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Source Description
Map of ancient Gedrosian and Drangianan lands in modern day Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
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Document identity
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3f462s14p
label
Nona Asie tabula continet Ariam & Paropanisadas & Drangianam & Arachosia & Gedrosiam
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f462s14p
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Nona Asie tabula continet Ariam & Paropanisadas & Drangianam & Arachosia & Gedrosiam
description
Map of ancient Gedrosian and Drangianan lands in modern day Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
date
["[1482]"]
year
1482
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_000862
creators
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Hol, Lienhart
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Iran--Maps--Early works to 1800
Afghanistan--Maps--Early works to 1800
Pakistan--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Afghanistan
Asia
Iran
Pakistan
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Iran
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Ulm
publisher
Lienhart Hol
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
32
schema:longitude
53
extent
1 map ; 35 x 27 cm.
notes
Map of ancient Gedrosian and Drangianan lands in modern day Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
Relief shown by brown coloring.
Engraved on wood with place names in moveable type.
Includes names of places and natural features.
In margin: notes on latitude.
Appears in the author's Geographia. Ulm : Lienhart Hol, 16 July 1482.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Text in Latin.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Atlas scanned by Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/details/cosmographia00ptol
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no
dcId
3f462s14p
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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