The Geography

THE TWELFTH AND final map of Asia contains the island of Taprobana modern-day Sri Lanka with the other adjacent islands. Its middle parallel has the same proportion to the meridian This refers to the map's scale and projection, ensuring the ratio of latitude to longitude remains consistent across the drawing. Moreover, the map is surrounded on all sides by the Indian Sea.

Talacoris emporium original: emporium, meaning a major trading center or port has a maximum day length of 11 3/4 equinoctial hours An equinoctial hour is a fixed unit of 60 minutes, unlike the "seasonal hours" commonly used in the 15th century which varied in length throughout the year and is distant from Alexandria toward the east by 4 1/2 1/4 hours Approximately 4 hours and 45 minutes. Ptolemy measured longitude by the difference in time from his "prime meridian" at Alexandria.

Agabida has a maximum day length of 12 1/2 hours and is distant from Alexandria toward the east by 4 1/2 1/4 hours.

And here the sun is directly overhead zenith: the point in the sky directly above the observer twice in a year, when it is distant from the summer tropic on either side by 69 2/4 degrees.

Maagrammum, the metropolis the capital or mother-city, has a maximum day length of 12 1/2 1/2 hours likely representing 13 hours and is distant from Alexandria toward the east by 4 1/3 1/2 hours.

And here the sun is directly overhead twice in a year, when it is distant from the summer tropic on either side by 72 2/4 degrees.

THE TWELVE MAPS OF GREATER ASIA END SUCCESSFULLY.