in Lat. ling. conversi Joan. Floriano interpr. First Latin edition of this celebrated work on African geography by the Islamic scholar Hasan ben... Show morein Lat. ling. conversi Joan. Floriano interpr. First Latin edition of this celebrated work on African geography by the Islamic scholar Hasan ben Muhamed el-Wazzan-ez-Zayyati (1485-1552), better known under his Latin name Johannes Leo Africanus. His work long remained the principal source of information on the geography of Africa in general and the Sudan in particular. It is assumed that Leo wrote his description of Africa directly in Italian, though he certainly relied also on Arabic notes, some of which he might have composed while travelling in Northern Africa. The original Italian edition appeared in the famous series Navigationi et Viaggi, published at Venice in 1550 by Giovanni Battista Ramusio. The work was soon translated into Latin, French (1556), English (1600), and Dutch (1665). The present Latin edition of 1556, prepared by Johannes Florianus, rector of a grammar school in Antwerp, was widely used by European scholars until the late 19th century. - Some faint browning and foxing at places, ties lacking. Good copy of a classic work on African geography. Main Heritage Shelves General DT7 .L48 1556 Book Item-ID: i16862685 BIB-ID: 1509761 Show less
Includes: Pars altera Port. con grab. calac. Signature: A-Z8,2A8; 2B8-2Z8, 3A8-3E8. Main Heritage Shelves General DT7 .L45 1632 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20240181 ... Show moreIncludes: Pars altera Port. con grab. calac. Signature: A-Z8,2A8; 2B8-2Z8, 3A8-3E8. Main Heritage Shelves General DT7 .L45 1632 Book vol.2 Item-ID: i20240181 BIB-ID: 1006545 Show less
Includes: Pars altera Port. con grab. calac. Signature: A-Z8,2A8; 2B8-2Z8, 3A8-3E8. Main Heritage Shelves General DT7 .L45 1632 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10049095 ... Show moreIncludes: Pars altera Port. con grab. calac. Signature: A-Z8,2A8; 2B8-2Z8, 3A8-3E8. Main Heritage Shelves General DT7 .L45 1632 Book vol.1 Item-ID: i10049095 BIB-ID: 1006545 Show less
Description and travel--Early works to 1800, DT7 .L564 1556
Includes index. recently converted into a Latin loan. Performer Florian. Translation of: The Descriptive of Africa, first published Venice, 1550 in:... Show moreIncludes index. recently converted into a Latin loan. Performer Florian. Translation of: The Descriptive of Africa, first published Venice, 1550 in: Nauigation and Travel, volume 1, compiled by Giovanni Battista Ramusio. Show less
This is a beautiful, original map of the African continent, from the 1575 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. This is the fifth... Show moreThis is a beautiful, original map of the African continent, from the 1575 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. This is the fifth state of the copperplate, still the date 1570 is present in the cartouche, which was removed between 1606 and 1612 (van den Broecke). At the time of its publication it was the most expensive book ever produced. Between 1570 and 1612, it was issued in 31 editions and 7 languages. This map of Africa is based upon Gastaldi's 8 sheet wall map and Mercator's world map of 1569. The map was the first widely disseminated modernized map of Africa in the latter part of the 16th Century and became the standard map of the continent until well into the 17th Century. Relief shown pictorially. Title in decorative strapwork cartouche flanked by two caryatids. Map of Africa including part of Asia. Three sea monsters appear in the ocean and three ships are engaged in battle in the Indian Ocean. Map is based on the Gastaldi 8-sheet wall map of 1564 and Mercator's wall map of 1569 with some modifications engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Scale derived from latitude lines. Coordinates converted to Greenwich meridian. Latin text on verso with title: "Africa." Last line of text: "Ximo, habes litteras Ioannis Baptistae Rhamusi, & Hieronymi Fracastorij" points to the map published in a 1592 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum--(Van den Boecke, Koemans 31:041) From: Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00274 Print Map Item-ID: i11400687 BIB-ID: 1845455 Abraham Ortelius was born 1527 in Antwerp. He studied mathematics, Greek and Latin and travelled a lot across Europe. He established a business in dealing with books and drawing maps. His first remarkable map was a 8 sheet world map in the year 1564, but only three copies have survived. In 1570 he issued the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", the first modern "Atlas" with uniformly sized maps in a systematic collection. The term "Atlas" was not used until Mercator introduced it 20 years later. Most of the maps in Theatrum were engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Atlas Despite its expense, it was a big success and around 7000 copies were printed until 1612, in many editions and six different languages. Beside the Theatrum, Ortelius compiled a series of historical maps and published it in the "Parergon Theatri," which was bound with the Theatrum from 1579 onwards, or published separately. Show less
