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Ptolemy's Map of the World Compared with the Actual Positions
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Ptolemy's Map of the World Compared with the Actual Positions

A world map on Ptolemy's second projection, with the geographical information from Ptolemy's Geography in red and 19th-century corrections in black. Dotted lines show displacements according to H. Kiepert's identifications.

Date
1883
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
1,000 × 718 pixels

Public domain

Reason: a US government work.

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"Ptolemy's Map of the World Compared with the Actual Positions" (1883). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ptolemy%27s_Map_of_the_World_Compared_with_the_Actual_Positions.jpg

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