Reynolds, John
John Reynolds (July 9, 1671 - July 27, 1758) was an English priest, teacher and scholar. He had a lifelong connection with the Eton, entering the school as a student in 1689. He earned his BA at exeter in 1694, and his Masters in 1698; he would earn a degree in Divinity at Oxford in 1718. He was ordained as a priest in 1729. He would become a Fellow of the school in 1733. He was a Canon of Exeter Cathedral, and a benefactor to King's College. His edition of Pomponius Mela's De Situ Orbis was published posthumously in 1761.
18th century depiction of 1st century Africa.
Viro Optimo Maximoque, Minorum Gentium Patricio, Philippo Sydenham Africa.
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This is a fine example of a scarce and unusual map of Africa, included in scholar John Reynolds' 1739 and 1761 editions of Pomponius Mela's first century geographical work, De Situ Orbis. The map was intended to aid the modern reader with ancient geography, by placing the first century Roman geographer's toponymy in the framework of a more modern delineation of the continent. In order to do so, despite presenting a recognizable 18th century outline of Africa, the mountains and rivers displayed on the map correspond more closely to the ideas of Mela than those of later cartographers. Most obvious among these traits is the lack of any river associated with the Atlantic, and the depiction of the River Nile with its headwaters in a massive lake reminiscent of the westernmost of the pair that would be associated with the later Roman geographer, Ptolemy. (more details)