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Stabius map of the world

Carl Ritter's 1847 impression of Johann Stabius's 1515 world map, whose engraving is credited to Albrecht Dürer. A planisphere globe surrounded by the twelve winds, equivalent to Ptolemy's third projection. The arms of Matthäus Cardinal Lang von Wellenburg, archbishop of Salzburg, at upper left; the arms of Johann Stabius, imperial astrologer, at lower left. Dedication to Cardinal Lang at upper right; imperial privilege and date at lower right. 63.9 x 85.0 cm. Presented to the British Museum by the Austrian Imperial Library in Vienna in November, 1848.

Date
1847
Mapmaker / publisher
Johann Stabius, after Ptolemy & al
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
750 × 596 pixels

Public domainsafest

Reason: its maker died more than 70 years ago.

Read from: Commons licence category: PD-old-70-expired; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page.

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"Stabius map of the world" (1847). Johann Stabius, after Ptolemy & al, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stabius_map_of_the_world.jpg

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