The island of taprobane is known as sri lanka today. note its location on the contemporary map of the world. now compare it with its location on the ancient map. many scholars consider most of ptolemy’s geographic measurements fairly accurate. however, he estimated sri lanka to be far larger in proportion to india than it actually is. why do you think he might have done this? think about what you read about taprobane and the ancient spice trade. write your response in one to two sentences. need a plato !