HISTORICAL MAPS · 1482
The Ulm Ptolemy World Map
The ancient world of Claudius Ptolemy, revived in print in 1482, with a landlocked Indian Ocean and lands bursting through the map's own frame.
- Made by
- Johannes Schnitzer of Armsheim (woodcutter), printed by Lienhart Holle
- Date
- 1482
- Held by
- Printed book; the copy shown is credited on this page
- Medium
- Hand-coloured woodcut
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