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Northern and central Africa
By PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; WALDESEEMULLER, Martin, 1513
Tabula Moderna Prima Partis Aphricae
- Author: PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius; WALDESEEMULLER, Martin
- Publication place: Strassburg:
- Publisher: Johannes Schott, 12th March
- Publication date: 1513
- Physical description: Woodcut map
- Inventory reference: 5345
Notes
A map showing northern and central Africa, with the northern half of the Red Sea visible. The shape of the coastline of northern Africa, especially from Algeria to Mauritania, is more accurate than the Ptolemaic version of the map in the same volume. This is one of the 20 supplementary maps added by Waldseemüller.
Bibliography
- Phillips 359
- Phillips, P. (1909–1992). A list of goegrpahical atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington: Govt. Print. Off.
- Sabin 66478
- Sabin, J. (1962). A Dictionary of books relating to America. Amsterdam: Israel.
- Shirley 34
- Shirley, Rodney. (1987). The mapping of the world. London: Holland Press.
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