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Ptolemy's Mappamundi

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Naval Museum

Naval Museum
Madrid, Spain

The Greek geographer Claudius Ptolemy wrote the so-called Geography (Mappaemundi and Ptolemy's Chorographia). The work, written over eight volumes, includes more than 5,000 places in the known world, completed with a number of maps. It is considered the first cartographical treatise with a mathematical and astronomical foundation.

Ptolemy's work, written in Greek in the 2nd century, was translated into Latin in the 15th century, becoming a reference for the study of the world. It includes the Mediterranean Sea surrounded by the lands known at the time, with a large number of place names.

This work is a later reproduction based on the original work. It was created in the 15th century by Jacobus Angelus, who produced the original translation.

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  • Title: Ptolemy's Mappamundi
  • Creator: Claudio Ptolomeo
  • Date: 1472
  • Physical Dimensions: 59 x 88 cm
  • Type: Map (facsimile)
  • Original Source: Museo Naval. Madrid. Todos los derechos reservados.
  • Rights: Naval Museum, Madrid. All rights reserved.
  • Medium: Ink on paper
  • Photographer: Juan Antonio Clemente Izquierdo
  • Inventory: MNM RC 147
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