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An uncommon Ptolemaic world map
£300
In stock
Scarce world map in the shape of a mantle or chlamys (drapery of ancient Greece), depicting the earth known to Ptolemy. It was drawn by Petrus Bertius and probably engraved by Boisseau.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 200 × 160 mm |
|---|---|
| Cartographer | |
| Date | 1696 |
| Extra Info | Pinax Ptolemaicus Chlamydoeides.. |
| Publication | Paris, c.1645. Old colour. 160 x 200mm. |
| Condition | A good example. |
| References | – |
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