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7h14b131v
label
Duodecima et Ultima Asie tabula continet Taprobana insulam cum certeris insulis adiacentibus
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
7h14b131v
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Duodecima et Ultima Asie tabula continet Taprobana insulam cum certeris insulis adiacentibus
description
Title from verso.
date
["[1482]"]
year
1482
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_000999
creators
Ptolemy, 2nd cent
Hol, Lienhart
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Sri Lanka--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Asia
Sri Lanka
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Sri Lanka
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Ulm
publisher
Lienhart Hol
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
7
schema:longitude
81
extent
1 map : hand col ; 25 x 24 cm.
notes
Title from verso.
Map of Sri Lanka.
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.
Descriptive text within ornamental borders on verso.
Appears in the author's Geographia. Ulm : Lienhart Hol, 16 July 1482.
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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7h14b131v
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map
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