Cosmographiae introductio,
Cosmographiae introductio is a 1544 cosmography textbook by Peter Apian, printed in Cologne by the Gymnicus heirs for students of geography and astronomy. The picture here is an engraved heraldic achievement, a coat of arms with a crest, mantling, and a motto scroll, rather than a map or diagram. A designer could take from it the scrolling acanthus-like mantling and the chevron shield as models for ornamental crests, monograms, or heraldic badges.
