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Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy — John Shaqi

Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and AstronomyStevenson, Edward Luther

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Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy

Name: Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1: Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy
Author: Stevenson, Edward Luther

Stevenson, Edward Luther

Geography -- History; Globes

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     CHAPTER I

   1. Fragment Map of Egyptian Gold Mines. _From Chabas_             2

   2. Tablet Representing Babylonian World-Plan. _Original in
        British Museum, London_                                      3

   3. Ptolemy World Map. _From Ebnerianus manuscript in
        New York Public Library, ca. 1466_                           4

   4. Sections of Peutinger Tables. _Original in Imperial Library,
        Vienna_                                                      6

   5. Globe according to Crates. _From pen drawing_                  7

   6. Globe according to Strabo. _From pen drawing_                  9

     CHAPTER II

   7. Atlante Farnese, ca. 200 B.C. _From Passari’s
        Atlas Farnesianus_                                          14

   8. Atlante Farnese Constellation Figures. _From Passari’s
        Atlas_                                                      16

   9. Armillary Sphere according to Ptolemy. _From original
       Vopel globe in National Museum, Washington_                  20

  10. Bosco Reale Roman Fresco, ca. 50 A.D. _From original
        in Metropolitan Museum, New York_                           22

  11. Greek and Roman Coins. _From originals in collection of
        American Numismatic Society, New York_                       6

  12. Roman Gems. _From King’s Antique Gems and Rings_               6

      CHAPTER III

  13. Northern Hemisphere of Globe by Mohammed ben Helal,
        1275. _From Dorn’s reproduction of original in London
        Asiatic Society’s collection_                               28

  14. Globe of Mohammed ben Muwajed el Ordhi, 1279. _From
        original in Math. Phys. Salon, Dresden_                     30

  15. Globe of Diemat Eddin Mohammed, 1573. _From original
        in National Library, Paris_                                 32

 15a. Anonymous Arabic Globe, 1635. _From original in Library
        Professor David E. Smith, New York_                         34

      CHAPTER IV

  16. The Universe according to Cosmas Indicopleustes, Sixth
        Century. _From reproduction by Montfauçon_                  36

  17. Cosmas’ Illustration Confuting the Existence of Antipodal
        Peoples. _From reproduction by Montfauçon_                  37

  18. Hereford World Map, ca. 1283                                  38

  19. The Earth Pictured as a Sphere by Nicolas d’Oresme,
        1377. _From reproduction in Santarem’s Atlas_               38

  20. The Constellation Taurus. _From Rico y Sinobas’ reproduction
        of Alfonsian Tables_                                        42

      CHAPTER V

  21. Globe of Martin Behaim, 1492. _From reproduction of
        original in Library of the American Geographical Society,
        New York_                                                   46

  22. Portrait of Martin Behaim. _From Ghillany_                    48

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