Tes palai kai tes nyn oikoumenes periegesis, sive, Dionysii geographia: Emendata & locupletata, additione scil. geographiae hodiernae: Graeco carmine pariter donatae: cum 16 tabulis geographicis (Hard

An updated edition of the work of the ancient Greek geographer Dionysius, with updated maps and a new Greek-language introduction. This edition was edited and published in the 18th century by English scholar Edward Wells, and comes with a special provenance - it is from the library of John Adams, second president of the United States, and bears his signature. With its detailed descriptions of the known world as it existed in ancient times, this work is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of geography and exploration.

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