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Additional authors

1. Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
2. Mylius, Arnold, 1540-1604
3. Pirckheimer, Willibald, 1470-1530

Description

1. 2 p. l., 90 [i.e. 108] p., 20 l., 28 maps on 55 l., 16 l. incl. diagrs.; 40 cm. (fol.)

Subject

1. Geography, Ancient
2. Early maps
3. Geography

Call number

1. *KB+ 1584 (Ptolemaeus, C. Cl. Ptolemaei Alexandrini, Geographiae Libri Octo)

Language

1. Latin

Note

1. Leaf preceding halt-title for the "Tabvlæ" blank, last leaf (blank?) wanting.
2. The Pirckheimer text, edited by Arnold Mylius.--cf. dedication.
3. Pages 107-108 wrongly numbered 89-90.

Indexed in (note)

1. Sabin
2. JCB
3. Phillips: Geographical atlases

Local note

1. Copy 1: With colophon dated 1578.
2. Copy 2: With colophon dated 1584; same maps with different signature.

Author

1. Ptolemy, active 2nd century.

Title

1. Cl. Ptolemaei Alexandrini, Geographiae Libri Octo, recognitiiam et diligenter emendati cum tabulis geographicis ad mentem auctoris restitutis ac emendatis, per Gerardvm Mercatorem ...

Imprint

1. [Coloniæ Agrippiræ Typis Godefridi Kempensis] 1584.

Indexed in:

1. Sabin 66491
2. JCB, 1919, I, 301
3. Phillips: Geographical atlases, 390

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection

Added author

1. Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594.
2. Mylius, Arnold, 1540-1604.
3. Pirckheimer, Willibald, 1470-1530.

Research call number

1. *KB+ 1584 (Ptolemaeus, C. Cl. Ptolemaei Alexandrini, Geographiae Libri Octo)