Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana, (Ceylon) Sri Lanka
- Reference
- BG-13522-2
- Region
- Asia
- Category
- Antique Map
- Sheet size
- 40.5 x 50.8 cm (15.9 x 20.0 in)
- Condition
- Fair
- Availability
- Available
- Price
- EUR 580
Antique map titled 'Asiae XII Tab'. Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana. The map shows Ptolemy's erroneous location of the island of Sri Lanka near the equator, with a bit of India shown to the northeast. Includes a pair of sea monsters and a sailing ship. Published circa 1580.
Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594) originally a student of philosophy was one of the most renowned cosmographers and geographers of the 16th century, as well as an accomplished scientific instrument maker. He is most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.
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