A 16th century woodcut map of the world according to Ptolemy
Altera Generalis Tab. Secundum Ptol.
Basle, 1572, Latin text edition. Coloured woodcut. 260 x 340mm.
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Munster's Ptolemaic world map, with Africa extending into the Terra Incognita, land-locking the Indian Ocean. The very ornate border depicts the winds as puffing putti.
Claudius Ptolemy ( 83 -161 AD ) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer and astrologer, considered to be the most influential cartographer of the ancient world.
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A good example.References:
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