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SMITH I-7. 1 map - black and white woodcut. Framed: 42 x 48 cm. Plate [13] from: Cosmographiae universalis lib. VI / Sebastian Münster. Basileae : apud Henrichum Petri, 1550. This map is based in part upon Ptolemy, and is considered the first published map of the entire continent of Africa. Donated by John F. Smith, III and Susan B. Smith, 2016.

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Full Title	Totius Africæ & descriptio universalis etiam ultra Ptolemæ limites extensa.
Author	Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552.
Contributor	Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Petri, Heinrich, 1508-1579.
Date Added	28 March 2023
Format	Map
Language	Latin
Publish Date	1550
Publisher	[Basileae : Apud Henrichum Petri]
Source	John F. Smith, III and Susan B. Smith Antique Map Collection
Topic	Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Africa > Maps > Early works to 1800. Prester John (Legendary character). Monoculi.

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Full Title	Totius Africæ & descriptio universalis etiam ultra Ptolemæ limites extensa.
Author	Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552.
Contributor	Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Petri, Heinrich, 1508-1579.
Date Added	28 March 2023
Format	Map
Language	Latin
Publish Date	1550
Publisher	[Basileae : Apud Henrichum Petri]
Source	John F. Smith, III and Susan B. Smith Antique Map Collection
Topic	Ptolemy, active 2nd century. Africa > Maps > Early works to 1800. Prester John (Legendary character). Monoculi.

This work is under Villanova University Copyright License of the original publisher.

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