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Description
English: World map according to ideas by Posidonius (150-130 B.C.), drawn by 16th century cartographers Petrus Bertius & Melchior Tavernier in 1628. Many of the details in this map couldn't have been known by Posidonius, rather, Bertius and Tavernier show Posidonius' ideas about the positions of the continents.
Date
Source Armenica
Author
Petrus Bertius  (1565–1629)  wikidata:Q2712134
 
Petrus Bertius
Alternative names
Pierre Berthius; P. Bertius
Description Flemish cartographer, university teacher and mathematician
Date of birth/death 14 November 1565 Edit this at Wikidata 13 October 1629 / 3 October 1629 / 1629 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Beveren Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q2712134
Melchior Tavernier (I)  (–1641)  wikidata:Q21552991
 
Alternative names
Melchior Tavernier
Description Flemish-French engraver and printmaker
uncle of Melchior Tavernier (II)
Date of birth/death 1564 / circa  Edit this at Wikidata 1641 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1573 - 1641
Work location
Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q21552991
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  • 2007-02-08 14:26 Artaxiad 700×437×8 (57932 bytes) World map according to Posidonius (150-130 B.C.) {{GFDL-Armenica}}

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