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Geographiae liber primus haec habet

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6. Geographiae liber primus haec habet
Ptolemy (active second century)
Rome, Italy: Pietro della Torre, 1490
BUL, Annmary Brown Memorial Collection
The coat of arms of Agostino Patrizi Piccolomini, Bishop of Pienza and Montalcino (1483–1496), is painted on the left side of the world map. The other arms are to the recipient of the volume, possibly Alfano Alfani

6. Geographiae liber primus haec habet
Ptolemy (active second century)
Rome, Italy: Pietro della Torre, 1490
BUL, Annmary Brown Memorial Collection
The coat of arms of Agostino Patrizi Piccolomini, Bishop of Pienza and Montalcino (1483–1496), is painted on the left side of the world map. The other arms are to the recipient of the volume, possibly Alfano Alfani

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