Ptolemaic map of Taprobana (Sri Lanka) from BL Burn 111, f. 1v
Summary
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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Date
1850 - 1900
Source
British Library
Copyright info
Public Domain