Ptolemy2026-05-142026-05-141535https://archive.parliament.gov.za/handle/123456789/8023Accession no.: 18374Plate [38] from: Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae enarrationis libri octo. This reproduction of the map shows how completely unknown the interior of the southern end of the African continent was to Europeans in the sixteenth century. Only the ports along the coastline are indicated.enDiscoveries in geography-16th centuryAfrica Southern-mapsMap