Armenia was the center of the World according to ancient Greeks
There was a time when Armenia was considered the center of the world. According to classical scholars of the old: “The Armenian plateau stands equidistant from the Euxine and the Caspianseas on the north, and between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean on the south. With the first it is connected by the Acampsis, with the second by...
16th century maps of the Caucasus
Some more maps of ancient Armenia Title: Tabula Asiae III [Black & Caspian Sea Region] Map Maker: Sebastian Munster Place / Date: Basle / 1542 Description: Excellent example of Munster’s Ptolemaic map of the region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea extending south to include all of Armenia Maior and part of Armenia...
Map of Armenia Major, Colchis, Iberia, Albania 1655
Description: ArmeniaMaior, Colchis, Iberia, Albania Date: 1655 A.D. Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France Author: Jan L’Huilier (17th century) – Engraver: Nicolas Sanson (1600–1667)
