cover image: Tertia Affrice tabula continet Cyrenainaycam & Egyptum cum adiacentibus insulis

Tertia Affrice tabula continet Cyrenainaycam & Egyptum cum adiacentibus insulis

1482

Title from verso. Map of the ancient city of Cyrene in eastern Libya, and Egypt. Relief shown by brown coloring. Engraved on wood with place names in moveable type. Includes names of places and natural features. In margin: notes on latitude. Appears in the author's Geographia. Ulm : Lienhart Hol, 16 July 1482. Text in Latin. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Atlas scanned by Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/details/cosmographia00ptol This date is inferred.
libya--maps--early works to 1800 egypt--maps--early works to 1800 cyrene (extinct city)--maps--early works to 1800

Authors

Ptolemy, 2nd cent, Hol, Lienhart

Collection
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Format
Maps
Pages
1 map : col ; 26 x 44 cm.
Place Discussed
Egypt Shaḥḥāt, Libya
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
Egypt
Reference
Local other: 06_01_000852; Local call: G1005 .P7 1482; Local barcode: 30000003825237
Rights
No known restrictions on use. No known copyright restrictions.
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/dfd451316030c4e2c2857710331b53ff