Compendiose Cosmographia,
or: Geographical-historical description of all kinds o…

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Compendiose Cosmographia, or: Geographical-historical description of all kinds of exquisite merits to be found in Europe. Especially of the largest cities, most splendid residences, castles... Augsburg, Brinhaußer 1755. Cl.8°. With eng. Front. and 2 (instead of 3) eng. Views. Pp. 21-398 p., 4 pp. ed. Not in Holzmann-B. - With views of Vienna, Paris and Constantinople. - Missing at the beginning 1 nn. Binding loose, partly loose, somewhat browned.

1993

Compendiose Cosmographia, or: Geographical-historical description of all kinds of exquisite merits to be found in Europe. Especially of the largest cities, most splendid residences, castles... Augsburg, Brinhaußer 1755. Cl.8°. With eng. Front. and 2 (instead of 3) eng. Views. Pp. 21-398 p., 4 pp. ed. Not in Holzmann-B. - With views of Vienna, Paris and Constantinople. - Missing at the beginning 1 nn. Binding loose, partly loose, somewhat browned.

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J. MEYER (1655-1712), Historical equestrian battle with lance fight, Johannes Meyer jun. (1655 Zurich - 1712 ibid.): Historical equestrian battle with two knights fighting with lances, , Etching Technique: Etching on Paper, mounted on Paper Inscription: Lower right signed in the printing plate: "Joh. Meyer vent. et feict". Date: Description: Full-length depiction of two knights fighting with lances. Keywords: historical depiction, literature, knight, horseman, lance, battle, 17th century, Baroque, Military, Switzerland, Size: Paper: 11,8 cm x 6,0 cm (4,6 x 2,4 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Minimally wavy in the corners due to old mounting. Occasional pale foxing visible. The sheet edges are narrowly trimmed.

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J. MEYER (1655) after SANDRART (1655), to Brusch's description of the Fichtelgebirge, around 1689, Johannes Meyer jun. (1655 Zurich - 1712 ibid.) after Johann Jakob von Sandrart (1655 Regensburg - 1698 Nuremberg): Title to Kaspar Brusch's description of the Fichtelgebirge, c. 1689, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper, mounted on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Ioh. Iac de Sandrart inv. | Ioh. Meyer sculpsit". At the upper part inscribed in the printing plate: "Caspari Bruschij Gründliche Beschreibung des Fichtel-Berges. In Verlegung Georg Scheurers Kunst=Händlers". Date: c. 1689 Description: Title page of Brusch's geographical work with allegorical figures and ancient deities. Source: Kaspar Brusch (1518 Schlaggenwald-1557 ) Caspari Bruschii Redivivi Gründliche Beschreibung Des Fichtel-Berges, Aus welchem vier Schiff-reiche Wasser, der Meyn, die Eger, die Nab, und Saal entspringen, 1683 | Book, Landscape Keywords: Allegory, river god, Hermes, Mercury, mining, ore, Saale, Eger, Naab, White Main, 17th century, Baroque, Mythology, Czech republic, Size: Paper: 18,0 cm x 13,8 cm (7,1 x 5,4 in) Condition: Rather good condition. The sheet edges are slightly trimmed. The sheet is slightly discoloured and somewhat wavy due to its age. Occasional pale foxing spots are recognisable. Pale brown stain in the lower centre.

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FINÉ, Oronce. De Mundi sphaera, sive Cosmographia, primave Astronomiae parte, Lib V. Paris, Simon de Colines, 1542 Folio. 310x215 mm. Coeval calf binding, gilt fillets on plates, gilt cuts on three sides and 8 brass tacks. Renewed guards. 1 blank, 6 unnumbered sheets, including Frontispiece and a full-page engraving, 122, 2 blank. 92 engravings and vignettes in text. Defects to binding, lightly browned internally, sporadic blooming, old hand marginalia, some pages with pen strokes in white margin. Rare separate first edition of Oronce Finé's Cosmographia. This is an expanded and modified version of the third part of the Protomatesis, published in 1532. This work consists of two parts, the first devoted to cosmography and the second to trigonometry. In this treatise the mathematician, astronomer and cartographer Oronce Finé gives instructions for making maps using the south of France as an example and describes in detail three methods for projecting a map of the world onto a plane surface. DSB notes about the first part: " the description of the fixed celestial sphere used for reference, essential ideas concerning the astronomy of the 'primim mobile' (right and oblique ascensions and the duration of diurnal arcs) " The rich illustration consists of a superb title page decorated with a large frame depicting the liberal arts, a large full-page table depicting Urania and the author, and 92 demonstrative figures, 25 of which appear here for the first time. Mortimer: " Of the eighty-nine woodcuts, sixty-four are the original blocks designed by Finé for the 'Cosmographia' section of the 'Protomathesis'. Sixteen of the 'Protomathesis' blocks were dropped or replaced. "Mortimer, French, 226; Brun, p. 189; Renouard, Colines, pp. 358-359. Folio. 310x215 mm. Contemporary calf binding, gilt rules on covers, gilt edges on three sides and 8 small brass nails. Renewed endpapers. 1 blank sheet, 6 unnumbered sheets, including the title page and a full-page engraving, 122, 2 blanks. 92 engravings and vignettes in the text. Binding defects, internally some browning and minor foxing, marginalia by old hand, some pages with pen strokes to white margin. Rare first separate edition of Oronce Fine's Cosmographia. It is an expanded and modified version of the third part of the Protomatesis, published in 1532. This work is composed of two parts, the first dedicated to cosmography and the second to trigonometry. In this treatise, the mathematician, astronomer and cartographer Oronce Finé gives instructions for drawing maps using the south of France as an example and describes in detail three methods for projecting a map of the world onto a flat surface. DSB notes regarding the first part: " the description of the fixed celestial sphere used for reference, essential ideas concerning the astronomy of the 'primim mobile' (right and oblique ascensions and the duration of diurnal arcs) " The rich illustration is composed of a superb title in frontispiece decorated with a large frame in which the liberal arts are depicted, a large full-page plate depicting Urania and the author and 92 demonstrative figures, of which 25 appear here for the first time. Mortimer: "Of the eighty-nine woodcuts, sixty-four are the original blocks designed by Finé for the 'Cosmographia' section of the 'Protomathesis'. Sixteen of the 'Protomathesis' blocks were dropped or replaced."

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