A cartographic representation of the history of the land of Macedonia from the time of Ptolemy (and even earlier, from the first territorial designation by Herodotus) to the period of the final fall of the Ottoman Empire.

A comprehensive image of how the region of Macedonia was recorded on maps over 25 centuries of European cartographic tradition and the broader European culture, and how its name was placed on these maps, allowing readers to follow the cartographic history of Macedonia as a whole and draw their own contemporary conclusions.