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           | DescriptionPtolemy's Taprobana.jpg | English:
              
               
                | Author | Michel Servet after  Claudius Ptolemaeus |  
                | Title | Cosmographia Claudii Ptolomaei Alexandrini |  
                | Year of publication | 1535 |  
                | Language | latin |  
              
               
                | Artist | Michael Servet |  
                | Title | Ptolemy map of Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean: Tabula XII Asiae. |  
                | Date | 1535 |  
                | Medium | ink and colour on parchment |  
                | Dimensions | 37.3 × 50.3 cm (14.7 × 19.8 in) |  
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           | Date | 1st century AD | 
          
           | Source | http://www.bergbook.com/images/25234-01.jpg | 
          
           | Author | Claudius Ptolemaeus | 
         
         
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