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| People and organisations | Count |
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| Le Gear, Clara Egli | 8 |
| Library of Congress | 8 |
| Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division | 8 |
| Library of Congress. Map Division | 8 |
| Phillips, Philip Lee | 8 |
| Phillips, Philip Lee (1857-1924) | 8 |
| Hondius, Jodocus | 7 |
| Hondius, Jodocus (1563-1612) | 7 |
| Mercator, Gerhard (1512-1594) | 7 |
| Chatelain, Henri Abraham | 6 |
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Claudius Ptolemaeus Cosmosgraphia, Ulm, 1482
Ptolemy
1963
Facsimile of the fourth edition of both the Latin text and the maps, published by Lienhart Holle at Ulm, 1482.
Geography of Claudius Ptolemy
Ptolemy; Nicolaus Germanus; Stevenson, Edward Luther (1860-1944); Fischer, Joseph (1858-1944); New York Public Library
1932
Limited ed. of 250 copies. Includes full size reproductions of maps and accompanying descriptive text from the Codex Ebnerianus and reproductions of two maps from 16th cent. printed eds. of the Geog...
Theatrum orbis terrarum : Antwerp, 1570
Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598); Llwyd, Humphrey (1527-1568); Skelton, R A (1906-1970)
1964
Facsim. reproduction of the Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap copy in the Universiteitsbibliotheek, Amsterdam, with original colophon: Apud Ægid. Coppenium Diesth, Antverpiæ, 20. M...
Claudius Ptolemaeus Cosmosgraphia, Bologna, 1477
Ptolemy
1963
Facsimile of the edition published at Bologna, 1477. With introduction in English.
Atlas, or A geographicke description of the regions, countries, and kingdomes of the world : through Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, represented by new & exact maps (v.1, pp.69-70)
Mercator, Gerhard (1512-1594); Hondius, Jodocus (1563-1612); Hexham, Henry (1585?-1650?)
1636
The only edition to be published with the text in English of the famous Mercator and Hondius Atlas, i.e. the Mercator's atlas of 1595, much enlarged by Hondius in 1606. The title-pages are those of th...
The first engraved atlas of the world : the Cosmographia of Claudius Ptolemaeus, Bologna, 1477 (text)
Lynam, Edward
1941
"Two hundred copies printed." "Appendix A. A list of known copies of Ptolemy's Cosmographia, Bologna 1462(-1477)": p. [27]-28. "Appendix B. The various states of the maps in twenty copies of the Bol...
The first engraved atlas of the world : the Cosmographia of Claudius Ptolemaeus, Bologna, 1477 (portfolio)
Lynam, Edward
1941
"Two hundred copies printed." "Appendix A. A list of known copies of Ptolemy's Cosmographia, Bologna 1462(-1477)": p. [27]-28. "Appendix B. The various states of the maps in twenty copies of the Bol...
A new sett of maps both of antient and present geography : wherein not only the latitude and longitude of many places are corrected, according to the latest observations; but also the most remarkable differences of antient and present geography may be quickly discern'd by a bare inspection or comparing of correspondent maps; which seems to be the most natural and easy method to lead young students (for whose use the work is principally intended) unto a competent knowledge of the geographical science. Together with a geographical treatise particularly adapted to the use and design of these maps
Wells, Edward (1667-1727)
[17??]
Includes "A catalogue of the maps which compose this new sett". Relief shown pictorially. London meridian.
Atlas moderne : ou, collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du clobe terrestre (v.1)
Nicolle de La Croix, Louis Antoine; Bonne, Rigobert
[1787?]
The "Avertissement" states that the abbé Nicolle de la Croix, before his death, wished to prepare an atlas to accompany his Geographie moderne, and that is was partly to carry out his views that this...
Atlas moderne : ou, collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du clobe terrestre (v.2)
Nicolle de La Croix, Louis Antoine; Bonne, Rigobert
[1787?]
The "Avertissement" states that the abbé Nicolle de la Croix, before his death, wished to prepare an atlas to accompany his Geographie moderne, and that is was partly to carry out his views that this...