Ptolemy Tapestries

Description: Claudius Ptolemy was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer and astrologer. Erasmus Reinhold published the first edition of the Greek text of Ptolemy’s Almagest. The Almagest was known in Greek as the “Mathematical Syntaxis” or in Latin as the “Mathematical Construction.”

Description: Ptolemy was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, geographer and astrologer. He lived in the city of Alexandria in the Roman province of Egypt, under the rule of the Roman Empire.

Description: Behold one of the greatest wonders of the ancient world! This stunning historical tribute features the legendary Egyptian queen with the magnificent Lighthouse of Alexandria reflected perfectly in her shades.

Description: Library of Alexandria College Sports Style Shirt

Description: The iconic war elephant used by the successor generals of Alexander the Great

Description: From an original engraving published 1881 Please note with regard to scanned antique prints there may be some age related marks or faults from the originals which will show also on any print ordered. This is inevitable with prints of this age & actually lends an authentic look to the prints. Please refer to the actual image on sale. If you are interested in purchasing the original engraving or print that may be possible if I still have it, please send me a private message to check.