Ptolemy's Map of Asia Depicting the Island of Ceylon, Taprobana, Sri Lanka

Antique map titled 'Tabula Asiae XII'. Ptolemy's twelfth map of Asia depicting the island of Ceylon, Taprobana, based on Gastaldi's 1548 map. There is an illustration of an elephant next to the map, with descriptive text that identifies the island of Taprobana with Sumatra - a common sixteenth century confusion concerning this island. Italian text on verso, published between 1562-64.

Condition: Good. General age-related toning, original folding line. Later hand coloring, Italian text on verso. With a couple ink spots and printer's ink residue. Please study images carefully.

Date: c.1562

Overall size: 30.5 x 23.5 cm.