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English: A map of the world from the Bologna Ptolemy, based on a description by Claudius Ptolemaeus of Alexandria (Ptolemy), who lived in the early second century of our era. The Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea lie just left of center. Note how the east coast of Africa curves eastward to connect, at far right, with China, thus making the Indian Ocean an enclosed sea
Date 1477
Reprinted: 2005
Source "The Leek Green Sea"
Author Claudius Ptolemaeus
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  • separate Crivelli world map
    separate Crivelli world map
  • 1477 Bologna Ptolemy
    1477 Bologna Ptolemy
  • Bologna Ptolemy
    Bologna Ptolemy
  • Bologna Ptolemy
    Bologna Ptolemy

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