History for ready reference, Volumes 1 to 5Larned, J. N. (Josephus Nelson)
History
History for ready reference, Volumes 1 to 5
Larned, J. N. (Josephus Nelson)
History -- Dictionaries
I think myself fortunate, too, in the association of my work with
that of Mr. Alan C. Reiley, from whose original studies and
drawings the greater part of the historical maps in these volumes
have been produced.
J. N. Larned.
List Of Maps And Plans.
'Ethnographic map of Modern Europe,'
Preceding the title-page.
Map of American Discovery and Settlement,
To follow page 46
Plan of Athens, and Harbors of Athens,
On page 145 Plan of Athenian house,
On page 162 Four development maps of Austria,
To follow page 196
Ethnographic map of Austria-Hungary,
On page 197
Four development maps of Asia Minor and the Balkan Peninsula,
To follow page 242
Map of the Balkan and Danubian States, showing changes during
the present century,
On page 244
Map of Burgundy under Charles the Bold,
To follow page 332
Development map showing the diffusion of Christianity,
To follow page 432
Logical Outlines, In Colors.
Athenian and Greek history, To follow page 144.
Austrian history, To follow page 198.
Chronological Tables.
The Seventeenth Century:
First half and second half, To follow page 208.
To the Peloponnesian War, and Fourth and Third Centuries, B. C.,
To follow page 166.
Appendices To Volume I.
A. Notes to Ethnographic map;
by Mr. A. C. Reiley.
B. Notes to four maps of Asia Minor and the Balkan Peninsula;
by Mr. A. C. Reiley.
C. Notes to map of the Balkan Peninsula in the present century;
by Mr. A. C. Reiley.
D. Notes to map showing the diffusion of Christianity;
Mr. A. C. Reiley.
E. Notes on the American Aborigines;
by Major J. W. Powell and
Mr. J. Owen Dorsey, of the United States Bureau of Ethnology.
F. Bibliography of America
(Discovery, Exploration, Settlement, Archæology,
and Ethnology), and of Austria.
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History For Ready Reference.
A. C. Ante Christum;
used sometimes instead of the more familiar abbreviation,
B. C.—Before Christ.
A. D. Anno Domini;
The Year of Our Lord.
See ERA, CHRISTIAN.
A. E. I. O. U.
"The famous device of Austria, A. E. I. O. U., was first used
by Frederic III. [1440-1493], who adopted it on his plate,
books, and buildings. These initials stand for 'Austriae Est
Imperare Orbi Universo'; or, in German, 'Alles Erdreich Ist
Osterreich Unterthan': a bold assumption for a man who was not
safe in an inch of his dominions."
_H. Hallam,
The Middle Ages,
volume 2, page 89, foot-note._
A. H. Anno Hejiræ.
See ERA, MAHOMETAN.
A. M.
"Anno Mundi;" the Year of the World, or the year from the
beginning of the world, according to the formerly accepted
chronological reckoning of Archbishop Usher and others.
A. U. C., OR U. C.
"Ab urbe condita," from the founding of the city; or "Anno
urbis Conditæ," the year from the founding of the city; the
Year of Rome.
See ROME: B. C. 753.
AACHEN.
See AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
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