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Sumatra ein grosse Insel: so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennet worden

eventc.1588-1628

location_onIndonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

A map of Sumatra featuring villages, mountains and rivers; text describing the island; and a drawing of a man riding an elephant. The title uses the name ‘Taprobana’ for Sumatra, stating it was a name used by ‘ancient geographers [alten geographen]’.

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