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↑ Halina Tchórzewska-Kabata, Maciej Dąbrowski (2000). More precious than gold: treasures of the Polish National Library, p. 68. Biblioteka Narodowa. ISBN83-70093-00-0
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{{Information |Description=Ptolemy's world map from the 1467 codex |Source=Poland National Digital Library (CBN Polona) [http://www.polona.pl/dlibra/doccontent2?id=61] |Date=Created circa 150 CE |Author=Claudius Ptolemaeus (circa 90-168 CE); Nicolaus Ger