Cosmographicus liber Petri Apiani mathematici studiose collectus
Series: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time -- 1738
Publisher: impensis P. Apiani
Published: 1900
Place of publication: [Landshutae
Language: lat
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Cosmography; America -- Early accounts to 1600
Notes: 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 trinoq[ue] deo laudes ingentes. Anno humane salutis. 1524

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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

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

Revolving diagrams at p. 17, 24, 63, and app., p. [2]

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 suämaria 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 vndiq[ue] clauditur insula appellatur.--On p. 103, Insulae Americae adiacentes

1st edition

For full description see Ortroy, Bibliographie de l'œuvre de Pierre Apian. 1902. no. 22; J.C.B., I, no. 78; Harrisse; B.A.V. 127

Sabin 1738

Microopaque. Louisville [Ky.] : Lost Cause Press, 1966. 6 microcards : positive. (Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time)