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13 June 2001; updated 4 November 2004

The AWMC Wall Maps Project

In an effort to improve the quality and availability of wall maps related to Greek and Roman antiquity, we are starting a wall maps project. At present, Tom Elliott, Richard Talbert and Chris Smith are working on the compilation of a first map, tentatively entitled “Roman Italy.” Planned as a full color map, this production will present the ancient landscape using shaded relief and hypsometric tinting. Sites and features marked will include rivers, lakes, roads, mountain ranges, seas, settlements and other features of human habitation. The temporal focus of the map will be the Julio-Claudian period, but essential features relating to the late Republic and the early second century of the Empire will also be included. We are taking steps to ensure that this map is well coordinated with standard Roman history and Latin textbooks. There is at present no timetable for the completion and publication of this map.

The Center is eagerly seeking individuals and organizations interested in partnering with us in the completion of our first wall map, and in the planning and execution of additional maps for the series. In particular, we seek underwriters for the costs of design, compilation and preparation. Interested parties should contact the Center’s Director.

Maps Available from Other Sources

At present the AWMC does not produce or endorse wall maps, but we have compiled the following list of suppliers and publishers who advertize them for sale. If you are aware of any errors or omissions in this list, please contact us at awmc@unc.edu.

We received help in preparing this list from: Gabriel Bodard (Thesaurus Linguae Gracae), James Helm (Oberlin College), Alfred M. Kriman (University of Notre Dame), Ginny Lindzey (Texas Classical Association), Susann S. Lusnia (Tulane University), Michael Porter (Casco Bay Assyriological Institute), Janice Siegel (Temple University) and James Spinti (Eisenbrauns). For invaluable information on a broad range of instructional materials for teaching and learning in classics (maps, books, slides, overheads, cdroms, posters, tapes, etc.), make sure you consult Prof. Siegel's invaluable Audio-Visual Resources for Classics Database.

• The American Classical League’s Teaching Materials and Resource Center publishes and provides hundreds of teaching aids for teachers of the Classics at all levels, including wall maps and posters. In September 2004, the on-line catalog listed some of the Routledge Classical Wall Maps (see below), as well as imported Italian maps of archaic and imperial Rome, and a large number of teaching kits that include maps and geographic materials.
• Applause Learning Resources: Foreign Language Classroom Maps
  From the main page, do a product search for “map.” You will have to scroll through the result set to find maps relevant to the Latin classroom, but the size of the list is not unmanageable. Publishers of these maps are not indicated; some may be the same as those listed elsewhere in this article.
• Eisenbrauns
  Eisenbrauns provides a number of maps relevant to the ancient Near East and Biblical studies. These are best discovered by searching from the main page for items with the word “map” in the title. Highlights include site and regional maps produced by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Survey of Israel.
• Augustan Rome
  Two color maps of Augustan Rome (one at a scale of 1:6,000 and another of the central area of the city at 1:3,000) are available from the Editor of the Journal of Roman Archaeology (contact information at above link). These are the same maps that accompany L. Haselberger, et al. Mapping Augustan Rome , JRA Supplementary Series 50, ISBN 1-887829-50-4 .
• George F. Cram Co., Inc.
  The educational map division provides a number of maps and globes for students and teachers.
  Update, 4 Nov 2004: The latest print catalog (2004-2005, Issue #138) from George F. Cram includes a number of relevant history wall maps (e.g., “The Roman World, 14 AD ”, as well as other useful teaching materials (e.g., a video entitled “Greece: Urbanization and the Environment,” which permits students to explore ancient cities and see how they have been affected by the environment). Many of these items are not listed in Cram’s on-line catalog. To request a print catalog, call 1-800-640-7288 or 1-317-635-5564, or write: George F. Cram Co., Inc., P.O. Box 426, Indianapolis, IN 46206
• GEO S.mile: maps worldwide
  is the on-line marketing arm of the venerable Klett-Perthes map publishing firm. They provide a wide range of maps, including a number of History maps of the ancient world..
• The Near East in the Neo-Assyrian Period
  A large, color map (70.4 x 102 cm) is available separately, rolled, and can be ordered from the publisher. This is the same map that comes folded with the Casco Bay Assyriological Institute’s Helsinki Atlas of the Near East in the Neo-Assyrian Period , which includes 33 additional maps, bibliography and a gazetteer. Details and ordering instructions are on the web page linked above ... scroll down the page a bit.
• Nystrom: Herff Jones Education Division
  Nystrom produces a number of classroom maps sets, including a 32-map World History Series.
• Rand McNally, Educational Products Division (k12online.com)
  Rand McNally produces a wide range of world history and foreign language maps. Select “The School Store”, then “Store Directory”, then under “Specialty Maps” choose (e.g.) “History-World” then select the corresponding “go” button. You'll get a full list of their available products, with descriptions and prices. These materials are not available via Rand McNally’s main site unless you select the “Education/K12” link, which takes you to k12online.com.
• Classical Wall Maps from Routledge
  Routledge markets five classical wall maps produced under the editorship of Richard Stoneman in the late 1980s and early 1990s.