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The 11th Map of Asia (Descriptio Undecimae Tabulae Asiae) from Ptolemy's Geography, depicting India beyond the Ganges (India extra Gangem) and the land of the Sinae in south-east Asia.

British Library Harley MS 7182, 15th century.


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