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Claudii Ptolemael Cosmographia (Ptolemy) - Long Caption: Claudii Ptolemael Cosmographia (Ptolemy) - The first edition of Ptolemy printed in Germany, and the first with woodcut maps. It was based on a manuscript, with maps designed and executed by the German Benedictine monk, Dominus (or Domnus) Nicolaus Germanus. The text is the translation by Jacopo d'Angelo. The original twenty-seven maps are supplemented by five additions, including the first printed representation of Greenland. The world map is the first to show contemporary discoveries and to bear the name of its engraver - Johannes Schnitzer of Armsheim. Latin text. Published at Ulm by Leonardus Hol. Coloured. Manuscript contents page. Original binding. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Collection Object: PBE5109 Artist: Leonardus Hot, Johannes Schnitzer, Nicolaus Germanus Date: 1482 Medium: Atlas Size: Overall: 440 x 620 x 100 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.