File:B26056043D - Tabvla Asiae XI.jpg

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Ptolemaic map of Asia

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English: This woodcut Ptolemaic map of Asia appeared in Sebastian Munster's Geographia and features a vignette of animals, including a tiger and several varieties of birds. Shows the Indian Ocean, extending from Southeast Asia to the Ganges River and north to the Himalayas.
Date between 1542 and 1552
date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1542-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1552-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source NLB Singapore, David Parry Southeast Asian Map Collection. Available on BookSG https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/printheritage/detail/600865ce-6f57-4303-94fe-7f2c555cb509.aspx
Author Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552; Ptolemy, active 2nd century

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