Cosmographiae introductio cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis : insuper quattuor Americi Vespucij nauigationes : uniuersalis cosmographiae descriptio tam in solido q[uam] plano eis etiam insertis quae Ptholom[a]eo ignota a nuperis reperta sunt : disthycon cum deus astra regat & terrae climata Caesar nec tellus nec eis sydera maius habent.

Author/creator Waldseemüller, Martin
Other author Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Saint-Dié, France] : [Walter and Nikolaus Lud], [29 August 1507]
Description105 unnumbered pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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General noteColophon (encircling printer's mark of Walter and Nikolaus Lud): "Vrbs Deodate tuo clarescens nomine praesul Qua Vogesi montis sunt iuga pressit opus Pressit/& ipsa eadē Christo monimēta fauēte Tempore venturo caetera multa premet. Finitū. iiij.kl'. Septēbris Anno supra sesquimillesimū. vij."
General noteThis is the book which first suggested the name America.
General noteDesigned to accompany the globe gores and the world map.
General noteOriginally published earlier in the same year.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 101018.
Citation/References note RLIN, CTRG01-B1663
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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