1595 Alexandri Magni Macedonis Expeditio.

This fascinating map by Abraham Ortelius depicts the vast territories covered over the years by Alexander the Great in his great incursion to the east; from his home in Pella, all the way to India. The upper left quadrant of the map covers most of ancient Greece, the Black Sea and its entire coast with ancient toponyms identifying the regions depicted. Pella, the birthplace of Alexander on the east coast of Greece is noted, along with other cities of antiquity, the Mediterranean from Crete to its eastern shores is drawn with all major cities along its shores noted. Historical (from antiquity) place names identify these cities, names which are often similar to those by which they are known today. Asia Minor is highly detailed, and Ortelius provides a key just below the upper left border which labels the cities along the western coast as they were called in Phrygian times. Ilium (ancient Troy) is numbered ‘5’, located in close proximity to Mons Ida (Mount Ida) of Iliad renown. Other citi