More from Putzger

 

Here are four more pages from the atlas.  This page is a map of the empire of Alexander the Great, showing his campaigns and those of his generals.  The smaller maps on the same page show how Alexander’s empire was divided after his death.

The second page shows details from battles of the Seven-Years War.

This page shows the expansion of Prussia over the course of the 19th century:

This page contains three items: at the top is a rendition of a page from the medieval Peutinger map, which was based on classical sources and was in effect a road map of the Roman empire.  (The lower blue strip is the Mediterranean and the upper blue is the Adriatic; since the mapmaker wasn’t interested in maritime travel the map doesn’t waste space on water.)   

The middle plate shows the spread of the Celts through Europe (dark blue is older; light blue is more recent). 

The bottom map shows north Africa in the 3^rd century BC. You can see Carthage and its territories stretched up the Spanish coast.

I can’t think of anything profound to say about these maps, but the visuals are cool. B1 did a great job of scanning them up and adjusting the alignment so that the page break is minimally disruptive.