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Summary
Claudius Ptolemy the Alexandrian's Geography (Cosmographia Claudii Ptolomaei Alexandrini)
Author
Ptolemy, translated by Jacobus Angelus
Title
Claudius Ptolemy the Alexandrian's Geography (Cosmographia Claudii Ptolomaei Alexandrini)
Language
Latin
Publication date
1467
publication_date QS:P577,+1467-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Place of publication
Reichenbach Monastery
English: The 8th European Map (VIII Europae Tabula): European Sarmatia.
Română: Sarmatia, Taurica şi părţi din Dacia.
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Artist
Nicolaus Germanus
Title
English: The 8th European Map (VIII Europae Tabula): European Sarmatia.
Română: Sarmatia, Taurica şi părţi din Dacia.
Date
1467
date QS:P571,+1467-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
ink and color on parchment
Dimensions
height: 28.8 cm (11.3 in); width: 42 cm (16.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,28.8U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,42U174728
Collection
National Library of Poland
Native name
Biblioteka Narodowa w Warszawie
Location
Warsaw
Coordinates
52° 12′ 50″ N, 21° 00′ 12″ E
Established
1928
Website
www.bn.org.pl
Authority file
: Q856423
VIAF: 132112363
ISNI: 0000000109428415
ULAN: 500312754
LCCN: n80014571
NLA: 36059319
WorldCat
institution QS:P195,Q856423
Current location
Warsaw
Accession number
Rps BOZ 2/I-II
Object history
1573: transferred to Chancellor Jan Zamoyski (purchased in Paris)
1818: transferred to Library of the Zamoyski Estate 1946: transferred to National Library in Warsaw
Notes
English: Dedicated to Pope Paul II.
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