Philippi Cluverii Introdvctionis in Universam Geographiam tam Veterem Quam Novam Libri VI
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by Philipp Clüver
| Introductionis in Universam Geographiam | ||
 at the College of William & Mary. |
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| Author | Philipp Cluver | |
| Edition | Precise edition unknown | |
Clüver was born in Danzig (Gdańsk), in Royal Prussia, a province of the Kingdom of Poland. After spending some time at the Polish court of Sigismund III Vasa, he began the study of law at the University of Leiden (Dutch Republic), but soon he turned his attention to history and geography, which were then taught there by Joseph Scaliger.[1] His life's project, it developed, was a general study of the geography of Antiquity, based not only on classical literary sources, but — and this was his contribution — supplemented by wide travels and local inspections. He became virtually the founder of historical geography.
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- ↑ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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