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English: A Byzantine Greek world map according to Ptolemy's first (conic) projection. From Codex Vaticanus Urbinas Graecus 82, Constantinople c. 1300. Parchment 575 x 418 mm. Probably assembled by Maximus Planudes; later in possession of Palla Strozzi (1372-1462) then with Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino.
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Date circa 1300
date QS:P,+1300-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Codex Vaticanus Urbinas Graecus 82, page 60
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N: 82.826597°N
W: 71.330545°W E: 118.8416234°E
S: 106.8214405°S
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  • The Seragliensis 57 map, done by Planudes according to Ptolemy's 2nd projection
    The Seragliensis 57 map, done by Planudes according to Ptolemy's 2nd projection

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