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Asiae Tabula VI. [cart.]. Medius meridianus 84 relqui ad hunc inclinantur pro exigentia parallelorum 13.27. Copper plate engraving. Letters are given around the edge for reference to the gazetteer. This map is much more finely engraved and more accurately fitted to the tables, than any of the maps of the previous Ptolemy editions. Size: 31 x 46 cm. Published in 1578 and reprinted in 1584-1704. Latin. (Qatar name in map = Catara)., See Tibbets no 40, though this is not the same, Shows territorial divisions, rivers, and cities., Relief shown by illustrations of mountains., Based on Ptolemy's Geography., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.MAP.00174, Print Map, Item-ID: i11401631, BIB-ID: 2764263 |
