Lettera di Andrea Corsali allo illustrissimo Signore Duco Iuliano de Medici : venuta Dellindia del m...
Lettera di Andrea Corsali allo illustrissimo Signore Duco Iuliano de Medici : venuta Dellindia del m...
Lettera di Andrea Corsali allo illustrissimo Signore Duco Iuliano de Medici : venuta Dellindia del mese di Octobre Nel M.D.XVI.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Stampato in Firenze : per lo. Stephano di Carlo da Pauia, Adi. xi. di Dicembre nel MDXVI. [1516].
Call Numbers
SAFE/MRB/910/11
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
Italian
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
[12] pages ; 20 cm (4to)
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Stampato in Firenze : per lo. Stephano di Carlo da Pauia, Adi. xi. di Dicembre nel MDXVI. [1516].
Place of Publication
Italy Florence
Date Published
Adi. xi. di Dicembre nel MDXVI. [1516].
Access and use
Access Conditions
Mitchell Library copy at SAFE/910/11: supervised access only by appointment with Manager, Information and Access.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Printed copy of a letter sent from Andrea Corsali to his patron, Giuliano de Medici, in 1516, describing a Portuguese sea voyage from Lisbon to India which rounded the Cape of Good Hope. Here Corsali observed the Southern Cross constellation for the first time. His work constitutes one of the earliest printed descriptions of the Southern Cross.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Lettera di Andrea Corsali allo illustrissimo Signore Duco Iuliano de Medici : venuta Dellindia del mese di Octobre Nel M.D.XVI.
Translation of title
Letter of Andrea Corsali to the Most Illustrious Duke of Giuliano de Medici, which arrived from India in the month of October 1516.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Medici, Giuliano de', duca di Nemours, 1479-1516, patron.
Labbey-de-Billy, Nicolas-Antoine, 1753-1825, former owner. NSL
Heber, Richard, 1773-1833, former owner. NSL
Lewis, Charles, 1786-1836, bookbinder. NSL
Beckford, William, 1760-1844, former owner. NSL
Douglas-Hamilton, Susan Euphemia, former owner. NSL
Crawford, James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl of, 1847-1913. former owner. NSL
Clark, Kenneth, 1903-1983. former owner. NSL
Notes
General note
Imprint from colophon.
Signatures: a⁶
Printer's device below colophon.
Woodcut illustration of the Southern Cross constellation on the title page.
Armorial ink stamp of the Bibliotheca Billiana (the collection of Nicolas-Antoine Labbey-de-Billy) below colophon. Sold as part of his collection on 1 May, 1826. Acquired and rebound in current binding by Richard Heber. Sold 27 March, 1835. Purchased by bookseller Thomas Thorpe, and sold by him in or after 1839. Acquired by William Thomas Beckford,...
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Exhibitions
Exhibited in: "Maps of the Pacific", State Library of New South Wales, August 2021 to 24 April 2022 NSL
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/MRB/910/11
Record Identifier
74VKVklqGzXl
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVklqGzXl
Other Identifiers
DDC
910.4
MMS ID
991024185596402626
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