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Geography of Claudius Ptolemy Paperback – March 1, 2011

by Claudius Ptolemy (Author), Edward Luther Stevenson (Translator), Joseph Fischer (Introduction)
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Geography of Claudius Ptolemy, originally titled Geographia and written in the second century, is a depiction of the geography of the Roman Empire at the time. Though inaccurate due to Ptolemy's varying methods of measurement and use of outdated data, Geography of Claudius Ptolemy is nonetheless an excellent example of ancient geographical study and scientific method. This edition contains more than 40 maps and illustrations, reproduced based on Ptolemy's original manuscript. It remains a fascinating read for students of scientific history and Greek influence. CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY (A.D. 90- A.D. 168) was a poet, mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and geographer who wrote in Greek, though he was a Roman citizen. He is most well-known for three scientific treatises he wrote on astronomy, astrology, and geography, respectively titled Almagest, Apotelesmatika, and Geographia. His work influenced early Islamic and European studies, which in turn influenced much of the modern world. Ptolemy died in Alexandria as a member of Greek society.
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    286 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Cosimo Classics
  4. Publication date
    March 1, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.6 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1605204382
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1605204383
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cosimo Classics (March 1, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1605204382
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1605204383
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.48 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.6 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Very poor quality copies, trash
The images are extremely poor quality, like a child using a xerox machine of copies, not even lined up properly or made to contrast. Most of the image are too small, copied at an angle with miserably low contrast. Very dissapointing
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David G McFarland
5.0 out of 5 stars Cool 2nd century perspective
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020
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Cool reading on a Second century perspective of the geography of the earth
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2018
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It is an important book, but not what I needed for my research.
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Mark D. Hornbogen
3.0 out of 5 stars Very Difficult to Read these Maps
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020
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I bought two different books with Ptolemy's geographic maps. In both cases the maps are almost unreadable so the books were both of little use to me. What they contain that was of interest is the early names used in his time for world places, rivers, countries, cities and people (tribes). Ptolemy lived ca. 90-168 A.D. and was a methodical and dedicated man in all his efforts and this was also true in map-making. His maps are sometimes hardly recognizable to us but with his descriptions, you can get an idea of where the map is. Then you can compare general locations and compare names with what they have become now. There are tables with city coordinates abounding here.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Very poor quality copies, trash
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2024
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The images are extremely poor quality, like a child using a xerox machine of copies, not even lined up properly or made to contrast. Most of the image are too small, copied at an angle with miserably low contrast. Very dissapointing
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1.0 out of 5 stars Very poor quality copies, trash
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2024
The images are extremely poor quality, like a child using a xerox machine of copies, not even lined up properly or made to contrast. Most of the image are too small, copied at an angle with miserably low contrast. Very dissapointing
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David Raúl
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2014
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I was very interested in it since there is no spanish edition. The maps do not have much quality, in any case, the quality/price ratio is acceptable
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M. Carbary
2.0 out of 5 stars The maps are difficult to read.
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014
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The maps in this book are almost impossible to make out. I am getting another "large" book of Ptolemy's Geography which hopefully has better maps.
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Akhaba Longchar
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in India on February 3, 2023
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Nice quality
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BELA MOLNAR
5.0 out of 5 stars Book, Geography, Ptolemy.
Reviewed in Canada on July 25, 2019
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Excellent,
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Professor Roy Bridges
3.0 out of 5 stars This is the only full translation which is easily available but Stevenson's work does have shortcomings as many ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2014
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This is the only full translation which is easily available but Stevenson's work does have shortcomings as many commentators have pointed out over the years. It is astonishing that an 82-year old work is still used and worth re-publishing as in this edition.

The Nicholaus Germanus Ptolemy text on which it is based may not have been the best choice.

The maps are reproduced but only in black and white.
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