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
History
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
Stevenson, Edward Luther
Geography -- History; Globes
47. Bartholomew Columbus Sketch Map, 1506. _From reproduction
by von Wieser_ 95
48. Hemispheres of Franciscus Monachus, 1526. _From his De
orbis situ_ 96
49. Gilt Globe, ca. 1528. _From Harrisse drawing after the
original in National Library, Paris_ 98
50. Nancy Globe, ca. 1530. _From original in Nancy Museum_ 100
50a. Globe of Jacob Stamfer, 1539. _From original in Zürich_ 100
50b. Nancy Globe in Hemispheres. _From Blau’s reproduction_ 102
51. Portrait of Gemma Frisius. _From an old print_ 104
52. Terrestrial Globe of Robertus de Bailly—Nine of twelve
gores exhibiting the map, 1530. _Redrawn for Rosenthal’s
Catalogue, No. 100_ 108
53. Terrestrial Globe of Robertus de Bailly, 1530. _From
original in Library of J. P. Morgan, New York_ 108
54. Schöner’s Terrestrial Globe, 1533 (Probable). _From his
Opera Mathematica_ 110
54a. Schöner’s Celestial Globe, 1533 (Probable). _From his
Opera Mathematica_ 112
55. Paris Wooden Globe, 1535. _From original in National
Library, Paris_ 114
56. Vopel Globe, 1543. _From original in the Library
of Congress, Washington_ 116
56a. Western Hemisphere of Vopel Terrestrial Globe. _From
de Costa’s drawing_ 98
57. Terrestrial Globe of Euphrosynus Ulpius, 1541. _From
original in Library New York Historical Society_ 118
58. Western Hemisphere of Ulpius Globe, 1541. _From the
drawing by de Costa_ 119
59. Gore Map of Alonso de Santa Cruz, 1542. _From Dahlgren’s
reproduction_ 122
60. Portraits of Gerhard Mercator and Jodocus Hondius.
_From an old print_ 124
61. Six of Twelve Terrestrial Globe Gores by Gerhard Mercator,
1541. _From reproduction by van Raemdonck_ 128
62. Terrestrial Globe of Gerhard Mercator, 1541. _From
original in Astronomical Museum, Rome_ 134
CHAPTER VIII
63. Terrestrial Globe Gores of François de Mongenet, 1552.
_From original in New York Public Library_ 148
64. Celestial Globe Gores of François de Mongenet, 1552.
_From original in New York Public Library_ 150
65. Globes of François de Mongenet, 1560, and of Gian
Francesco Costa, 1784 150
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