This map of the world according to the geographer Ptolemey is surprisingly accurate in scale. However it contains substantial inaccuracies with respect to lands oustide of Europe. Note for example the supposed land mass extending from eastern Africa along the southern half of the Indian ocean which is imagined to be a sort of eastern Mediterreanean, fully enclosed by surrounding land.

Map of the World According Ptolemey
Map of the World According Ptolemey. Click here for larger image. More Maps:

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