Sinvs Arabicvs - Antique map

Author: Mela, Pomponius

Publisher: Henric Petri

Published: Basel

Publishing year: 1564

North Africa."Sinus Arabicus". Orig. woodcut from P. Mela's "De Orbis Situ Libri tres". Published by Henric Perti in Basel, 1564. 14:16 cm (5 1/2 x 6 1/4 inch.).

A miniature map of North Africa and the Red Sea. - Pomponius Mela, who wrote around AD 43, was the earliest Roman geographer. He was born in Tingentera (now Algeciras) and died c. AD 45.

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