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| Keywords: 1865 Spruner Map of Spain and Portugal - Geographicus - Hispania-spruner-1865.jpg This is Karl von Spruner ™s 1865 map of Hispania modern day Spain and Portugal Under the Roman Republic Hispania or Iberia was divided into two provinces Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior “both of which are noted here Later during the Roman Principate Hispania Ulterior was divided into two new provinces Baetica and Lusitania while Hispania Citerior was renamed Tarraconensis which is illustrated on this map Spruner also includes a detailed inset showing Hispania Baetica modern day AndalucÃa one of three Imperial Roman provinces in Hispania modern Iberia Hispania Baetica was bordered to the west by Lusitania and to the northeast by Hispania Tarraconensis Shows names of ancient tribes and peoples and the areas they inhabited Map includes a scale and a legend in the upper-left quadrant Map notes important cities rivers mountain ranges and other minor topographical detail Territories and countries outlined in color The whole is rendered in finely engraved detail exhibiting throughout the fine craftsmanship of the Perthes firm 1865 undated Size in 16 13 object history credit line accession number Hispania-spruner-1865 Spruner Karl von <i>Spruner-Menke Atlas Antiquus </i> Gotha Justus Perthes 1865 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Karl Spruner von Merz Old maps of Spain Old maps of Portugal 1865 maps | ||||
