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A 16th century woodcut map of the world according to Ptolemy
£1,300
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Munster's Ptolemaic world map, with Africa extending into the Terra Incognita, land-locking the Indian Ocean. The very ornate border depicts the winds as puffing putti.
Claudius Ptolemy ( 83 -161 AD ) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer and astrologer, considered to be the most influential cartographer of the ancient world.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 340 × 260 mm |
|---|---|
| Cartographer | |
| Date | 1572 |
| Extra Info | Altera Generalis Tab. Secundum Ptol. |
| Publication | Basle, 1572, Latin text edition. Coloured woodcut. 260 x 340mm. |
| Condition | A good example. |
| References | – |
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