789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233 Fig. 7: Ptolemy’s map 63 Thoule 63 of Albion and Hibernia Oceanus Hyperboreus Malaeus (Britain and Ireland), Ebuda Ebuda Eggarikenna Epidium 62 62 with parts of Gaul Novantarum Oceanus Duecaledonius Orcades Monarina Pen. & Vennicnium Prom. and Prom. Robogdium Dumna The towns, headlands, bays, Boreium Argita Prom. Rerigonium 61 Prom. Udia Sinus 61 Magnata Epidium Volas estuaries, river mouths and gia Sinus Scitis Lo Rerigonium Prom. Longus Vindogara Itys islands are plotted on the Ravius Lucopibia Regia Sinus Tarvedum/ Iena Lemannonius graticules specified by Oceanus Vinderis Oceanus Aest. vannus Alauna Nabarus Orcas Prom. Libnius Isamnium Abra Vindogara Sinus 60 Deva Caledonios Drumos 60 Carbantorigum Ila Ptolemy (11 x 20 for the Reba Occidentalis Buvinda Hibernicus Novius Corda Adrus Lindum Var Verubium Virvedrum British Isles, 2 x 3 for Gaul, Regia HIBERNIA Clota Aest. Bannatia Pinnata ar Aest. Ausoba (desertus) Coria Prom. Prom. Uxellum Tamia Castra Ripa Laberus alta 3 x 5 for Germany): see Senus Tuesis Loxa Eblana Trimontium Curia Colanica Victoria 59 Oboca Ituna Alaunus Tuesis 59 Limnus Aest. Devana p. 189. The graticules Dunum Boderia Tina Aest. (desertus) Bremenium Orrea Moricambe Deva Celnius Manapia Alauna Aest. va Macolicum Ta Taezalorum determined the relative Dur Vedra Modonus Aest. Epiacum Aest. Prom. Birgus positions of places and Iernis Dabrona Vinnovium Caturactonium Ier 58 nus 58 features, not the scale. Ieron Mona Portus Calagum Insulae Prom. Setantiorum I have sized the three maps Rigodunum Isurium Dunum Saxonum Sinus Notium Belisama Aest. Olicana to produce a reasonable Prom. Seteia Aest. Eboracum Camulodunum (Legio VI Victrix) Gabrantuicorum 57 Sinus 57 cross-Channel fit. Prom. Deva Petuaria Ocelus (Legio XX Lindum Oceanus The coordinates are Ganganorum Mediolanum Ab Prom. Prom. Victrix) u those of the Codex Toisobis Brannogenium Albis Oceanus 56 ALBION 56 Vaticanus Graecus 191. This Salinae Stuccia Viroconium Metaris manuscript (referred to as Vergivius Urolanium Ratae Aest. Fabiranum Treva ‘X’) can now be treated Luentinum GariennusVenta Tuerobis Sidumanis Visurgis Ra Bullaeum Prom. as the most authoritative. 55 55 tostabius Camulodunum Amisia Tecelia Maridunum Corinnium It was produced in about Octapotarum Covennus Tobius Tamesa Prom. Caleva/ Aest. Tanatis Vidrus 1296 and evidently escaped Calcua Siatutanda Sabrina Aest. Manarmanis Londinium Cantium Tulifurdum the tampering known as 54 Rhenus ori. 54 Rutupiae Prom. Teuderium Darvernum Itium Ascalingium ‘the Byzantine revision’ Iscalis Aquae Trisantonis Prom. Mediolanium ella Tabuda Ux Calidae Gesoriacum Mosa which corrupted all the Aest. Noiomagus Novus Nabalia Lugdunum Tulisurgium Alaunus Portus R Venta h other descendants of the enu 53 Herculis Tarvanna Rhenus ocs c.m 53 Prom. Uxella Tamare Isca Magnus ed. Dunium Atuacutum lost original. The scribes Tamarus Portus 29 30 31 32 33 Antivestaeum/ (Legio II Isca of ‘X’ gave up copying Bolerium Augusta) Samarobriva Castellum Batavodurum Prom. Vectis Frudis Legio III 52 the tedious numerical Cenion Voliba 52 GALLIA Vetera Bagacum Ulpia coordinates, but fortunately Sequana Caesaromagus [Colonia] Damnonium/ Agrippinensis only after reaching Book 5. Ocrium Oceanus Britannicus Iuliobona Noiomagus 51 Prom. Olina Nemetacum (Britain and Ireland are at 51 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 the start of Book 1.) 7891011121314151617

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