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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 sixth chapter: De climatibus : Cap. VI. With woodcut initial letter and a round, abstracted world map, entitled "Sequitur formula præmissæ traditionis&...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~336442~90104180 2024-09-15T17:45:11+00:00 (Text Page to) Prima pars huius libri de cosmographiæ & geographiæ principiis. (7) Cosmographica Petri Apiani, per gemmam Frisium apud Lovanienses Medicum & Mathematicum insignẽ, iam demum ab omnibus vindicata mendis, ac nonnullis quoque locis aucta, figurisque nouis illustrata: Additis eiusdem argumenti libellis ipsius Gẽmæ Frisii. Parisiis. Væneunt apud Viuantium Gaultherot, via Iacobę: sub intersignio D. Martini. 1553. Text: Prima pars huius libri de cosmographiæ & geographiæ principiis. (7) Apian, Peter, 1495-1552 Gemma, Frisius, 1508-1555 Gaultherot, Vivant World 1553 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 25 33 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~336442~90104180 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/195/14336013.jpg unknown Viuantium Gaultherot Paris 14336.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~336442~90104180 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/195/14336013.jpg 14336.013 Climate Data Visualization World Atlas Celestial Atlas Text Page Atlas Map 1553 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-08-09T09:16:30Z First part to Cosmographica Petri Apiani. Title translates to: The first part of this book, on cosmographic and geographic principles. Includes sixth chapter: De climatibus : Cap. VI. With woodcut initial letter and a round, abstracted world map, entitled "Sequitur formula præmissæ traditionis". Map shows climate regions as parallel bands between the Arctic and Antarctic Poles. In addition, tables describe the globe's parallel axes and climate. 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 earth and its position in the universe. Apian was a pioneer in astronomical and geographical instrumentation, and one of the most successful popularizers of these subjects during ... Text Antarc* Antarctic David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) |
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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 sixth chapter: De climatibus : Cap. VI. With woodcut initial letter and a round, abstracted world map, entitled "Sequitur formula præmissæ traditionis". Map shows climate regions as parallel bands between the Arctic and Antarctic Poles. In addition, tables describe the globe's parallel axes and climate. 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 earth and its position in the universe. Apian was a pioneer in astronomical and geographical instrumentation, and one of the most successful popularizers of these subjects during ... |
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