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Number: | 3600 |
Continent: | Africa |
Region: | North |
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Year of Origin: | 1584 |
Title: | AFR: IIII. TAB: |
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Language: | Latin |
Publish Origin: | Cologne |
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Cartographer: |
Gerard-Gerhard Mercator Claudius Ptolemy [Ptolemaeus] |
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Gerard-Gerhard Mercator |
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Notes: | [spurce Swaen] Gerard Mercator (1512-1594), the great Flemish geographer, produced the most faithful and accurate edition of Ptolemy?s geography. In particular, his maps conformed more closely to Ptolemy?s original design than any of the several earlier editions. Mercator?s became the standard text, with many editions |
Last updated: Jan 17, 2020 |