Relief show pictorially The map covers Libya and Tunisia. Seven rivers and series of ranges of mountains. Wild animals. Names are neatly engraved. ... Show moreRelief show pictorially The map covers Libya and Tunisia. Seven rivers and series of ranges of mountains. Wild animals. Names are neatly engraved. Scale: Medius Meridianus 37 reliqui ad luenc inchiatur ratione 28 et 33 parallelorum. [up r. h.]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00310 Print Map Item-ID: i11400791 BIB-ID: 1172422 Show less
Relief shown pictorially The map shows Egypt; coastal area and lower course of Nile. 3 Pyramids marked Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00590 Print... Show moreRelief shown pictorially The map shows Egypt; coastal area and lower course of Nile. 3 Pyramids marked Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00590 Print Map Item-ID: i11401965 BIB-ID: 1172539 Show less
Relief show pictorially The map covers Libya and Tunisia. Seven rivers and series of ranges of mountains. Wild animals. Names are neatly engraved. ... Show moreRelief show pictorially The map covers Libya and Tunisia. Seven rivers and series of ranges of mountains. Wild animals. Names are neatly engraved. Scale: Medius Meridianus 37 reliqui ad luenc inchiatur ratione 28 et 33 parallelorum. [up r. h.]. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00310 Print Map Item-ID: i11400791 BIB-ID: 1172422 Show less
In Latin and German Relief shown pictorially. Nebensacht.: Africa, Lybia, Morenlandt, mit allen Koenigreichen, so jetziger zeit darumb gefunden... Show moreIn Latin and German Relief shown pictorially. Nebensacht.: Africa, Lybia, Morenlandt, mit allen Koenigreichen, so jetziger zeit darumb gefunden werden. - Alternativtitel auf d. Rücks.: Africa. Africe deß gantzen Lands gemeine Beschreibung ... - Ohne Kartennetz, ohne Maßstabsangaben. Map of Africa marked with big number of rivers. River Niger is flowisng horizontally. There is big lake in the southern Africa. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00900 Print Map Item-ID: i11402325 BIB-ID: 1172575 Show less
Auct. Guiljelmo Blaeuw. The map shows bird's eye views of major African cities across the top border. These include Tangiers, Ceuta, Algiers, Tunis,... Show moreAuct. Guiljelmo Blaeuw. The map shows bird's eye views of major African cities across the top border. These include Tangiers, Ceuta, Algiers, Tunis, Alexandria, Cairo, the island of Mozambique, the mine at St. George in Guinea, and the Canary Islands. The sides have ethnographic depictions of the peoples of Africa, from top left: Moroccans, Senegalese, traders in Guinea, Congolese, Egyptians, Ethiopians, Mozambicans, the King of Madagascar, and those of the Cape of Good Hope. Relief shown pictorially Second (c. 1621 - 1635) or possibly third (c.1645) state of Blaue's map of Africa. See Betz (Mapping of Africa) #57.2, p; Tooley (Collectors' Guide to Maps of Africa ....) p. 29; Norwich (Maps of Africa) #32. Map of African continent with the Arabian peninsula marked with double coloured borders. Depiction of monsters, piranhas and ships at the sea. This carte - a - figures contain 3 pannels of vignette; the pannel depicts panoramic views of important towns of the continent; Tangier, Ceuta, Algiers, Tunis, Alexandria, Cairo, Mozambique, St. Georgeus della Mina and the Canaries. The left and right pannel are shown with individual costumed figures (in couples, man and wife); moroccans, Guineans, Senegalese, Congos, Egyptians, Abyssinians, Mozambiquean, Madagascar, ... panciled maps of this kind are very rare. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00917 Print Map Item-ID: i11402416 BIB-ID: 1172584 Show less
