MOUNT OLYMPUS AND THE VALLEY OF TEMPE,Turkey in Europe,Antique Map

HISTORICAL MAP CHART SHOWING TERRAIN, TOPOGRAPHY, ENVIRONS ACCORDING TO HEUZEY AND KIEPERT

Mount Olympus (also transliterated as Mount Olýmpos, and on modern maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece, at 2,918 meters high; it is situated at 40°05? N 22°21? E. The name means "The Luminous One" in Classic Greek language. Mount Olympus is noted for its very rich flora, possibly the richest in the whole of Europe, with several endemic species. In Greek mythology, Mount Olympus is the home of the Twelve Olympians, the principal gods in the Greek pantheon. The Greeks thought of it as built up with crystal mansions wherein the gods dwelt. It is the spiritual analogue of the Upper World of shamanic cosmology. The highest peak on Mount Olympus is Mitikas, which in Greek means "nose." There are two refuges on a plain about forty five minutes away from Mitikas. Vale of Tempe (modern Greek: Témbi) the ancient name of a narrow valley in North Thessaly, Greece, through which the Pineios River reaches the Aegean sea. The cliffs reach 1,650 feet (500 meters), and is as narrow as 25 metres in other places, it is about 10 kilometers long. It is between Olympus on the north and Ossa on the south. It is celebrated by the Greek poets as a favourite haunt of Apollo and the Muses

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Beautiful with excellent detail. There is Text on Front and Back Side.