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Eighteen maps, chiefly of the whole globe, on various projections by J. P. Fabricius

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MS. Maps World b. 1
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'Sphæræ, seu Orbis Terræ aliæ atque aliæ uniuersales descriptiones, partim ad Ptolomæi tempora et picturam, partim ad nostri seculi nouam orbis cognitionem depictæ (Norimbergæ) a Iulio Paulo Fabricio Laubensi', eighteen maps, chiefly of the whole globe, on various projections: at fols. 4v, 5r is a Latin dedicatory poem to King Edward VI of England, called the writer's 'dominus et Mecoenas', signed 'J. Paulus Fabricius Norimbergensis.'

Dates

  • Creation: Written and made about A.D. 1550 by J. P. Fabricius at Nuremberg

Extent

44 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Latin

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Maps, World b. 1, fols. 1-2]

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MS. Maps World b. 1

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 20442

Abstract

'Sphæræ, seu Orbis Terræ aliæ atque aliæ uniuersales descriptiones

Biographical / Historical

J. P. Fabricius (fl. 1550).

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 30642

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This probably came to the Library in the second quarter of the 18th century.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

18 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.

Title
Eighteen maps, chiefly of the whole globe, on various projections by J. P. Fabricius
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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