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Map Typus orbis descriptione Ptolemaei.

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Title

  • Typus orbis descriptione Ptolemaei.

Names

  • Fries, Lorenz, approximately 1490-1531, cartographer.
  • Trechsel, Gaspard, active 1529-1549, printer.
  • Ptolemy, active 2nd century.

Created / Published

  • [Vienne] : [Gaspard Trechsel], [1541]

Headings

  • -  Geography, Ancient--Early works to 1800--Maps
  • -  Earth (Planet)

Genre

  • World maps
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Woodcut that appears in edition of Ptolemy's Geographia published in 1541.
  • -  Includes illustrations of winds.
  • -  LC copy stamped on in lower left corner: 0 674. Mounted on cloth and laminated.
  • -  Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 47

Medium

  • 1 map ; 30 x 46 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3200 1541 .F82

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017585807

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Fries, Lorenz, Approximately , Cartographer, Gaspard Trechsel, and Active 2Nd Century Ptolemy. Typus orbis descriptione Ptolemaei. [Vienne: Gaspard Trechsel, 1541] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585807/.

APA citation style:

Fries, L., Trechsel, G. & Ptolemy, A. 2. C. (1541) Typus orbis descriptione Ptolemaei. [Vienne: Gaspard Trechsel] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585807/.

MLA citation style:

Fries, Lorenz, Approximately , Cartographer, Gaspard Trechsel, and Active 2Nd Century Ptolemy. Typus orbis descriptione Ptolemaei. [Vienne: Gaspard Trechsel, 1541] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585807/>.