A. F. R. S. And With Prolegomena and Notes by the Translator, Calculated for Private Libraries, as We I undertake, says a geographer of anti-quity, to describe the World; a work filled with difficulties, and susceptible of no elegance of style. But when we apply to study to acquire knowledge, we ought, to the desire of gratifying our own curiosity, to join the motive of being of some utility, if possible, to the public. After having in the course of fifteen years, under the incitement and auspices of Monseigneur the late Duke of Orleans, and those of the prince his son, given charts, more ample than any preceding, of the four parts of the world, followed by a map of the two hemispheres, I have devoted myself to the composition of a second series, reserved for ancient geography; an object that has ever been dear to me. It would appear superfluous to recommend particularly what is generally acknowledged; the necessity of being instructed in this Geography, to read ancient history with profit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.