Cosmographicus liber Petri Apiani mathematici studiose collectus
Series: German books before 1601 -- roll 73, item 5
Publisher: impensis P. Apiani
Published: 1900
Place of publication: Landshutae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Early works to 1600; Cosmography
Other titles: Cosmographia
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.

Signatures: A-N⁴.

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 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 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 Americana.