Cosmographicus liber Petri Apiani mathematici studiose collectus.
| Author/creator | Apian, Peter |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Landshutae : impensis P. Apiani, 1524] |
| Description | 4 p.l., 104, [6] p. : illus., tables, diagrs. ; 21 x 16 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| General note | Colophon: Excusum Landshutae typis ac formulis D. Joannis Weyssenburgers: impensis Petri Apiani. Anno Christi saluatoris omnium millesimo quingentesimo vicesimo quarto mense janu: Phebo Saturni domicilium possidente. At end of app.: Libri de geographicis principijs finis. Perfecto trino[modified q] deo laudes ingentes. Anno humane salutis. 1524. |
| General note | Signatures: A-N4. |
| General note | Gothic type; p. 70-104 in double columns; title vignette; on verso of t.-p., the arms of the Abp. of Salzburg to whom the work is dedicated. |
| General note | Title and the headings in "Summa et ordo operis" are in red, as are also parts of vignette, arms of the Abp. of Salzburg, and sphere on page preceding text. |
| General note | Revolving diagrams at p. 17, 24, 63, and app., p. [2] |
| General note | Two detached illustrations to accompnay "Instrumentum syderale" in appendix are inserted at end of volume. |
| General note | On p. 2, a globe with Ameri on an island; revolving diagram on p. 63 contains the word America.--Pt. 2 has caption title: Secunda pars principalis huius libri de sum̃aria necnõ particulari Europae, Africae: Asiae et Americae descriptione.--Ch. 4 (p. 69) De America, begins: America: quae nunc quarta pars terrae dicitur / ab Americo Vespucio eiusdē inūetore nomen sortita est. Et non immerito: quoniam mari vndi[modified q] clauditur insula appellatur.--On p. 103, Insulae Americae adiacentes. |
| General note | 1st edition. |
| General note | For full discription see Ortroy, Bibliographie de l'œuvre de Pierre Apian. 1902. no. 22. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. |
| General note | Sabin no. 1738. |
| References | RLIN, CTRG527298-B |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Other title | Cosmographia. |
| LCCN | 13033966 |
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