. English: A map of the world from the Bologna Ptolemy, based on a description by Claudius Ptolemaeus of Alexandria (Ptolemy), who lived in the early second century of our era. The Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea lie just left of center. Note how the east coast of Africa curves eastward to connect, at far right, with China, thus making the Indian Ocean an enclosed sea . 1477 Reprinted: 2005. Claudius Ptolemaeus 3 A map of the world based on a description by Claudius Ptolemaeus of Alexandria

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