Shelfmark
Fg.8.07
Author
Uniform title
[De chorographia. 1564]
Title
Pomponij Melæ philosophi celeberrimi De orbis situ libri tres, tabulis (quas certo consilio in finem operis reiecimus) nunc primùm illustrati: numeri autem tabulis adiecti, unus quidem paginam, alter uerò, paginę locum, quo reponenda fuerat, monstrat.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De orbis situ libri tres
Varying form of title
Pomponij Melae philosophi celeberrimi De orbis situ libri tres
Varying form of title
Pomponii Melae philosophi celeberrimi De orbis sitv libri tres
Publication, distribution, etc.
Basileæ : Per Henricum Petri., mense Martio, anno M.D.LXIIII. [1564]
Physical description
[16], 95, [1] p., [18] double leaves of plates : maps ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Note
Signatures: a⁸ (a8 blank) A-F⁸.
Note
Date of publication from colophon.
Note
Woodcut initials; 18 woodcut maps printed on double leaves.
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Provenance
Ms. initials at foot of title page: W.B.
Binding
17th-century limp vellum laced case, laced on three leather sewing supports; traces of red morocco spine label; fore-edge flap on lower cover only.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fk.6.6.
Subject
Geography, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Subject
Initials. rbprov
Added entry--name
Petri, Heinrich, 1508 - 1579 printer.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Basel.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B34785