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THE ANCIENT CONCEPTS ABOUT RHODOPE MOUNTAIN

ACCORDING TO SOME EUROPEAN MAPS FROM THE
15TH CENTURY A.D.
Jordan Iliev
Summary: The article presents an overview over the Geography of Claudius Ptolemy and some early
renaissance maps under the heading Tabula Europae IX, in which the Rhodope Mountain is presented. The
information is in several fields of study classified, as follows: (1) The Information of Ptolemy, (2) The maps from
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the 15 century and after an emphasizing of differences in a number of cases, the author formulated (3) several
conclusions about their significance as historical sources about the ancient geography of the Mountain.
Key words: Rhodope, ancient geography, Claudius Ptolemy, Renaissance, Cosmographia

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