Ptolemaic world map
Collection: Osher Collection
Name: Ptolemaic world map
Barcode: 242
Creator: Pannartz, Arnold, approximately 1476Ptolemy, active 2nd centurySweynheim, Konrad, -1477
From Atlas: Yes
Publishing Location: Rome
Notes: From Ptolemy's Geographia, 1507 Rome edition. Printed by Conrad Sweynheym and Arnold Pannartz who first introduced the printing press into Italy. Arnold Buckinck (Pannartz), successor to Conrad Sweynheym, published the 1478 Rome Ptolemy and consequent editions. He was the first to engrave maps on and printed them from copper.
Date/Date Range Produced: 1507
Date/Date Range Published: 1507
Language: Latin
Region Depicted: World
Map Type: Geographical
Dimensions: 41 x 55 cm
Printing Process: Engraving
Printing Technique: Copper
Material Type: Paper
LC Call Number: G3200 1507 .P72
OCLC: 743299316
Accession Number: OS-1507-1
Donor: Osher
Permenant URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/242.0001