This is a beautiful, original map of the African continent, from the 1575 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. This is the fifth... Show moreThis is a beautiful, original map of the African continent, from the 1575 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. This is the fifth state of the copperplate, still the date 1570 is present in the cartouche, which was removed between 1606 and 1612 (van den Broecke). At the time of its publication it was the most expensive book ever produced. Between 1570 and 1612, it was issued in 31 editions and 7 languages. This map of Africa is based upon Gastaldi's 8 sheet wall map and Mercator's world map of 1569. The map was the first widely disseminated modernized map of Africa in the latter part of the 16th Century and became the standard map of the continent until well into the 17th Century. Relief shown pictorially. Title in decorative strapwork cartouche flanked by two caryatids. Map of Africa including part of Asia. Three sea monsters appear in the ocean and three ships are engaged in battle in the Indian Ocean. Map is based on the Gastaldi 8-sheet wall map of 1564 and Mercator's wall map of 1569 with some modifications engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Scale derived from latitude lines. Coordinates converted to Greenwich meridian. Latin text on verso with title: "Africa." Last line of text: "Ximo, habes litteras Ioannis Baptistae Rhamusi, & Hieronymi Fracastorij" points to the map published in a 1592 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum--(Van den Boecke, Koemans 31:041) From: Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00274 Print Map Item-ID: i11400687 BIB-ID: 1845455 Abraham Ortelius was born 1527 in Antwerp. He studied mathematics, Greek and Latin and travelled a lot across Europe. He established a business in dealing with books and drawing maps. His first remarkable map was a 8 sheet world map in the year 1564, but only three copies have survived. In 1570 he issued the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", the first modern "Atlas" with uniformly sized maps in a systematic collection. The term "Atlas" was not used until Mercator introduced it 20 years later. Most of the maps in Theatrum were engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Atlas Despite its expense, it was a big success and around 7000 copies were printed until 1612, in many editions and six different languages. Beside the Theatrum, Ortelius compiled a series of historical maps and published it in the "Parergon Theatri," which was bound with the Theatrum from 1579 onwards, or published separately. Show less
This is a one of the earliest printed maps of the city and beautiful example of a cornerstone map in attractive coloring. Translation of cartouche... Show moreThis is a one of the earliest printed maps of the city and beautiful example of a cornerstone map in attractive coloring. Translation of cartouche text, view of Algiers, the most powerful town of the Saracens, built in the Numidian province of Africa and situated on the edge of the Balearic Current in the Mediterranean Sea, across from Spain. The plate of Algiers depicts the formidably fortified town in a low bird's-eye view, with a figure bottom left dressed in a turban and kaftan, the coloring of which matches that of the surrounding countryside. The fortress-like layout of the town, conveniently located on a harbor, features a well-laid out Old Town with five mosques, including, in the foreground, the Great Mosque (Q) from the 11th century. While Algiers belonged to the Kingdom of Aragon after the Reconquista in 1492, in the early 16th century many Moors, Moriscos and Corsairs made Algiers and Tunis their base. Among others Ferdinand, the Catholic, campaigned against their piracy; on the other side the Turks helped the North Africans and, with the exception of Morocco, the land became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1518-1519. Bird's eye view, with key to streets, buildings, gates, and other features. Key is in Italian, but title and other text is in Latin. From Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarum, part 2 (Coloniae: Apud auctores, et ... apud Philippum Gallaeum, 1575-1612), leaf S9 verso. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00253 Print Map Item-ID: i11400602 BIB-ID: 1845452 Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a canon of Cologne Cathedral and was responsible for the descriptions for each of the plates in the series as well as the introductions for each volume. Braun conceived the idea of the publication and sought the advice of many artists and printers of the time in Europe. Amongst the contributors were Flemish painter and draftsman, Joris Hoefnagel and his son Jakob Hendrik van Schoel, the surveyor Jacob van Deventer of the Netherlands, the English cartographer William Smith as well as Heinrich Rantzau, to mention a few of the ones involved with the project. Special emphasis should be noted with Joris Hoefnagel [1542-1600] who was one of the most significant contributors to the Civitates. Show less
