Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:book
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Ptolemy's_Geography
gptkb:Geographia |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
|
| gptkbp:basisFor |
Ptolemaic maps
|
| gptkbp:contains |
maps
world description of the known world coordinates of places instructions for mapmaking regional maps list of cities descriptions of regions climatic zones list of islands list of lakes list of mountains list of peoples list of provinces list of regions list of rivers list of seas list of towns tables of coordinates |
| gptkbp:firstPrintedEditionLanguage |
gptkb:Latin
|
| gptkbp:firstPrintedEditionLocation |
gptkb:Bologna
|
| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1477
|
| gptkbp:genre |
scientific literature
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Geography of Ptolemy
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
medieval cartography
Renaissance cartography |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Marinus_of_Tyre
|
| gptkbp:languageOfWork |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
|
| gptkbp:method |
mathematical cartography
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
systematic use of latitude and longitude
catalog of over 8,000 locations |
| gptkbp:numberOfBooks |
8
|
| gptkbp:originalTitle |
Γεωγραφικὴ Ὑφήγησις
|
| gptkbp:preservedIn |
gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:Bibliothèque_nationale_de_France Vatican Library Byzantine manuscripts |
| gptkbp:publicationDate |
2nd century
|
| gptkbp:significance |
major source of geographic knowledge in Europe until the Age of Discovery
|
| gptkbp:structure |
text and maps
|
| gptkbp:subject |
geography
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
European explorers
cartographers |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sambucani
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|