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The geography

by Ptolemy, Edward Luther Stevenson

A reproduction of the definitive English translation of the second-century geographical classic, listing over 8,000 locations in Europe, Africa, and Asia by latitude and longitude. This edition includes 27 maps.

Accession 349 ISBN 9780486268965 Publisher Dover Publications, Inc.
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