Ancient Map of Egypt and Eastern Libya by Sylvanus, 1511: Nile, Red Sea, Cairo, Alexandria, Strabo annotations Size:A1 (594x841mm) His pioneering use of light

His pioneering use of light

with inset maps remaining uncolored

Compass Rose: Typical navigational feature

allowing you to immerse yourself in the history and heritage of the region

Prominent sun illustration in the sky

Ancient Map of Egypt and Eastern Libya by Sylvanus, 1511: Nile, Red Sea, Cairo, Alexandria, Strabo annotations Size:A1 (594x841mm) His pioneering use of lightTertia Africae Tabula, created by Bernardus Sylvanus in 1511, presents a learned Renaissance vision of Egypt and the Red Sea framed within the classical canon. In this Third Map of Africa, Sylvanus stages an explicit dialogue between Strabo and Ptolemy, layering the settled wisdom of antiquity with the geographical revisions of his own age. The result is among the earliest obtainable cartographic portrayals of substantial portions of Africa, here