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Libro de la cosmographia

Apian, Peter, 1495-1552, Gemma, Frisius, 1508-1555, Gomez, Diego. fmo RIBRL, Parreño, Alberto. fmo RIBRL, Bromsen, Maury A. fmo RIBRL · 1548 · M.D.XLVIII. Vendese en Enveres : En casa de Gregorio Bontio enel escudo de Basilea · 35 pictures

Libro de la cosmographia is a 1548 Spanish-language cosmography textbook by Peter Apian, with additions by Gemma Frisius, printed in Antwerp by Gregorio Bontio for a Spanish-reading audience. Its woodcuts show armillary and astronomical instruments, a zodiac-ringed zone diagram, a figure using a quadrant-like device, and a globe-style world map with ornate border scrolls, offering a designer bold circular diagrams, decorative strapwork, and engraved sun and star motifs.

Cosmography · Geography · Imprint 1548

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