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Stabius world map

A 1781 copy 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.

Date
1781
Mapmaker / publisher
Johann Stabius, after Ptolemy & al
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
1,700 × 1,296 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 world map" (1781). Johann Stabius, after Ptolemy & al, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stabius_world_map.jpg

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