The Ptolemy world map is a map of the world known to Greco-Roman societies in the 2nd century. It is based on the description contained in Ptolemy's book Geography, written c. 150. Based on an inscription in several of the earliest surviving manuscripts, it is traditionally credited to Agathodaemon of Alexandria.

The Ptolemy world map, a cartographic representation of the known world during the 2nd c. AD, draws its essence from Ptolemy’s seminal work, Geographica, written c. 150 AD.

The Ptolemy world map, including the countries of "Serica" and "Sinae" at the extreme right beyond the island of "Taprobane" and the "Aurea Chersonesus" (Malay Peninsula).

Sep 24, 2022 · Ptolemy’s world map is one of the most iconic maps in history. Besides its tremendous importance to geography, the map reflects the Roman view of the ancient world. At the start of the second century CE, four great empires ruled over the ancient world.

Claudius Ptolemy lived in the city of Alexandria in Egypt from about 100 to 170 CE. At that time Egypt was a Roman province and Ptolemy may have been a Roman citizen. A geographer and astronomer, Ptomely's book Geographia, influenced mapmakers on questions such as the size of the earth for centuries.

Jan 13, 2022 · World Map from the 1478 Rome edition of Ptolemy’s Geography. The Rome Ptolemy contained 27 maps, with the same geographical coverage as the 1477 Ptolemy. Of the engraved editions of Ptolemy’s Cosmographia the maps in the Rome edition are the finest fifteenth century examples, and second only to Mercator’s maps, from his 1578 edition. One ...

Ptolemy was born in Upper Egypt and lived in Alexandria, ca. A.D. 90-168. He was a polymath who wrote treatises on astronomy, mathematics, physics, optics, harmonics, chronology, and geography. A number of his works contain material relevant to map making.

Oct 7, 2022 · The Ptolemy (tä-lə-mē) world map shows the world as it was known in the Greco-Roman world in the second century CE. These maps were created based on descriptions in Claudius Ptolemy’s book...

The world maps called mappaemundi originated with the church and had religious purposes. These maps often included the location of Paradise or Eden; they commonly depicted mythical animals and people.

Even though these maps are the same maps of Nicolaus Germanus, their presentation has been changed drastically. For both its maps and text, the 1482 Ptolemy Geographia is one of the most beautiful books ever printed.