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This map was published in March 1940 in an issue of National Geographic entirely devoted to the Classical Lands of the Mediterranean. An abundance of historical notes and detailed inset maps of ancient Athens, ancient Rome, and the Roman Empire illustrate the rich history of the region. This educational map also features an attractive border showing the twelve signs of the zodiac. The 1940 Classical Lands of the Mediterranean map features:
• Inset map of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent with roads, walls, and Mediterranean settlements before the rise of Rome
• Greek mythological characters and their Roman equivalents
• Inset maps of ancient Athens, ancient Rome, and the world of Homer
• Historical notes
• Capitals, selected cities, ruins, and battle sites
• Railways and canals
• Mountain relief, passes, rivers, lakes, areas subject to inundation, swamps, wadies, glaciers, and desert
Coverage Area: Italy, Greece, Corsica, Tunisia, Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, western Turkey
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