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Title

  • Cosmographiae introductio : cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis. Insuper quatuor Americi Vespucij nauigationes. Uniuersalis cbosmographiae [sic] descriptio tam in solido q[uam] plano eis etiam insertis qu[a]e Ptholom[a]eo ignota a nuperis reperta sunt

Names

  • Waldseemüller, Martin, 1470-1519
  • Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512
  • Force, Peter, 1790-1868, former owner
  • Harrisse, Henry, 1829-1910, former owner
  • Barlow, Samuel L. M. (Samuel Latham Mitchill), 1826-1889, former owner
  • Ives, Brayton, 1840-1914, former owner
  • White, Alfred Tredway, 1846-1921, former owner
  • Gruel, Léon, 1841-1923, binder
  • Early Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
  • John Boyd Thacher Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Vrbs Deodate [St. Dié ]: [Walter et Nikolaus Lud], Finitu[m] vij. k[a]l[endas] Maij anno supra sesquimillesimum. vij. [25 April 1507]

Headings

  • -  America--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800
  • -  America--Early accounts to 1600
  • -  Geography--Early works to 1800
  • -  America--Name
  • -  France--Saint-Dié

Notes

  • -  Signatures: A⁶ B⁴ a-d⁸ e⁴ f⁶.
  • -  The first book to suggest the name America (cf. leaf A3).
  • -  Designed to accompany the globe gores and the world map.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: sig. B1-B4 and half of folded plate wanting.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Sabin 101018
  • -  Thacher, II, p. 53 (Americana)
  • -  LC copy has ink ownership stamp: S [cross] M / A I; purchased from Peter Force.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-04-25 no edits (2 card)

Medium

  • [104] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E125.V6 W15
  • Thacher A893a Copy 1 Book labels inside front cover: Ex libris Samuel Latham Mitchill Barlow and Nov. Eborac.; ms notes in ink on verso of front free endpaper.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05016176

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Waldseemüller, Martin, Amerigo Vespucci, Peter Force, Henry Harrisse, Samuel L. M Barlow, Brayton Ives, Alfred Tredway White, Léon Gruel, Early Printing Collection, and John Boyd Thacher Collection. Cosmographiae introductio: cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis. Insuper quatuor Americi Vespucij nauigationes. Uniuersalis cbosmographiae sic descriptio tam in solido quam plano eis etiam insertis quae Ptholomaeo ignota a nuperis reperta sunt. [Vrbs Deodate St. Dié: Walter et Nikolaus Lud, Finitum vij. kalendas Maij anno supra sesquimillesimum. vij. 25 April, 1507] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05016176/.

APA citation style:

Waldseemüller, M., Vespucci, A., Force, P., Harrisse, H., Barlow, S. L. M., Ives, B. [...] John Boyd Thacher Collection. (1507) Cosmographiae introductio: cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis. Insuper quatuor Americi Vespucij nauigationes. Uniuersalis cbosmographiae sic descriptio tam in solido quam plano eis etiam insertis quae Ptholomaeo ignota a nuperis reperta sunt. [Vrbs Deodate St. Dié: Walter et Nikolaus Lud, Finitum vij. kalendas Maij anno supra sesquimillesimum. vij. 25 April] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05016176/.

MLA citation style:

Waldseemüller, Martin, et al. Cosmographiae introductio: cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis. Insuper quatuor Americi Vespucij nauigationes. Uniuersalis cbosmographiae sic descriptio tam in solido quam plano eis etiam insertis quae Ptholomaeo ignota a nuperis reperta sunt. [Vrbs Deodate St. Dié: Walter et Nikolaus Lud, Finitum vij. kalendas Maij anno supra sesquimillesimum. vij. 25 April, 1507] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05016176/>.