Principes de cosmographie
By: Tirez d'vn manuscrit de Viette, & traduits en François
Publisher: chez Augustin Courbé, libraire & imprimeur de Monseigneur fre du roy, dans la Petite Salle du Palais, à la Palme.
Published: 1643
Place of publication: A Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Astronomy; Cosmography; Geography
Notes: Second edition; originally published Paris, 1637.

Translation of a manuscript, written by Viète in Latin.

Added engraved, illustrated title page: Principes de Cosmographie corrigees et augmentees. A Paris chez Augustin Courbé. 1643.

Title vignette.

Signatures: ã⁴ ẽ² A-G¹² H² (ã1 verso, ã2 verso blank). Leaf G3 signed as "Fiii"; leaves G5-6 signed as: "Fv-vj"

Page 96 misnumb.: "76"; p. 119 misnumb.: "115"

Plate is an unnumbered folded table.

Text divided into three sections: De la sphere (p. 1-24); Elemens de geographie (p. 25-144); Elemens d'astronomie (p. 145-175. 1 table)

"De l'Amerique." (p. 126-144)

BN 208: col. 970.