File:1665 Kircher Map.jpg

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English: One of the earliest depictions of Southern Africa, this shows the source of the Nile in Ptolemy's "Mountains of the Moon." Printed by Athanasius Kircher in Amsterdam in 1665.
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Source https://purl.stanford.edu/gp556zg8199
Author Athanasius Kircher

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