Strabōnos Geōgraphikōn bibloi iz = Strabonis Rerum geographicarum libri XVII / Isaacus Casaubonus...
Strabōnos Geōgraphikōn bibloi iz = Strabonis Rerum geographicarum libri XVII / Isaacus Casaubonus recensuit, summóque studio & diligentia, ope eteiam veterum codicum, emendauit, ac commentariis illustrauit ; accessit & tabula orbis totius descriptionem complectens ; adiecta est etiam Guilielmi Xylandri Augustani Latina versio, cum necessariis indicibus.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
[Geneva, Switzerland] : Excudebat Eustathius Vignon Atrebat, M.D. LXXXVII [1587]
Uniform title
Alternative title
Strabonis Rervm geographicarvm libri XVII.
Second sequence added title page title: Isaaci Casauboni commentarius et castigationes ad lib. Strabonis geograph. XVII.
Call Numbers
MRB/Q111
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MMS ID
Language
- Latin
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
(Language of original)Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
2 volumes in 1 (1 unnumbered blank leaf, 6 unnumbered pages, 602 pages, 2 unnumbered blank leaves; 6 unnumbered pages, 223 pages, 1 unnumbered blank leaf : 1 folded engraved map ; 36 cm (fol.)
Content type
cartographic image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Second sequence title.
Commentarius et castigationes in librum I. geographicorum Strabonis /
Isaaci Casauboni.
Title on folded map
Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio quam ex Magna Universali Gerardi Mercatoris Domino Richardo Gartho, geographiae ac caeterarum bonarum artium amatori ac fautori summo, in veteris amicitiae ac familiaritatis /
Rumoldus Mercator fieri curabat A. MDLXXXVII.
Publication information
Publisher
[Geneva, Switzerland] : Excudebat Eustathius Vignon Atrebat, M.D. LXXXVII [1587]
Analytical title
Commentarius et castigationes in librum I. geographicorum Strabonis.
Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio quam ex Magna Universali Gerardi Mercatoris Domino Richardo Gartho (Map)
Place of Publication
Switzerland Geneva.
Date Published
M.D. LXXXVII [1587]
Access and use
Access Conditions
Rare Books copy at MRB/Q111: To be issued in Special Collections.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Work is based on classical Greek sources, including many anecdotes from Strabo's travels, and covers a variety of subjects including the history of geography and linguistics.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Strabōnos Geōgraphikōn bibloi iz = Strabonis Rerum geographicarum libri XVII / Isaacus Casaubonus recensuit, summóque studio & diligentia, ope eteiam veterum codicum, emendauit, ac commentariis illustrauit ; accessit & tabula orbis totius descriptionem complectens ; adiecta est etiam Guilielmi Xylandri Augustani Latina versio, cum necessariis i...
Variant title
Commentarius et castigationes in librum I. geographicorum Strabonis.
Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio quam ex Magna Universali Gerardi Mercatoris Domino Richardo Gartho (Map)
Portion of title
Rerum geographicarum libri XVII.
Spine title
Strabonis opera.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Casaubon, Isaac, 1559-1614. Commentarius et castigationes in librum I. geographicorum Strabonis.
Martigni, Nicolaus former owner. NSL
Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594. cartographer.
Mercator, Rumold, approximately 1545-1599. cartographer.
Mercator, Rumold, approximately 1545-1599. Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio quam ex Magna Universali Gerardi Mercatoris Domino Richardo Gartho (Map)
Strabo. Strabōnos Geōgraphikōn bibloi. Latin.
Vignon, Eustache, 1530-1588, printer.
Xylander, Wilhelm, 1532-1576. translator.
Notes
General note
Errata (Commissa vel omissa dum nimis festinant operae, suis locis ita restituantut) --First sequence (page 602).
Folded double hemisphere map by Rumold Mercator shows extreme southern hemisphere entilted "Terra Avstralis".
Includes index at end of first sequence, verso page 1 of second sequence.
Rare Books copy at MRB/Q111: purchased from Hordern House, March 2016....
Language note
First four words on title page in Greek Cyrillic script.
Latin text and Ancient Greek script in parallel columns. Latin translation from original Greek.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MRB/Q111
Record Identifier
74VKzgBjAjGO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzgBjAjGO
Other Identifiers
DDC
910
MMS ID
991023510369702626
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