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D2018_000104_2_BL
Synoptical Map of the early Greek and Latin, Indu, Arab and Chinese Knowledge of Indo-China and the Indo-Malay Archipelago, by G.E. Gerini M.R.A.S
1909
Map shows part of Southern India, parts of Central Asia, South East Asia, Siam, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, Sabah , Ceylon, Hainan Island, Selangor, Malacca, Andaman Island, top part of Java Island, Canton, Shantou, mountain ranges, rivers, cities, towns and others.
Names of places, land and sea routes, coastlines, rivers, mountain ranges are labeled in different text in various colors, referencing the content table on the bottom left of map that states:
Ptolemaic place names ethnonyms, land and sea routes are labeled in red.
Ptolemaic coastlines and rivers are labeled in blue.
Ptolemaic mountain ranges are labeled in brown.
Toponyms and ethnonyms from other Greek and Latin sources are labeled in red and in brackets.
Modern toponyms, mountain, rivers and coastlines not known to Ptolemy are labeled in black.
Old toponyms are labeled in black and in brackets.
Toponyms from medieval travellers are labeled in black, bold and in brackets.
Sanskrit and Pali place names and ethnonyms from ancient Indu literature are labeled in violet.
Arabic toponyms and sea routes are labeled in green.
Ancient Chinese and Annamese toponyms and sea routes are labeled in yellow.
Names of places, land and sea routes, coastlines, rivers, mountain ranges are labeled in different text in various colors, referencing the content table on the bottom left of map that states:
Ptolemaic place names ethnonyms, land and sea routes are labeled in red.
Ptolemaic coastlines and rivers are labeled in blue.
Ptolemaic mountain ranges are labeled in brown.
Toponyms and ethnonyms from other Greek and Latin sources are labeled in red and in brackets.
Modern toponyms, mountain, rivers and coastlines not known to Ptolemy are labeled in black.
Old toponyms are labeled in black and in brackets.
Toponyms from medieval travellers are labeled in black, bold and in brackets.
Sanskrit and Pali place names and ethnonyms from ancient Indu literature are labeled in violet.
Arabic toponyms and sea routes are labeled in green.
Ancient Chinese and Annamese toponyms and sea routes are labeled in yellow.
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BL Books 14005.B.1
English
Part of 4 maps D2018_000104_1_BL to D2018_000104_4_BL that overlaps to form one complete map
G.E. Gerini
Researches on Ptolemy's Geographu of Eastern Asia (Further India and Indo-Malay Archipelago). By Colonel G.E. Gerini, M.R.A.S.
Researches on Ptolemy's Geographu of Eastern Asia (Further India and Indo-Malay Archipelago). By Colonel G.E. Gerini, M.R.A.S.
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