Price: $ 1475.00
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Ptolemaisch General Tafel /
Begreiffend Die Halbe Kugel Der Weldt. 36x30.6
cms. A very attractive map of the ancient world after Ptolemy. Very fine
condition with good margins; one tiny brown spot in the clouds and a
small stain at the edge of the top right hand margin. There are 12 windheads surrounding the then
known world, with such romantic names, in banners, as Zephyrus,
Corus and Subsolanus. The continents are all primitively shaped and are all
connected by a great southern continent (Terra Incognita Secundum
Ptolemaeum). There is also the large mythical Island of Taprobana
(Sumatra or Ceylon) and India is divided into India infra Gangem ( India
proper ) and India Extra ( Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam ) Only the
northern part of Africa is shown with and up to the sources of the Nile.
A much sought after map. Shirley # 162. Ref # MTW2. Price: $ 1475.00 |