Noua orbis terrarum descriptio opti[c]e proiecta secundu[m]q[ue] peritissimos Anglie geographos multis ni [sic] locis castigatissima et preceteris ipsiq[ue] globo nauigationi faciliter applcanda [sic] per Ioannem Blagrauum gen[er]osum Readingensem mathesibus beneuolentem Beniamin Wright Anglus Londinensis cælator anno Domini 1596.

  • Blagrave, John, -1611
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[1596]
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Nova orbis terrarum descriptio
Nova orbis terrarum descriptio.

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[London] : [publisher not identified], [1596]

Physical description

2 unnumbered sheets : maps

References note

STC (2nd ed.) 3120.
Hind, A.M. Engraving in England, I, p. 216-7.

Notes

Two engraved maps, the first terrestrial, the second celestial ("Astrolabium uranicum generale .."). Evidently intended to illustrate Blagrave's book "Astrolabium uranicum generale", but are not found in any copy of the latter.
Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
Lacking celestial map; printing indistinct.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 175:08) s1999 miun s

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