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<dl><dd>Abridgment of "Cosmographicus liber" by Peter Apianus, 1524</dd>
<dd>Colophon (d7v): Ingolstadij, Anno M.D.XXXII</dd>
<dd>Signatures a-d́ı (d8 blank)</dd>
<dd>Large woodcut of armillary sphere on title page</dd>
<dd>Chapter XIIII contains references to America</dd>
<dd>Alden, J.E. European Americana</dd>
<dd>Harrisse H. Americana</dd>
<dd>Ortroy, F. van. Bibliographie l'oeuvre de Pierre Apian</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in ca. 19th-century calfskin and marbled paper.The armorial bookplate of Charles John Shoppee is present on the front pastedown</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Cosmography; Astronomy; Surveying; Scientific apparatus and instruments</div>
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<dl><dd>Apian, Peter, 1495-1552</dd>
<dd>Shoppee, Charles John, 1823-1897, former owner</dd></dl></div>
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