1540 COSMOGRAPHIA by APIANUS antique ILLUSTRATED 5 VOLVELLES WOODCUTS astronomy

Cosmographia, per gemmam Phrysium, apud Louanienses Medicum ac Mathematicarum insignem, Denuo restituta. Additis de eadem re ipsius Gemmae Phry.
Libellis, quos sequens pagina docet.


by APIANUS, Petri Apiani.

Antwerp, A. Copenius for A. Berckmann; 1540

 With globe title woodcut, numerous woodcut illustrations and diagrams (including 5 volvelles - movable parts) and numerous historiated initials
 printer's device to last leaf
Illustrations demonstrating the astronomical, cartological, mathematical and geographical concepts discussed in the treatise.

59 (of 61) leaves

Binding made of early manuscript. Housed in modern vellum slip case.

-Index Aureliensis 106.430. Nijhoff-Kronenberg 126. Sabin 1745. Alden-L. 540/2. Church 78. van Ortroy, Apian 31 & Gemma Frisius 12. -

Early edition (edited by Apianus's student Gemma Frisius (1508-1555)) of this important textbook on cosmography, first published in 1524.

Also contains two contributions by Gemma Frisius, his "Libellus de locorum describendorum ratione" (pp. 47-53), in which he was the first to describe the principle of triangulation for land surveying, and his "Usus annuli astronomici" (pp. 54-60), published here for the first time. 

Contains the latter's account of Peru.
The work describes the discovery of America by its namesake, Amerigo Vespucci, in 1497 [Fo.XXXI].

Two pages (pp. 54 and 55 ) are missing.

In 1 woodcut the movable parts are repaired.

Some small (partially repaired) marginal defects, title page with lower margin missing and sealing wax residue.

Size about 7 by 9.5 inches

Text in Latin
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Petrus Apianus (1495 – 1552) also known as Peter Apian, Peter Bennewitz, and Peter Bienewitz, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography.
His work on "cosmography", the field that dealt with the earth and its position in the universe, was presented in his most famous publications, Astronomicum Caesareum (1540) and Cosmographicus liber (1524).
His books were extremely influential in his time.
The lunar crater Apianus and asteroid 19139 Apian are named in his honour.
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