Map of Asia

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Vilnius University Library
Vilnius, Lithuania

The Eighth Map of Asia (Octava Asiae Tabula), depicting Xinjiang (Scythia extra Imaum Montem) and northern China (Serica), from Claudius Ptolemaeus "Cosmographia".

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Title: Map of Asia
Creator: Claudius Ptolemaeus
Date Created: 1490
Location Created: Rome, Italy
Type: Book
Rights: Vilnius University Library
Medium: Engraving

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