Historic Maps of Armenia: The Cartographic Heritage [Hardcover]

Rouben Galichian (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1860649793 | ISBN-13: 978-1860649790 | Publication Date: July 23, 2004

This book, for the first time, brings together an extraordinary collection of maps from the earliest times into the modern era. It reproduces the most important representations of Armenia, from the oldest known version--a Babylonian clay tablet of the 6th Century BC--to the renderings of Greek and Alexandrian cartographers, the early Christian maps as well as versions from Ottoman and other Islamic centers. Among the identified 16th and 17th Century European maps the book includes works by Martin Waldseemuller, Sebastian Munster, Gerardus Mercator, Abraham Ortelius, and others. In assembling the cartographic treasures in this book, Rouben Galichian has obtained maps from the British Library, the British Museum, the Biblioteque National de France, Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, the Library of Congress, the University of Bologna, the John Rylands Library and other sources.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This will undoubtedly fill an important gap in knowledge on the representation of Armenia and the whole Near East."--Claude Mutafian, Sorbonne

"The selection of maps shown here, and the essay that accompanies them, prove that antique maps . . . constitute vital and intricate elements at the heart of serious history, science and international trade."--Christopher Walker, author of Visions of Ararat: Writings on Armenia

About the Author

Rouben Galichian is a private scholar and collector, who over a lifetime has become a specialist of maps of Armenia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris (July 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860649793
• ISBN-13: 978-1860649790
• Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 11.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,310,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Travel > Asia > Armenia

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary Collection, May 27, 2009

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Red Ink (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Historic Maps of Armenia: The Cartographic Heritage (Hardcover)

This book has an exceptional collection of historic maps of Armenia, a truly unique collection that represents 3,000 years of history. I'm so impressed that I'm sending one copy to my historian friend in Armenia.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Ok if you are REALLY into maps, November 7, 2008

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TNL "TNL" (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Historic Maps of Armenia: The Cartographic Heritage (Hardcover)

I got this book for my boyfriend (who is Armenian) because I thought it would be a fun coffee table book that anyone could pick up. Unfortunately, the maps are too overwhelming and the descriptions of the maps (obviously) talk more about the creation of the map than the history of Armenia. I'm sure he'll like it, but not the others around the coffee table.