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Orbis Descriptio (two hemispheres)
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Orbis Descriptio (two hemispheres)

"Calecut Nuova Tavola" (the Deccan and the South), a map by Girolamo Ruscelli, published by Girodano Ziletti, Venice, 1561 and later editions: *a closeup of the South* *frontispiece to the 1574 edition*; *the whole map, 1574 ed.*: *northwest*; *northeast*; *southwest*; *southeast*; *a closeup of the Deccan*. More maps from the same set, both Ptolemaic and updated, 1574 ed. unless otherwise marked, some with modern hand coloring

Date
1561–1574
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
654 × 458 pixels

Public domain

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