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Ptolemaic Atlases in the Library of Congress: A Resource Guide

Digital Collections Gallery

The following gallery features digitized Ptolemaic atlases from the collections at the Library of Congress.

Image of a copper plate engraving from a Ptolemaic atlas.Geographia. Latin. Florence, Nicolaus Laurentii, Alamanus [before Sept. 1482]. Shelved under Rosenwald 233. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

Image of copper plate engraving of Africa from Ptolemaic Atlas.

Geographia. Latin. Rome, Petrus de Turre, 4 Nov. 1490. Shelved under Rosenwald 256. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

Image of hand colored map from Ptolemaic atlas.

Geographia. Latin. [Argentine]. [12 Mar. 1513]. Shelved under Rosenwald 624. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

Image of copper plate engraving of Ptolemaic atlas.

Geographia. Latin. [Argentine]. [12 Mar. 1513]. Shelved as G1005 1513 Vault folio. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

Image of the table for the map of Asia.

Geographia. Latin. Basileae : Apud Henricum Petrum, mense Martio anno 1540. Shelved under Rosenwald 903. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

Image of a copper plate engraving from a Ptolemaic atlas. Geographia. Latin. Rome : Impressum per Bernardinu[m] Venetu[m] de Vitalibus : Expe[n]sis Eua[n]gelista Tosino Brixiano Bibliopola, anno Virginei partus 1508. Shelved under Rosenwald 760. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

 

World Digital Library Resources

The following gallery features digitized Ptolemaic atlases from the World Digital Library, a digital collection hosted by the Library of Congress that contains cultural heritage materials gathered during the World Digital Library (WDL) project, including thousands of items contributed by partner organizations worldwide.