Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient map
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| gptkbp:basedOn |
gptkb:Geographia
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| gptkbp:creator |
gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
|
| gptkbp:dateCreated |
2nd century
|
| gptkbp:depicts |
known world of the Roman Empire
|
| gptkbp:excludes |
gptkb:Americas
gptkb:Antarctica gptkb:Australia |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ptolemy's world map
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
medieval cartography
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
earlier Greek and Roman geography
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Greek
|
| gptkbp:notableFailure |
Indian Ocean depicted as a closed sea
exaggerated size of Sri Lanka misplacement of British Isles |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
grid of latitude and longitude
|
| gptkbp:notableProject |
conic projection
|
| gptkbp:originalSurvives |
no
|
| gptkbp:preservedIn |
various medieval manuscripts
|
| gptkbp:restored |
Byzantine and Renaissance scholars
manuscripts of Geographia |
| gptkbp:shows |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia gptkb:Europe |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
gptkb:navigation
education |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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