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Tertia Europe Tabula.

PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius [translated by ANGELUS, Jacobus, edited by GERMANUS, Nicolaus]
Ulm,
Lienhart Holle,
16 July 1482.
Double-page woodcut map, fine original hand-colour.
420 by 565mm. (16.5 by 22.25 inches).
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This striking map depicts Roman Gaul, as envisaged by the second century A.D, cartographer Claudius Ptolemaeus, and is one of the earliest obtainable prints maps of the area. All the Gallic provinces are named, including Aquitania, Belgica, Lugdunensis, and Narbonensis. Gaul is bounded by the river Rhine ("Renus flu.") and the Alps to the east, and the Pyrenees to the south west.

The map was published in the first atlas printed outside Italy and the first atlas i...

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bibliography:

Camptell, T., 'Earliest Printed Maps', p. 179-210; Schreiber 5032; Skelton, R.A., Bibliographical note prefixed to the facsimile of the 1482 Ulm Ptolemy