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Turning to the principal map based on Arrian's accounts of the expeditions of Alexander the Great we find Ceylon (Sri Lanka) shown as Taprobana, and slithering sea serpents near the mouth of the Indus
ARRIAN'S WORLD as depicted by ORTELIUS, 1624
- Date
- 1624
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Abraham Ortelius
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 888 × 800 pixels
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"Turning to the principal map based on Arrian's accounts of the expeditions of Alexander the Great we find Ceylon (Sri Lanka) shown as Taprobana, and slithering sea serpents near the mouth of the Indus" (1624). Abraham Ortelius, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turning_to_the_principal_map_based_on_Arrian%27s_accounts_of_the_expeditions_of_Alexander_the_Great_we_find_Ceylon_(Sri_Lanka)_shown_as_Taprobana,_and_slithering_sea_serpents_near_the_mouth_of_the_Indus.jpgNeed maps for a whole project? Add Find Any Map to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 20883.
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