An original map of the empire of Alexander the Great engraved on steel by Ramon Alabern and published in Madrid by Gaspar y Roig in 1852, with the classical place names in Latin, the satrapies laid out and the routes followed by Alexander marked with a dotted line.
An original map of the empire of Alexander the Great engraved on steel by Ramon Alabern and published in Madrid by Gaspar y Roig in 1852, with the classical place names in Latin, the satrapies laid out and the routes followed by Alexander marked with a dotted line.
Ramon Alabern i Moles (Begues, 1811 - Madrid, 1888) was one of the most notable Spanish engravers of the 19th century, who introduced the daguerreotype into Spain and produced much of the cartography published by Gaspar y Roig.
Medium: steel engraving on paper
Engraver: Ramon Alabern i Moles
Date: 1852
Source: Gaspar y Roig, publishers, Madrid
Dimensions: 12.6 x 10.4 in (32 x 26.4 cm)
Condition: very good; retains the central binding fold usual in folded maps