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Antverpiae ( Antwerpen ) , Apud haeredes Arnoldi Birckmanni, printed by Aegidius van Diest (in colophon), 1564, in-4°, 21 x 16 cm, (4)nn pp (title with large woodcut globe) + 128 pp (numbered fol.1-64) + (3)nn pp (tabella) + (1)(bl), with 45 woodcuts in the text, a double page worldmap (Shirley 96) and 4 volvelles (complete). Bound in brown coloured and blindtooled vellum, spine renewed. Nice complete copy , and with, which is very rare, the four volvelles or Apian wheels in perfect shape and absolutely complete. The only negative remark to be made for completeness sake is that the worldmap has been very slightly shaven at the top, resulting in the loss of the head of a few letters. Bound in at the end is '' Himmels lauffs wirckung und natuerliche influentz der Planeten, Gestirn und Zeychen.''. Frankfurt, 1564, haer. Christian Egenolff. (8)nn pp + 108 pp, with woodcut ills. Unfortunately this book lacks four leaves ( Cii , Ei, Oiii and Yiiii). (USTC 663722). The first edition of Apianus' major work on astronomy , geography and cartography was published in Landshut in 1524. In 1533 was published in Antwerp a reworked edition incorporating the triangulation method developped by Gemma Frisius which opened the way to modern cartography. Indeed the first map with accurate distances was made in the Southern Low Countries based upon triangulations made by Gemma Frisius who climbed the Sint-Rombauts cathedral tower in Mechelen and started measuring the distances to Lier, Antwerpen, Gent , Brussel, Bergen op Zoom, Leuven. (Explanation on pages 51-53). USTC 404413 (Apian) .

4to (8 1/4 x 6 in.; 51.4 x 15.2 cm.). Title-page with large woodcut of a globe. Woodcut geographical and astronomical diagrams throughout, including four WITH FINE MOVABLE VOLVELLES on C2v, D1r (3 volvelles and thread pointer), I1r (3 volvelles), 2A2v (2 volvelles) (C3v without thread pointer), and with a fine folding world map, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials; missing front free endpaper; some pale dampstaining. Contemporary calf, front board with wide blind-stamped border with centerpiece, spine in 4 compartments with 5 raised bands; worn with minor loss on foot of spine, recased preserving most of the original binding. Apianus' "Cosmographia" was first published in 1524, and so popular that it was published in twenty-nine editions before 1600. It contains a reduced version of Apianus celebrated cordiform world map "Charta Cosmographica" after Waldseemuller s map of 1507, which was first included in the edition of 1545. Apianus was a professor of mathematics, holding chairs at Ingolstadt and Innsbruck, and a great astronomer. These skills combined with his interest in geography led to the establishment of his own printing press in Landshut. North America is depicted as a narrow stretch of land extending almost eastwards. Cuba and Hispaniola are shown as huge islands and the Mountains of the Moon considered the source of the River Nile. A 'truncated' cordiform projection is used which prevents the south polar regions being represented. The map is bordered by signs of the zodiac and the Ptolemaic climatic zones. Zeus and Mars, wearing the coats of arms of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, are shown atop the map while wind-heads at the south represent the traditional believed plague-bearing nature of those winds. The map is highly decorative but also an important milestone in the history of cartography as it is ONE OF THE EARLIEST MAPS TO SHOW A REPRESENTATION OF AMERICA, or the name itself. "Climata Australia" appears in the woodcut on page 15, and in the left-hand margin of the map. This edition of the "Cosmographia" has been enlarged by Apianus student, Frisius Gemma, and was first published in 1529, and is now further enlarged to include material by le Docteur Francisque Lopez de Gomara concerning America ("Situs ac Descriptio Novi Orbis, seu Indiarum Occidentalium" pages 168-187) originally published in the Spanish edition, Antwerp, 1575. Gemma was a gifted mathematician, cartographer, maker of fine scientific instruments as well as Apianus s student. His edition of Apianus s "Cosmographia" "was one of the most popular texts of the time and was translated into all major European languages" (DSB). It includes Gemma s description of how triangulation is used in surveying and mapping first published in 1533: "the first to propose - and illustrate - the principle of triangulation as a means of carefully locating places and accurately mapping areas" (DSB). PROVENANCE: Royal supra libros on the front and back covers. REFERENCES: Dictionary of Scientific Biography.

4to., (9 x 6 4/8 inches). Title-page with large woodcut of a globe (fore-edge strengthened with archival tissue). Woodcut geographical and astronomical diagrams throughout, including four with fine volvelles on C2v, D1r (lacking 3 volvelles, but with thread pointer), I1r (3 volvelles), P3 (one volvelle), C3v with thread pointer, and with a fine double-page world map, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials (some pale dampstaining, some fore-edges strengthened with archival tissue). Contemporary calf (recased preserving most of the original panels, new endpapers). Later edition in Spanish, first published in 1545, but the FIRST EDITION TO INCLUDE MATERIAL BY LE DOCTEUR FRANCISQUE LOPEZ DE GOMARA CONCERINGIN AMERICA ("El sitio descripcion delas Indias y Mundo nuevo" leaves T3v-Y2v). THE RARE WORLD MAP WITH SPANISH TITLES, and including "Climata Australia" in the woodcut on Folio 7 and in the left-hand margin of the map. The publication of the "Cosmographia" in Spanish was a significant consequence of the Spanish influence in the Netherlands. The two-page anonymous dedication to Francisco Duarte, purveyor of arms for Charles V, discusses the necessity and timeliness of a translation from Latin into Spanish of the "Cosmographia." for those who are ignorant of Latin. Among this group, of course, were explorers and soldiers sailing to the New World. Apianus's "Cosmographia" was first published in 1524, and so popular that it was published in twenty-nine editions before 1600. It contains a reduced version of Apianius s celebrated cordiform world map "Charta Cosmographica." after Waldseemuller s map of 1507, which was first included in the edition of 1545. Apianus was professor of mathematics, holding chairs at Ingolstadt and Innsbruck, and a great astronomer. These skills combined with his interest in geography led to the establishment of his own printing press in Landshut. North America is depicted as a narrow stretch of land extending almost eastwards. Cuba and Hispaniola are shown as huge islands and the Mountains of the Moon considered the source of the River Nile. A 'truncated' cordiform projection is used which prevents the south polar regions being represented. The map is bordered by signs of the zodiac and the Ptolemaic climatic zones. Zeus and Mars, wearing the coats of arms of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, are shown atop the map while wind-heads at the south represent the traditional believed plague-bearing nature of those winds. The map is highly decorative but also an important milestone in the history of cartography as it is one of the earliest maps to show a representation of America, or the name itself. This edition of the "Cosmographia" has been enlarged by Apianus s student Frisius Gemma and was first published in 1529. Gemma was a gifted mathematician, cartographer, maker of fine scientific instruments as well as Apianus s student. His edition of Apianus s "Cosmographia" "was one of the most popular texts of the time and was translated into all major European languages" (DSB). It includes Gemma s description of how triangulation is used in surveying and mapping first published in 1533: "the first to propose - and illustrate - the principle of triangulation as a means of carefully locating places and accurately mapping areas" (DSB). Catalogued by Kate Hunter.