Ptolemaic map of Taprobana (Sri Lanka) from BL Burn 111, f. 1v

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Ptolemaic map of Taprobana (Sri Lanka) from BL Burn 111, f. 1v

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Map labelled 'Taprobana insula', present day Sri Lanka, based on Ptolemy's map from his Geographia, with the lowest red horizontal line representing the equator. Image taken from f. 1v of Ptolemaic maps added to the Geographia on inserted leaves. Written in Greek.

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1850 - 1900
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British Library
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