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Aphricae Tabula I

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Description
Ptolemic map of northern Africa, edited by Sebastian Münster. There is a large drawing of a ship in the Mediterranean. Mauritania is written in bold letters in the center of the map.
Names
Ptolemy, active 2nd century (Artist)
Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552 (Associated name)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1550 (Questionable)
Place: Basle
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Map N-95
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: On verso: Text within border "Aphricae Tabula prima."
Content: Relief is shown by hachures. Mountains are shown by overlapping cones.
Physical Description
Extent: 36 x 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16097242
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2c4e48f0-ee88-0131-58e3-58d385a7b928
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