File:PD PtolemysWorldMap.png

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English: Caption: "The World Accord to Ptolemy"
An English-language reconstruction of the world map from Ptolemy's circa ad 150 Geography, based on his 2nd projection
Date
Source H.G. Wells's The outline of history, being a plain history of life and mankind. (New York: Macmillan).
Author AnonymousUnknown author (?)
Original uploader was Reddi at English Wikipedia on 31 July 2008.
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  • The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica’s Ptolemaic map (Latin)
    The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica’s Ptolemaic map (Latin)

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  • 2008-07-31 17:55 Reddi 740×431× (170312 bytes) {{Information |Description=[[Aegean Civilization]] With Troy |Source=The outline of history, being a plain history of life and mankind. New York: The Macmillan. |Date=1921 |Author=Wells, H. G. |other_versions= }} {{PD-US}}

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