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Title: | Il-mappa ta Sebastian Munster tal-1540 |
Authors: | Schiro, Joseph |
Keywords: | Malta -- Maps -- History Munster, Sebastian, 1488-1552. Tabula Africae Malta -- Maps -- History -- 16th century Paul, the Apostle, Saint Cartography -- History -- 16th century |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | Valletta : Għaqda tal-Pawlini |
Citation: | Schiro, J. (2017). Il-mappa ta Sebastian Munster tal-1540. Festa tan-Nawfraġju ta' San Pawl, il-Belt Valletta, 10 ta' Frar 2017, 42-43 |
Abstract: | Tezisti mappa li ghandha ghamla trapezojdali, minflok kwadra kif naraw is-soltu, Ii turi t-Tramuntana tal-Afrika fejn jidhru partijiet mit-Tunezija u I-Libja, u parti millMediterran fejn wiehed jista' jara lil Sqallija, u bicca zghira mill-Italja. Turi wkoll il-gzira ta' Malta msejha Melita, Ghawdex imsejha Glaucon u Kemmuna bl-isem ta' Cossira. Malta tidher ukoll imdawra mill-gzejjer imsemmija Iunonis templu [m], u Herculis templu[ml. Dawn it-tempji ta' Gunone u Erkole kienu fuq il-gzejjer ta' Malta izda bi zball ta' interpretazzjoni ta' dak li kien kiteb Tolomew, meta kienu jpingu l-mappa talMediterran u juru l-gzejjer Maltin, kienu juru t-tempji bhala gzejjer. Claudius Ptolomaeus (c.110-c.170 AD) lden matematiku, astronomu, astrologu u kartografu, u kien kiteb trattat fuq il-geografija fejn iddeskriva l-gharfien kollu li lden jaf fuq id-dinja ta' dak iz-zmien. Ghalkemm qatt ma pinga mapep, ohrajn warajh bdew jistampaw mapep ibbazati fuq dak li rrakonta Tolomew. Wiehed minn dawn in-nies kien Sebastian Munster. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/36778 |
Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCGARGeo |
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