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Herodotus, J. Vincent, Livy, Oxford, Thucydides, Trinity College Cambridge, University of Glasgow, William Ramsay
Bound together in one volume are several separate works – Maps and Plans Illustrative of Herodotus, Thucydides and Livy together with tables and supplements, all published c. 1825 by J. Vincent of Oxford.
Below is the wonderful map of The World according to the ancient Greek Historian Herodotus (c. 484 – c. 425 BC) famous for his work The Histories and generally considered The Father of History.
The book contains the armorial bookplate of the original owner William Ramsay (1806 – 1865) who was Professor of Humanity at the University of Glasgow, Scotland from 1831 to 1863. Born in Edinburgh, he graduated from Trinity College Cambridge and went on to publish a number of books including A Manual of Roman Antiquities (1851) and A Manual of Latin Prosody (1838). Ramsay was considered at the time to be amongst the highest ranking academics in Scotland. He was also one of the first amateur photographers.
The beautiful marbled endpapers also bear the small label of J. Carrs & Co., Bookbinders, 31 Argyll Street, Glasgow.
Ramsay’s Latin motto reads Spernit Pericula Virtus – valour despises dangers. This motto together with the unicorn’s head also appear at the top of the spine of the book, see below.
Thucydides (c. 460 – c. 400 BC) was a Greek Historian and Athenian General, a 1723 edition of his history of the Peloponnesian War (Grecian War) is featured in my July 13th post.
Titus Livius Patavinus (59 BC – 17 AD) was a Roman Historian known as Livy. Ramsay has written his name and the date of 1827 in this publication which was during his time studying at Trinity College, Cambridge.
This publication includes 20 engraved maps and illustrations depicting excerpts from Livy’s works.