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Map, hand coloured engraving, Prima Europe tabula, Europe Map 1, Ptolemy map of roman Britain, by Gerard Mercator, 1578.
The geographical data in a world gazetteer, The Geography, was compiled by Claudius Ptolemy, 2nd century.
   Ptolemy 1578
map feature:- up is N & lat and long scales & index grid & sea stippled & sea monsters & coast shaded & rivers & tribal areas & settlements
inscription:- printed top
EUROPAE .I. TAB :
'Europe Map 1'
inscription:- printed cartouche
Medius meridianus / 20, reliqui ad eum incli : / nantur ratione 54 & / 60 parallelorum
wxh, map:- 408x336mm
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