Afr: III Tab:

by G./ Ptolemy Mercator, C.

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13 3/8 x 18 ½ inches, Fine hand color; bit of darkening along centerfold, else excellent. A very attractive example of the rare first issue from Mercator’s definitive edition of Ptolemy’s geography. The map shows the area as it was known in the Roman Imperial period. As this map centers on Alexandria, the homeland of its maker, Claudius Ptolemy, it is not surprising that it provides such excellent detail for Egypt, especially along the Nile.

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