MAKE A MEME View Large Image Add 19391 19-20.png Greek-language map of Hibernia Ireland and Albion Great Britain derived from Ptolemy's Geography probably in the early 14th century at Constantinople Istanbul held by the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos prior to its ...
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Keywords: Add 19391 19-20.png Greek-language map of Hibernia Ireland and Albion Great Britain derived from Ptolemy's Geography probably in the early 14th century at Constantinople Istanbul held by the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos prior to its theft and purchase by the British Museum The map reflects Ptolemy's mistaken placement of Scotland at a right angle to the rest of Britain apparently derived from his reliance on seafarer's logs early 14th century Codex Athous Vatopedinus 655 http //www bl uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay aspx ref Add_MS_19391 Add British Museum Additional MS 19391 f19v-20 British Library London <br>A collection of geographical works copied from the Urbinas Graecus 82 in the early 14th century <br>This map stolen by Constantine Simonides and sold to Frederic Madden Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum in 1853 Anonymous likely a monk or scholar of Constantinople sometimes associated with Maximus Planudes <br>Based upon the Geography of Claudius Ptolemy PD-Art PD-old-100 other versions <gallery> File Ptolemaic Britain jpg A low-resolution false-color version File Ptolemy-british-isles edited jpg A Latin version from a 1490 MS File Prima Europe tabula jpg 14th Century Printed version High Quality </gallery> ImageNote 1 1231 1146 166 35 2512 1828 2 Ἀλȣϊωɴοϲ<br> Alouïōnos<br> Alouion Albion GreatBritain ImageNoteEnd 1 ImageNote 2 1243 1203 148 63 2512 1828 2 ϲϐᴩᴇᴛᴛ ϊᴋ <br>Nēs Bretta Mïkē <br>IslandofGreatBritain ImageNoteEnd 2 ImageNote 3 1036 490 82 223 2512 1828 2 Ἰȣέρνϊοϲώκεανὸϲ<br>IouérnïosṒkeanòs<br>TheHibernianOcean TheIrishSea ImageNoteEnd 3 ImageNote 4 2066 182 122 41 2512 1828 2 Θȣλ ν σ°<br>Thoulēnēsos<br>ThuleIsland ImageNoteEnd 4 ImageNote 5 1313 1483 57 50 2512 1828 2 λωνδϊνϊον<br>Lōndïnïon<br>Londinium London ImageNoteEnd 5 ImageNote 6 1221 1285 69 47 2512 1828 2 λϊνδον<br>Lïndon<br>LindumColonia Lincoln ImageNoteEnd 6 ImageNote 7 1743 1008 229 38 2512 1828 2 ώκεαν°Γερμανικ°<br>ṒkeanòsGermanikòs<br>TheGermanicOcean TheNorthSea ImageNoteEnd 7 ImageNote 8 1645 1495 148 116 2512 1828 2 BelgicGaul ImageNoteEnd 8 ImageNote 9 1790 569 119 41 2512 1828 2 CaledonianForest ImageNoteEnd 9 ImageNote 10 615 895 104 60 2512 1828 2 ῒȣερνϊσ<br>Iouernïs<br>Hibernia ImageNoteEnd 10 ImageNote 11 1422 1112 88 66 2512 1828 2 Εβόρακον<br>Ebórakon<br>Eboracum York ImageNoteEnd 11 ImageNote 12 374 1542 47 35 2512 1828 2 νᴦ<br>LIII<br>53 ImageNoteEnd 12 ImageNote 13 374 1677 44 31 2512 1828 2 νβ<br>LII<br>52 ImageNoteEnd 13 ImageNote 14 374 1407 44 35 2512 1828 2 νδ<br>LIIII<br>54 ImageNoteEnd 14 ImageNote 15 374 1272 41 25 2512 1828 