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Shows: Asia portrayed as Pegasus, the winged horse of Perseus. The head is Turkey and Armenia, the wings Scythia and Tartary, forelegs Arabia, hind legs India and the Malay Peninsula. From Bünting's Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae [Magdeburg : H. Bünting, 1581]. Head of map: Septentrio [=North].. Foot of map: Meridies [=South]. Text on foot of map: "Iesus Christus magnus ille Belleropontes ..." Text on verso: Kurze erklerung dieses fliegenden Pferdes, oder Pegasi ...In dieser nachfolgenden Tafel findet der guetige Leser Asiam ..., Main Heritage Display General, HC.MAP.00550, Print Map, Item-ID: i11401898, BIB-ID: 1172532 |