Terrestrial and Celestial Globes: Their History and Construction, Including a Consideration of Their Value as AIDS in the Study of Geography and Astronomy
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... Chapter VII Globes of the Second Quarter of the Sixteenth Century Globes indicating (a) an Asiatic connection of the New World, (b) globes expressing a doubt of such Old World connection, (c) globes showing an independent position of the New World.--Franciscus Monachus.--Hakluyt's reference.--The Gilt ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... Chapter VII Globes of the Second Quarter of the Sixteenth Century Globes indicating (a) an Asiatic connection of the New World, (b) globes expressing a doubt of such Old World connection, (c) globes showing an independent position of the New World.--Franciscus Monachus.--Hakluyt's reference.--The Gilt globe.--Parmentier.--Francesco Libri.--Nancy globe.--Globes of Gemma Frisius.--Robertus de Bailly.--Schoner globe of 1533.--Scheipp.--Furtembach.--Paris Wooden globe.--Vopel globes.--Santa Cruz.--Hartmann gores.--Important globe of Ulpius.--Cardinal Bembo's globes.--Mercator's epoch-making activity.--Fracastro.--Ramusio's references to globes.--Gianelli.--Florence celestial globe. yA S in the first quarter of the sixteenth century, so in / % the second we find engraved brass and copper A m globes. globes with manuscript maps, and those with printed or engraved gore maps. Since the latter in this period have especially found favor, attention is more and more directed toward the shaping of the segments or gores with that mathematical nicety which, as previously stated, would admit of a perfect or almost perfect adjustment when they were applied to the surface of a prepared ball. To the independent position of the New World as represented on the globe maps prior to 1525 attention has been called in the preceding chapter, but the idea of such independence, it may here be noted, is one contrary to that very generally though erroneously entertained by historians who have written of the period, an error doubtless in large measure due to a failure on their part to give proper heed to the record of the maps as expressing the geographical notions commonly accepted. Harrisse has well stated the case in referring to the geographical opinions of the...
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Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Size: 0x0x0; 2 volumes in 1 book, bound in the publisher's dark green hardback binding; in better than very good shape; firm and square, strong joints, bright gilt lettering, no knocks, no splits. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 230mm x 180mm. Illustrated and fully indexed. A full reprint of the original 1921 edition. Thus a very decent copy.
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Very Good. 1921 Yale University Press/ Hispanic Society of America two volume set, illustrated throughout. Tight and unmarked no jackets. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.
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Good. Two volumes. Some shelf storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. A former library set with all the expected stamps stickers and markings. No dustjackets included. Foxing present on the page edges and endpapers. The pages appear unmarked. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
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Very Good. Each volume has a faint stain to the gutter/upper margin, affecting first third of pages of volume one, but not affecting text, and last half of volume two, but not affecting text, else very good.; Publications of the Hispanic Society of America No. 86; B&W Illustrations; 8vo.
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