Manuscript copy of the Ptolemy (100-170 AD) world map, reconstituted from Ptolemy's Geography (c.150). 15th-century
Manuscript copy of the Ptolemy (100-170 AD) world map, reconstituted from Ptolemy's Geography (c.150), indicating the countries of 'Serica' and 'Sinae' (China) at the extreme east, beyond the island of 'Taprobane' (Sri Lanka, oversized) and the 'Aurea Chersonesus' (Malay Peninsula). 15th-century. (Photo by: PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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629812880
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Date created:
02 January, 1860
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- Circa 15th Century,
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- 1860-1869,
- Antique,
- Asia,
- Astronomer,
- Circa 2nd Century,
- Claudius Ptolemy,
- East,
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- History,
- Island,
- Malay Peninsula,
- Manuscript,
- Mathematician,
- Mediterranean Sea,
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