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Was the reconstruction of Ptolemy's World Map (1482) based off an actual map that Ptolemy produced in 150 C.E.? If it was, how true was the map to the original? If it was not a copy, was the map reproduced using only written information?

by /u/thegodsarepleased in /r/AskHistorians

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