AGSL GeoDiscovery

Pomponii Melæ philosophi celeberrimi de orbis situ libri tres

Description:

Relief shown pictorially.

Trapezoidal projection.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines along margins.

Vellum binding.

First 2 and last 2 pages blank (included in page description).

Engraved title page and final page; head-pieces throughout.

"Cum Gratia & Privil. Cæsar, Maiestatis." on title page.

Introductory text.

Descriptive text accompanies each map.

Maps show topography, vegetation, waterways, ports.

Ships, sea mosters.

Indexes on Maps 2-9, 15, 17, 18.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/sd905gq8303

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/sd905gq8303

Language:

lat

Creator:

Petri, Heinrich, 1508-1579

Publisher:

per Henricum Petri,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Date Issued:

1564

Spatial Coverage:

Africa, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nile River Valley, Macedonia, Italy, Spain, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Indian Ocean

Rights:

Images from the The Renaissance Exploration Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false