Relief shown pictorially. At head of title: Africam Graeci Libyam app. "Cum priuilegio." Appears in Ortelius's Theatrum orbis terrarum. 1570. Watermark... Show moreRelief shown pictorially. At head of title: Africam Graeci Libyam app. "Cum priuilegio." Appears in Ortelius's Theatrum orbis terrarum. 1570. Watermark: 2 crossed arrows. Includes col. ill. of fish, ships, etc. Title on verso: Africa. Pg. no. on verso: 4. From: 1598 French text edition of Ortelius' Theatrum. Tooley wrote: of the Thetrum. This was the standard map of Africa for the rest of the sixteenth century; Koeman (History of Abraham Ortelius, p.57) speculated that much of the information for the interior was passed by word of mouth by natives to Arabs and Europeans. This hear say information was not to be proven or disapproved until the ninteenth century. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00399 Print Map Item-ID: i11401114 BIB-ID: 1172454 Show less
by I.S. Abraham Goes sculpsit. Ancillary maps in upper border: Tanger -- Ceuta -- Alger -- Tunis -- Alexandria -- Alcair -- Mozambique -- Canaria.... Show moreby I.S. Abraham Goes sculpsit. Ancillary maps in upper border: Tanger -- Ceuta -- Alger -- Tunis -- Alexandria -- Alcair -- Mozambique -- Canaria. Includes ill. of native peoples in left and right borders. Text on verso titled The description of Africa; p. 5-6; printer's signature C. Prime meridian: Ferro Relief shown pictorially, depth shown by shading and stippling Dans l'encadrement supérieur, 8 petits cartouches gravés contenant des plans et vues de : Tanger, Ceuta, Alger, Tunis, Alexandrie, Alcair, Mozambique, Canaries. Fol. 5 from : A Prospect of the most famous parts of the world... by John Speed, 1646. Arabian peninsula is shown with many towns and Red Sea marked. Views of important cities in Africa, Tangoer, Ceuta, Alger, Tunis, Alexandria, Alcair (Cairo), Mozambique, Canaria. [up pannel]. African Human figures and their costumes [l. & r. pannels].Picture of piranhas attacking a ship & whales. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00725 Print Map Item-ID: i11402076 BIB-ID: 1172550 Show less
Sr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map I... Show moreSr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map Item-ID: i11405090 BIB-ID: 1172852 Place names in French. Show less
Sr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map I... Show moreSr. Sanson. Relief shown pictorially. Title from top margin. Includes inset of North African coast. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00554 Print Map Item-ID: i11405090 BIB-ID: 1172852 Place names in French. Show less
Portuguese, Portuguese--Africa--Early works to 1800, Portuguese, Portuguese--India--Early works to 1800, Discovery and exploration--Portuguese, Commerce, Commerce, History, DS411.7 .P33 1514
Author's name appears in caption title (p. [3]): "Dieghi Pacecchi Iur. Consult. In praestanda Obedientia pro Emanuele Lusitanor: Rege Inuictiss:... Show moreAuthor's name appears in caption title (p. [3]): "Dieghi Pacecchi Iur. Consult. In praestanda Obedientia pro Emanuele Lusitanor: Rege Inuictiss: Leoni. X. Pont. Opt. Max. dicta oratio." Printer from Proctor although date assigned differs. Damião de Goes reports in his Chronica do ... Rei Dom Emanuel, Lisbon, 1566-67, v. 3, f. 101, that the speech was delivered to Leo X by Diego Pacheco in March of 1514. Main Heritage Shelves General DS411.7 .P33 1514 Book Item-ID: i10050152 BIB-ID: 1006651 Show less
Relief shown pictorially Descriptive text on verso in Italian Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00643 Print Map Item-ID: i24499894 BIB-ID: 2621872 Show moreRelief shown pictorially Descriptive text on verso in Italian Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00643 Print Map Item-ID: i24499894 BIB-ID: 2621872 Show less
per Guil. de L'Isle geograph reg. excudit C. Weigelius Norimb. From Bequemer Schul- und Reisen-Atlas also titled Atlas scholasticus et itinerarius... Show moreper Guil. de L'Isle geograph reg. excudit C. Weigelius Norimb. From Bequemer Schul- und Reisen-Atlas also titled Atlas scholasticus et itinerarius by Christoph Weigel Elaborate cartouche upper right hand corner depicting Spanish war fleet (and others?) Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00695 Print Map Item-ID: i24503174 BIB-ID: 2622140 Show less
Verso text in Latin includes table of placenames with coordinates Relief shown pictiorially Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00697 Print Map Item-ID... Show moreVerso text in Latin includes table of placenames with coordinates Relief shown pictiorially Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00697 Print Map Item-ID: i24503563 BIB-ID: 2622157 Show less
