Old Map of the Ancient World by Arrowsmith, 1822 – Medieval Europe, Middle East, Africa – Orbis Veteribus Notus
A gorgeous map of the Old World, originally published in 1822 by probably the most sought after mapmaker of the mid-19th century, John Arrowsmith.
This map, titled Orbis Veteribus Notus, literally means “The World Known to the Ancients,” or perhaps the Old World. It shows the bits of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East that were known to the ancient civilisations – the Romans, the Greeks, the Persians, etc.
Please note that, in a fascinating twist, most of the places on this map are labelled with their ancient names – i.e. France is Gallia, London is Londinium, Turkey is Asia Minor, etc.
This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16in (30.5x41cm), 16x20in (40.5x51cm), 18x24in (45.5x61cm), 24x36in (61×91.5cm), 32x40in (81.5x102cm), 40x50in (102x127cm), 48x60in (122x153cm) and 56x70in (142x178cm), but it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 100in (254cm). Please get in touch if you’re looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40.5x51cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of Europe by Abraham Ortelius in 1570.
Some of the locations on this map include: Great Britain, North Africa, India, Asia, Arabia, Scandinavia, Italy and Germany.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father’s Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone from Ancient Europe or someone interested in Europe and the Middle East during medieval times and antiquity.