2 νϵ<br>LV<br>55 ImageNoteEnd 15 ImageNote 16 374 1128 50 28 2512 1828 2 νϛ<br>LVI<br>56 ImageNoteEnd 16 ImageNote 17 374 983 41 38 2512 1828 2 νζ<br>LVII<br>57 ImageNoteEnd 17 ImageNote 18 374 848 41 38 2512 1828 2 ν <br>LVIII<br>58 ImageNoteEnd 18 ImageNote 19 374 707 44 38 2512 1828 2 νθ<br> LVIIII<br> 59 ImageNoteEnd 19 ImageNote 20 374 572 28 35 2512 1828 2 ξ<br>LX<br>60 ImageNoteEnd 20 ImageNote 21 374 430 31 28 2512 1828 2 ξα<br>LXI<br>61 ImageNoteEnd 21 ImageNote 22 371 292 38 28 2512 1828 2 ξβ<br>LXII<br>62 ImageNoteEnd 22 ImageNote 23 364 141 44 41 2512 1828 2 ξᴦ<br>LXIII<br>63 ImageNoteEnd 23 ImageNote 24 430 1674 38 38 2512 1828 2 ζ<br>VI<br>6 ImageNoteEnd 24 ImageNote 25 502 1680 28 28 2512 1828 2 <br>VIII<br>8 ImageNoteEnd 25 ImageNote 26 568 1677 38 31 2512 1828 2 θ<br>VIIII<br>9 ImageNoteEnd 26 ImageNote 27 634 1674 44 41 2512 1828 2 ι<br>X<br>10 ImageNoteEnd 27 ImageNote 28 707 1677 38 38 2512 1828 2 ια<br>XI<br>11 ImageNoteEnd 28 ImageNote 29 785 1680 38 35 2512 1828 2 ιβ<br>XII<br>12 ImageNoteEnd 29 ImageNote 30 851 1674 41 41 2512 1828 2 ιᴦ<br>XIII<br>13 ImageNoteEnd 30 ImageNote 31 923 1677 38 38 2512 1828 2 ιδ<br>XIIII<br>14 ImageNoteEnd 31 ImageNote 32 995 1671 35 41 2512 1828 2 ιϵ<br>XV<br>15 ImageNoteEnd 32 ImageNote 33 1061 1668 41 41 2512 1828 2 ιϛ<br>XVI<br>16 ImageNoteEnd 33 ImageNote 34 1171 1662 41 44 2512 1828 2 ιζ<br>XVII<br>17 ImageNoteEnd 34 ImageNote 35 1240 1662 44 38 2512 1828 2 ι <br>XVIII<br>18 ImageNoteEnd 35 ImageNote 36 1309 1662 44 38 2512 1828 2 ιθ<br>XVIIII<br>19 ImageNoteEnd 36 ImageNote 37 1375 1658 38 41 2512 1828 2 κ<br>XX<br>20 ImageNoteEnd 37 ImageNote 38 1441 1662 41 41 2512 1828 2 κα<br>XXI<br>21 ImageNoteEnd 38 ImageNote 39 1510 1662 44 41 2512 1828 2 κβ<br>XXII<br>22 ImageNoteEnd 39 ImageNote 40 1579 1662 38 41 2512 1828 2 κᴦ<br>XXIII<br>23 ImageNoteEnd 40 ImageNote 41 1652 1658 47 44 2512 1828 2 κδ<br>XXIIII<br>24 ImageNoteEnd 41 ImageNote 42 1730 1662 41 41 2512 1828 2 κϵ<br>XXV<br>25 ImageNoteEnd 42 ImageNote 43 1799 1665 41 41 2512 1828 2 κϛ<br>XXVI<br>26 ImageNoteEnd 43 ImageNote 44 1871 1668 38 38 2512 1828 2 κζ<br>XXVII<br>27 ImageNoteEnd 44 ImageNote 45 1941 1665 38 44 2512 1828 2 κ <br>XXVIII<br>28 ImageNoteEnd 45 ImageNote 46 2217 1674 38 41 2512 1828 2 λβ<br>XXXII<br>32 ImageNoteEnd 46 ImageNote 47 2148 1674 41 35 2512 1828 2 λα<br>XXXI<br>31 ImageNoteEnd 47 ImageNote 48 2270 1677 44 35 2512 1828 2 λᴦ<br>XXXIII<br>33 ImageNoteEnd 48 ImageNote 49 2006 1671 41 38 2512 1828 2 κθ<br>XXVIIII<br>29 ImageNoteEnd 49 ImageNote 50 2082 1671 35 41 2512 1828 2 λ<br>XXX<br>30 ImageNoteEnd 50 ImageNote 51 2333 35 50 47 2512 1828 2 20 ImageNoteEnd 51 British Isles and Ireland Maps of Roman Britain Maps of the history of the United Kingdom Historical maps of Wales Old maps of Scotland Historical maps of Ireland Maps of the history of England Maps of the history of Wales Maps of the history of Scotland Maps of the history of Ireland Ptolemy
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