Cosmographia, siue Descriptio vniuersi orbis / Petri Apiani & Gemmæ Frisij, mathematicorum insignium...
Cosmographia, siue Descriptio vniuersi orbis / Petri Apiani & Gemmæ Frisij, mathematicorum insignium, iam demùm integritati suæ restituta. Adiecti sunt alij, tum Gemmae Frisij, tum aliorum auctorum eius argumenti tractatus ac libelli varij, quorum seriem versa pagina demonstrat.
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Publisher
Antuerpiae : Ex officina Ioannis VVithagij, Anno 1584.
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Date
Anno 1584.
Call Numbers
MRB/910.7/A (16th Century)
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Language
Latin
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[16], 72, 82-425, 430-478, [3] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. (4vo)
Contents
Situs ac descriptio Indiarum, seu Noui Orbis ... Francisco Lopez de Gomara (p.160-166) -- Situs et descriptio Indiarum, siue Orbis Noui / Hieronymi Girauae Tarraconensis (p. 167-187) -- Usus annuli asronomici / Gemma Frisio ... auctore (p. 210-222) -- Usus globi astronomici / per Gemmam Frisium (p....
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Publisher
Antuerpiae : Ex officina Ioannis VVithagij, Anno 1584.
Date Published
Anno 1584.
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Cosmographia, siue Descriptio vniuersi orbis / Petri Apiani & Gemmæ Frisij, mathematicorum insignium, iam demùm integritati suæ restituta. Adiecti sunt alij, tum Gemmae Frisij, tum aliorum auctorum eius argumenti tractatus ac libelli varij, quorum seriem versa pagina demonstrat.
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Descriptio universi orbis.
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General note
The first dedication is dated 1583 on p. *iij.
Numerous woodcut illustrations throughout; diagrams with volvelles on pages 20, 25, 65, and 189. Errors in pagination. With a final leaf of "Carmen panegyricum Cornelij Gemmae".
From p. 449 to end, written by Cornelius Gemma, following death of Frisius.
Mitchell Library copy has handwritten notes in ink on front endpaper and elsewhere. Bound in soft, vellum-covered boards. Back endpapers damaged....
Citation / References Note
Adams, A1286.
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MRB/910.7/A (16th Century)
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74VKvr4v4km3
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991021572349702626
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