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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy's_world_mapThe Ptolemy world map is a map of the world known to Greco-Roman societies in the 2nd century. It is based on the description contained in Ptolemy's book Geography, written c. 150. Based on an inscription in several of the earliest surviving manuscripts, it is traditionally credited to Agathodaemon of … See more
The continents are given as Europe, Asia, and Libya (Africa). The World Ocean is only seen to the west. The map distinguishes two large enclosed seas: the Mediterranean and the Indian (Indicum Pelagus). Due to … See more
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• Nicholas the German's c. 1480 Florentine edition, the first to use Ptolemy's 2nd projection, at the University of Minnesota See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy
Jan 13, 2023 · In addition to his astronomical work, Ptolemy recorded longitudes and latitudes in degrees for roughly 8,000 locations on his world map, giving a detailed image of the inhabited world as it was known to a resident of the …
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Ptolemy was born in Upper Egypt and lived in Alexandria, ca. A.D. 90-168. He was a polymath who wrote treatises on astronomy, mathematics, physics, optics, harmonics, chronology, and geography. A number of his works contain material relevant to map making. For example: Analemma deals with the theory of the gno… - https://www.britannica.com/science/map/Maps-and...
The greatest figure of the ancient world in the advancement of geography and cartography was Claudius Ptolemaeus ( Ptolemy; 90–168 ce ). An astronomer and mathematician, he spent …
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Sixth Map of Asia. Other Title Sexta Asiae Tabula Summary Claudius Ptolemaeus (circa 100--circa 170), known as Ptolemy, was an astronomer, mathematician, and geographer of Greek …
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Claudius Ptolemaeus, known in English as Ptolemy, was an ancient mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and astrologer who was born sometime after 83 A.D., most likely in a town in the …
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The maps spanned 180 degrees of longitude from the Fortunate Isles in the Atlantic to China. Ptolemy was aware that Europe knew only about a quarter of the globe. [citation needed] Atlas. Ptolemy's work included a single large and …
Antique Maps by Claudius Ptolemaeus (*100 - Götzfried Antique …
https://www.vintage-maps.com/en/ptolemaeus-claudius-174Antique Maps by Claudius Ptolemaeus (*100 -. †. 168) Claudius Ptolemaeus (also Claudius Ptolemy) was an ancient Greek-Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was an …
Charting the Ancient World: Ptolemy’s World Map
https://www.thecollector.com/ptolemy-world-mapSep 24, 2022 · Ptolemy’s world map is one of the most iconic maps in history. Besides its tremendous importance to geography, the map reflects the Roman view of the ancient world. …
PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius | Daniel Crouch - Crouch Rare Books
https://www.crouchrarebooks.com/discover/mapmakers/ptolemy-claudiusClaudius Ptolemaeus (c100–c170) Claudius Ptolemaeus, or Ptolemy, was a Greco-Roman scholar, most famous for the three works he produced on astronomy, geography and astrology. …
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