Map: Aphricae II & Aphricae III
1988.07.0014
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Map: Aphricae II & Aphricae III (1988.07.0014) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Ptolemy's Universal Geography (c. 100-170 AD) Magini, Giovanni Antonio: Editor (1555-1617) Girolamo Porro: Engraver (1550-1604) Peter Keschedt: Publisher (d.1607) |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Renaissance, 1597 CE |
| Culture | Italian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Height) | 29.3 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 20.3 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Paper--Rag, Pigment--Ink |
| Manufacturing Processes | Printed |
| Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Columbia. Ptolemaic Maps, 1598, including Africa II and Africa III by Girolamo Porro in Magini's edition of Ptolemy's "Geographiae" Venice: 1598.
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| Bibliography | Stevens, Henry Newton and Edward Everett Ayer. Ptolemy's geography: a brief account of all the printed editions down to 1730... pg. 53-4. London: Stevens, Son and Stiles, 1908. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | The Seymour and Muriel Yale Collection of Coins of the Ottoman Empire and Other Middle East States |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |