“Map of Crete, Greece and Asia Minor Showing Where European Viciliation Was Born,” taken from Compton's Pictures Encyclopedia. Original picture taken with permission of the publishers, F.E. Compton & Company. Map of the Aegean region, with notes detailing the spread of Aegean culture and points indicating cities and important cultural sites. The Minoan civilization thrived on the island of Crete between 3000 and 1500 BCE, and its customs and learning would go on to be adopted in Greece and Asia Minor, (1915).

Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_A7875

Date Original
circa 1915

Contributor
F.E. Compton & Company (publisher)

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. A3045-78, A7875.

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