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1. Strabo

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   Only about two-thirds of the Geographica survives in a usable state. The work was largely neglected during the early Middle Ages, surviving primarily through Byzantine scholarship. Two main manuscript traditions exist: the older, fragmented Codex Parisinus, and the more complete, though sometimes interpolated, Codex Laurentianus.
   The rediscovery of the complete text in the West during the Renaissance was crucial for reviving classical geography. The first printed edition appeared in Rome in 1469. Its influence was significant on later cartographers, though …