(Text Page to) Prima pars huius libri de cosmographiæ & geographiæ principiis. (5)

• Main Authors: Apian, Peter, 1495-1552, Gemma, Frisius, 1508-1555, Gaultherot, Vivant
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Viuantium Gaultherot 1553
• Subjects: Climate; Astronomy; Data Visualization; Antarctic; Arctic; Plano; Antarc*
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First part to Cosmographica Petri Apiani. Title translates to: The first part of this book, on cosmographic and geographic principles. Includes fourth chapter: De quin que zonis : Cap. IIII. With woodcut initial letter and a round world map situated within an armillary sphere, showing the zones of the globe, such as the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, as well as the associated zodiac positions. In addition, the facing page includes a round, abstracted world map, entitled "Divisionis præmissæ formula in plano extensa". Map shows climate regions as curved and parallel bands between the Arctic and Antarctic Poles. First part spans pages 1-30. Cosmographica Petri Apiani, by Peter Apian (1495-1552). Parisian edition, published by Viuantium Gaultherot and dated 1553 on the title page (1551 on colophon). With corrections and additions by the cartographer Gemma Frisius. Bound in vellum with sewn binding. Handwritten annotations, in ink, on front cover, including: Ex Libris . Josephi Guillon. Spine title: Apiani. Cosmograph. Collation: 4° : [2], 1-30, 35-74, [1]; signed A-H, K-4. With 1 double leaf of plates featuring a woodcut world map, which presents one of the most emblematic representations of South America in the sixteenth century, with new details contributed by Frisius. The text contains 26 maps of the terrestrial globe, moon, sun and other stars. In addition, 10 diagrams and 7 illustrations provide further information on astronomy, including the demonstration of astronomical instruments. Nautical cosmography is central to the work, as Apian was a pioneer in determining longitude according to the movement of the moon and stars. Including four volvelles, or turning dials, which provide information on the position and movement of celestial bodies. Inspired by both the Renaissance cartographer Johann Schoner and by Ptolemy, Cosmographica is a major work of Apian, a German cartographer, mathematician and astronomer who published significant works on astronomy, geography and cosmography - the study of the ...