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| Keywords: Ptolemaic Britain.jpg 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 It 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 False color version early 14th century Codex Athous Vatopedinus 655 http //www bl uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay aspx ref Add_MS_19391 Add British Museum Additional MS 19391 f 19v-20 British Library London <br>A collection of geographical works 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 Ptolemy-british-isles edited jpg A Latin version from a 1490 MS File Add 19391 19-20 png A higher-resolution real-color version </gallery> PD-Art PD-old-100 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 British Isles and Ireland | ||||
