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Iury


Title Claudius Ptolemy: The World
Origtitle Claudius Ptolemy: The World
Source LC
Date 1482
Creator Claudius Ptolemy (Cartographer); Johannes Schnitzer (Engraver)
Copyright Public Domain
Origin LC
Occurrences

Iury

Atlas

1482 Ptolemy Map

Additional Notes

Iury – This variant spelling of “Jewry” (according to the OED and Quinn’s index of persons and places) refers Palestine/Israel; the word occurs on pg. 763 of Hariot and is listed among other Mediterranean locations, such as Crete and Cyprus. According to the OED, “the land of the Jews, Judea, sometimes extended to the whole of Palestine.” - Matt