File:Ptolemy's Map of the World Compared with the Actual Positions.jpg
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English: A world map on Ptolemy's second projection, with the geographical information from Ptolemy's Geography in red and 19th-century corrections in black. Dotted lines show displacements according to H. Kiepert's identifications. |
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This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States. |  |
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| 01:59, 19 September 2016 |  | 819 × 486 (455 KB) | LlywelynII (talk | contribs) | trimmed border | |
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