Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 2: 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 2: 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
It does not appear that Greuter himself issued other editions of his
globes. His death occurred in the year 1638, and in this same year what
may be called a second edition of his globes of the years 1632 and 1636,
having the same dimensions, was offered to the public. It has been noted
above that one Giuseppe de Rossi of Milan reprinted in Rome, in the year
1615, the Hondius terrestrial and celestial globes of 1601, making but
slight alterations in the same but giving the impression that he was the
original author. It was perhaps a near relative of this Milanese
engraver and printer, Giovanni Battista de Rossi, who in the year 1638
reprinted in Rome the Greuter globes with but few changes, none of which
can be considered of special import save the introduction of his own
name as printer instead of that of Greuter. It may, however, be noted
that both globes are dated 1636, that below the Tropic of Capricorn on
the terrestrial globe is the legend “Si stampa da Gio Bat̄ta de Rossi
Milanese in Piazza Navona. Roma,” and that the title legend of the
celestial reads “In hac coelesti sphaera stellae fixae majori quam
hactenus numero et accuratiori industria delineantur novis Asterismis in
Philomaticom̄ gratiam de integro additis: quae omnia secundum
Astronomorum Principis Tychonis Brahe et aliorum observationem verae
suae longitudini ac latitudini ad annum Christi 1636 restituta sunt.
Romae Matteus Greuter exc. 1636.” “In this celestial globe are shown the
fixed stars in greater number than previously, and with greater care and
industry, the new constellations being added for the sake of the
student. All these, according to the observations of the Prince of
Astronomers, Tycho Brahe, and likewise the observations of others, have
been assigned to their proper latitude and longitude for the year of
Christ 1636. Made at Rome by Mattheus Greuter 1636.”
A pair of these globes of the second edition may be found in the private
library of Cav. Giampieri-Carletti of Piticchio in the Marche; in a
private library of Ancona (owner unknown); in the Seminario Vescovile of
Toscanella. A copy of the terrestrial globe may be found in the
Seminario Vescovile of Macerata; and of the celestial in the library of
Count Francesco Conestabile of Perugia.
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