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The World according to Herodotus
1897. Herodotus. The text of Canon Rawlinson's translation, with the notes abridged, vol. 2: 387.
A Victorian reconstruction of the world as Herodotus described it, not an ancient map. In Libya it marks Atlas M. ("Coeli columna"), the Atlantes, Atarantes and Garamantes, and the sandy ridge ("Supercilium arenosum") running to the Pillars of Heracles, with Libya Deserta beyond. No Atlantis appears on it: Herodotus does not mention one.
What it's used for here
Source of the public-domain reconstruction of Herodotus's world map, which marks Mount Atlas, the Atlantes and the salt ridge running to the Pillars of Heracles.
Our copy
Research copy, for editors and curators. The work is public-domain, so readers are sent to it. We keep this copy so the citation can be checked if the page changes or goes.
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Grant, A. J. (1897). The World according to Herodotus. Herodotus. The text of Canon Rawlinson's translation, with the notes abridged, vol. 2, 387. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HERODOTUS(1897)_p2.387_THE_WORLD_ACCORDING_TO_HERDOTUS.jpg
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. “The World according to Herodotus.” Herodotus. The text of Canon Rawlinson's translation, with the notes abridged, vol. 2 (1897): 387.