File:Mappa di Eratostene.jpg

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English: 19th century reconstruction of Eratosthenes' map of the known world, c. 194 BC.

Italiano: Mappa di Eratostene.

Date

1883

Source

Bunbury, E.H. (1811-1895), A History of Ancient Geography among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest Ages till the Fall of the Roman Empire, page 667. London: John Murray, 1883.

Creator

Edward Bunbury (1811–1895)
Alternative names	Birth name: Edward Herbert Bunbury; Sir Edward Herbert Bunbury, 9th Bt.; E. H. B.; Edward H. Bunbury
Description	British politician, historian, essayist, barrister and classical scholar
Date of birth/death	8 July 1811	5 March 1895
Location of birth	Brighton
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q5342065 VIAF: 71694324 ISNI: 0000000110292594 LCCN: no99047390 Open Library: OL1280953A Oxford Dict.: 45514 WorldCat



Alternative names	Birth name: Ἐρατοσθένης; Eratosthenes of Cyrene; Eρατοσθένης
Description	mathematician, astronomer, poet, librarian, historian and writer
Date of birth/death	276 BC date QS:P,-0276-00-00T00:00:00Z/9	194 BC date QS:P,-0194-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Location of birth/death	Cyrene	Alexandria
Authority file	: Q43182 VIAF: 69031816 ISNI: 0000000081486989 LCCN: n82081073 NLA: 61539745 Open Library: OL70020A WorldCat

Geotemporal data

Bounding box

N: 61.5690909°N
W: 70.6748855°W		E: 114.128491°E
S: 41.8581167°S

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	19:12, 24 June 2007		1,040 × 611 (149 KB)	<bdi>TcfkaPanairjdde</bdi>	Mappa di Eratostene, da en.wiki en:Iran.jpg La mappa è tratta da: * Bunbury, E.H., ''A History of Ancient Geography among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest Ages till the Fall of the Roman Empire''. London: John Murray, 1883. {{PD-Art}}

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Eratosthenes

Edward Bunbury

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2. century BCE

1883

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