Ptolemy's Woodblock of Pakistan and Afghanistan
Nona Asiae Tabula. Ptolemy (100 AD-170 AD) / Martin Waldseemuller (1470-1520). Woodblock. Strasbourg: Schott, c. 1513-1520. 17 1/2 x 24 1/4 inches sheet. This striking woodblock map provides a Ptolemaic view of the region of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan. The historic regions of Gedrosia, Drangia, Aria, Paropanisus, and Arachosia are prominently located with their rope-like mountainous boundaries. Waldseemuller's maps are among the most attractive and sought after Ptolemaic maps.
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Nona Asiae Tabula. Ptolemy (100 AD-170 AD) / Martin Waldseemuller (1470-1520). Woodblock. Strasbourg: Schott, c. 1513-1520. 17 1/2 x 24 1/4 inches sheet. This striking woodblock map provides a Ptolemaic view of the region of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan. The historic regions of Gedrosia, Drangia, Aria, Paropanisus, and Arachosia are prominently located with their rope-like mountainous boundaries. Waldseemuller's maps are among the most attractive and sought after Ptolemaic maps.
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