Cosmographicus liber Petri Apiani mathematici studiose collectus.

Creator:

Apian, Peter, 1495-1552

Published/Created:

[Landshutae,
1524]

Physical Description:

[8], 104, [6] p. : ill., tables, diagrs. ; 20 cm.

Notes:

BEIN Taylor 57: [cross]4 wanting. Two detatched illustrations to accompany "Instrumentum syderale" in appendix are tipped in on final p.
Colophon: Excusum Landshutae typis ac formulis d. Joannis Weyssenburgers: impensis Petri Apiani. Anno Christi Saluatoris omnium millesimo / quingentesimo / vicesimoquarto / mense Janu: Phebo Saturni domicilium possidente.
Signatures: [*]⁴ A-N⁴ [cross]⁴ ([cross]4 [blank?]).
Title and the headings in "Summa et ordo operis" are in red, as are also parts of vignette, arms of the Abp. of Salsburg on verso of t.p., to whom the work is dedicated, and sphere on page preceding text.
Illustration of a globe on t.p. is repeated on p. 47; globe shows view of Africa and Asia. Map of Europe, Africa and Asia on p. 53, map of Greece on p. 58.
Includes four volvelles (on p. 17, 24, 63 and app., p. [2]).

Topics:

Cosmography

Topics:

America--Early accounts to 1600

Topics:

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek--Stamp

Language:

Latin

Genre:

Maps in books--1524
Volvelles
Woodcuts

Format:

Text

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Call Number:

Taylor 57

Orbis Record:

3285678

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

15812724

Extent of digitization:

Partial work digitized.

OID:

15812722

PID:

digcoll:4032376