This 1486 Ptolemy map was reissued by Johann Reger, based on the 1482 edition of Lienhart Holle, from Ulm.
- Date
- 1486
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Ptolemy, active 2nd century; Ptolemy, active 2nd century; Reger, Johann, active 1486-1499
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 7,055 × 5,086 pixels
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