Tabvla Asiae VIII

infoMünster, Sebastian; Ptolemy; c.1545-1552

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Early map by Sebastian Münster, based on the work of 2nd century geographer Ptolemy, featuring strange deformed monsters, including headless men with faces on their torsos, a man with a dog’s head, and a mythical race of cannibals (‘Anthropophagi’).

Details
Date
c.1545-1552
Map Maker
Münster, Sebastian; Ptolemy
Publication Location
Basel
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River

Mountain/Volcano

Library Catalogue

Main Title
Tabvla Asiae VIII
Barcode
B26056088B
Personal Author
Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552; Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Extent
2 scans.
Description
From Ptolemy's Geographia published by Sebastian Munster. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.Latin text on verso: Octava Asiae Tabv la continent Scythiam extra imaum montem & sericam ...
Imprint
[Basle] : [Sebastian Munster], [Between 1545 and 1552]
Date Published
1545-1552
BRN
200168814
Series Title
David Parry Southeast Asian Map Collection

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