Vniversalis tabvla ivxta Ptolemæum and Universalis tabula iuxta Ptolemæum
Description:
Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Title at top. Ptolemaic map of the ancient world covering Europe, North Africa, Middle East and most of Asia. Decorative borders showing allegorical figures of the four elements. Shows topography, waterways. Appears in Claudii Ptolemaei Tabulae geographicae Orbis Terrarum Veteribus cogniti, 1695.
Creator:
Ptolemy, active 2nd century and Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
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