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English: Map of the British Isles and Oceanus Germanicus (the North Sea)
Date between 110 and 168, recreated circa 1490
date QS:P,+1490-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source the Geography of Ptolemy, 1490
Author Ptolemy (or Ptolemaeus) (circa 90 - circa 168)
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current16:33, 5 November 2013Thumbnail for version as of 16:33, 5 November 20132,283 × 1,650 (1.77 MB)Jahoestripped meaningless metadata (left behind by Adobe photoshop) from file
16:17, 16 January 2007Thumbnail for version as of 16:17, 16 January 20072,283 × 1,650 (1.84 MB)Sony-youthMap of the British Isles, from the Geography of Ptolemy, 1490.
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