Ptolemy’s Geography
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Ptolemy’s Geography is a 2nd-century CE cartographic and geographical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically mapped the known world using a coordinate-based system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ptolemaic geography | 2 |
| Ptolemy’s Geography canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek scientific text
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cartographic work ⓘ geographical treatise ⓘ |
| assumes |
geocentric cosmology
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spherical Earth ⓘ |
| author | Claudius Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier Greek and Roman geographical knowledge ⓘ |
| bookCount | 8 ⓘ |
| contains |
regional maps
ⓘ
world map ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| describes | known world of the 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| field |
astronomical geography
ⓘ
mathematical geography ⓘ |
| firstPrintedEdition | 15th century ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ oikoumene (inhabited world) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic scientific tradition ⓘ |
| impact | standard reference for world maps for several centuries ⓘ |
| includes |
catalogue of places with coordinates
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discussion of map projections ⓘ instructions for drawing maps ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance cartography
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early modern European mapmaking ⓘ medieval Islamic geography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Marinus of Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedTo | Western Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cartography
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coordinate systems ⓘ geography ⓘ map projections ⓘ |
| measurementUnit | degrees of arc ⓘ |
| methodologicalFeature |
mathematical treatment of mapmaking
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use of a grid of parallels and meridians ⓘ |
| notableFor | systematic coordinate-based mapping of the world ⓘ |
| preservation | survives in medieval manuscript copies ⓘ |
| proposes | different map projections for the oikoumene ⓘ |
| provides |
latitudes measured from the equator
ⓘ
longitudes measured from a prime meridian west of the Canary Islands ⓘ |
| rediscoveredIn | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Almagest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | eight books ⓘ |
| titleAlternative |
Geographia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | latitude and longitude coordinates ⓘ |
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