Description:
Ptolemy, 2nd cent. Douay?, 1605?...From the 4 map collection, INDIA ORIENTALIS, CHINAE REGNUM, IAPANIA REGNUM, INSULAE PHILIPPINAE... "Although the...maps are listed as attributed to Ptolemy, in reality, he died centuries before they were created. Ptolemy did not travel to what became Burma, instead he compiled second-hand information gathered from travellers. He also thought that the Indian Ocean was closed and there was a "Great Promonotory," a land bridge between Africa and Asia.* None of these maps depict the Indian Ocean as closed. Vasco da Gama and his crew had already travelled from Europe to India around Africa in 1498."
Source/publisher:
Rare Books & Special Collections, Northern Illinois University Libraries: Maps of Burma - Call No.:G 7401 .S2 1605 .P78
Date of Publication:
1605-00-00
Date of entry:
2011-01-12
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
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Language:
Latin
