{"id":12978,"date":"2025-05-20T08:53:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/?p=12978"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:02:14","slug":"world-map-according-to-ptolemy-ca-150-ce-reconstruction-c-1482","status":"publish","type":"map","link":"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/map\/world-map-according-to-ptolemy-ca-150-ce-reconstruction-c-1482\/","title":{"rendered":"World Map According to Ptolemy (ca. 150 CE, reconstruction c. 1482)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-31d465b ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-31d465b-wrapper > .ugb-container__side{align-items:center !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-31d465b-content-wrapper.ugb-container__content-wrapper{width:75% !important}.ugb-31d465b.ugb-container{padding-left:60px !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-31d465b > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-top:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-31d465b-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-31d465b-content-wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-container ugb-container ugb-9406a1f ugb-container--v2 ugb-container--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-9406a1f > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > *{padding-bottom:0px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-9406a1f-wrapper\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-9406a1f-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<h4>This map is a Renaissance-era woodcut reconstruction of Claudius Ptolemy\u2019s world map, originally compiled around 150 CE in Alexandria. It reflects Greco-Roman geographic knowledge based on mathematical calculations of latitude and longitude. The map uses a trapezoidal projection and divides the known world into gridded \u201cclimata\u201d zones. It includes Europe, northern Africa, and Asia extending to the &#8220;Sinus Magnus&#8221; (South China Sea) and a speculative landmass encircling the Indian Ocean. The accuracy and detail reflect Ptolemy\u2019s influence on cartography for over a millennium.<\/h4>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12833\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones.jpg 2160w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-1536x852.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-2048x1136.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p>Right-click image file to save.<\/p>\n<h4>Source:<\/h4>\n<p>Ptolemy, Claudius. <em data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"842\">Geographia<\/em>. Renaissance reconstruction (c. 1482), based on translations of Greek manuscripts. This version printed by Lienhart Holle in Ulm, Germany.<\/p>\n<h4>Resolution:<\/h4>\n<p>Useful for studies in the history of geography, classical scholarship, and early scientific cartography. Can be analyzed to compare ancient geographic models with modern knowledge and to explore medieval perceptions of global space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p>Berggren, J.L. and Jones, A. 2000. <em data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1551\">Ptolemy&#8217;s Geography: An Annotated Translation of the Theoretical Chapters<\/em>. Princeton University Press.<br data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1583\">Harley, J.B. &amp; Woodward, D. 1987. <em data-start=\"1617\" data-end=\"1655\">The History of Cartography, Volume 1<\/em>. University of Chicago Press.<br data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1688\">Bagrow, L. 1966. <em data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1729\">History of Cartography<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12833,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[396,1],"tags":[],"location":[334],"surface-characteristic":[],"class_list":["post-12978","map","type-map","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historical-world","category-uncategorized","location-global"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones.jpg",2160,1198,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-300x166.jpg",300,166,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-768x426.jpg",768,426,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-1024x568.jpg",1024,568,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-1536x852.jpg",1536,852,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.agron.iastate.edu\/glsi\/files\/2025\/05\/World-1500s-Latitude-climate-zones-2048x1136.jpg",2048,1136,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>This map is a Renaissance-era woodcut reconstruction of Claudius Ptolemy\u2019s world map, originally compiled around 150 CE in Alexandria. 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