File:Iran e Bozorg2.jpg

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English: "Old Asia" (Asia Vetus) by Christoph Weigel, Nuremberg, 1719. 1719 map of Asia with Ptolemaic placenames. Copper engraving, with depictions of twelve antique coins in the bottom left corner.
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Christoph Weigel the Elder  (1654–1725)  wikidata:Q100116
 
Christoph Weigel the Elder
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Christoph Weigel der Ältere, Christophorus Weigelius
Description German engraver and publisher
Date of birth/death 9 November 1654 Edit this at Wikidata 5 February 1725 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Marktredwitz Nuremberg
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Atlas This map has been uploaded by Electionworld from en.wikipedia.org to enable the Wikimedia Atlas of the World . Original uploader to en.wikipedia.org was Zereshk, known as Zereshk at en.wikipedia.org. Electionworld is not the creator of this map. Licensing information is below.

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current08:45, 17 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 08:45, 17 December 2006745 × 595 (92 KB)Electionworld (talk | contribs){{ew|en|Zereshk}} Map of Asia circa 1719. {{PD-Old}}

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