Map: Prima Asiae Tabula
1988.07.0054
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Map: Prima Asiae Tabula (1988.07.0054) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Ptolemy, Claudius (c. 100- c. 170) Conrad Swenheym: Author, created under his direction (d. 1477) Arnold Buckinck: Publisher |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Renaissance, 1478 |
| Culture | N/A |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 53.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 39.2 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
| Weight | 29 g |
| Measuring Remarks | Weight includes tissue paper taped to back of map. |
| Materials | Pigment--Ink, Paper |
| Manufacturing Processes | Printed |
| Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps. "Prima Asiae Tabula (Asia Minor & Cyprus)" by Ptolemy, Swenheym. Rome: Buckinck, 1478. |
| Bibliography | Short, John R. Making Space: Revisioning the World, 1475-1600. Pg. 23-4. New York: Syracuse University Press, 2004. |
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 |