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Ptolemy, active 2nd century
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Maps & Atlas (printed)
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unknown
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16th century
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atlase
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engraving
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woodcut
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world atlase
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Cosmography -- Early works to 1800.
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Fürstlich Liechtenstein'sche Fideikommiss Bibliothek (Vienna, Austria) -- Bookplate (BEIN 1975 Folio 65)
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Geography, Ancient.
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Guerrinius, Pamphilus -- Inscription (BEIN 1977 Folio 132)
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Pesaro family -- Ownership.
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Stöterogge, Nikolaus -- Presentation inscription, 1558 (BEIN 1975 Folio 65)
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Exhibition History
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
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Latin
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In hoc opere haec continentur Geographiae Cl. Ptolemaei a plurimis uiris utriusq[ue] linguae doctiss. eme[n]data, & cu[m] archetypo Graeco ab ipsis collata / schemata cu[m] demonstrationibus suis correcta a Marco Beneuentano monacho caelestino & Ioanne Cotta Veronensi uiris mathematicis consultissimis ; figura de proiectione spherae in plano quae in libro octauo desiderabatur ab ipsis no[n]dum instaurata sed fere ad inuenta eius. n. uestigia in nullo etiam Graeco codice extabant ; maxima quantitas dier[um] ciuitatu[m], & distantiae locor[um] ab Alexa[n]dria Aegypti cuiusq[ue] ciuitatis quae in alijs codicibus no[n] erant ; planisphaerium Cl. Ptolemaei recognitu[m] & diligentiss. emendatum a Marco Benuentano ... ; noua orbis descriptio ac nuoa oceani nauigatio qua Lisbona ad Indicu[m] peruenitur pelagus Marco Benuentano ... aedita ; noua & uniuersalior orbis tabula Ioa[n]. Ruysch ... elaborata ; sex tabulae nouiter confectae uidelicet Liuoniae, Hyspaniae, Galliae, Germaniae, Italiae, & Iudeae.
Creator:
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Date:
anno Virginei partus 1508
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([284] pages, [68] leaves of plates) : illustrations, 34 maps ; 43 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts