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A famous Greek astronomer and cartographer, Ptolemy's map of Ireland is incredibly accurate even though it was penned way back in 140AD. A map created by Greek astronomer and cartographer ...
In the article "Ptolemy's map of Ireland: modern decoding", academics R. Darcy & William Flynn write: "Claudius Ptolemy (roughly AD 90168) presents us the oldest surviving account of Ireland in ...
First 'remarkably accurate' map of Ireland was drawn in 140AD by an astronomer who had never visited
Ptolemy believed that the earth was round ... by signing up to our newsletter We have more newsletters The first map of Ireland, created back in 140AD was drawn up by Claudius Ptolemy, a man ...
A reconstructed map from the 6th century BC by Hecatateus of Miletus shows neither Britain or Ireland existing in the ring of water surrounding Europe. Ptolemy did a little better, producing the ...
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