Cosmographiae introductio : cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principiis ad eam rem necessariis. Insuper quatuor Americi Vespucij nauigationes. Uniuersalis cbosmographiae [sic] descriptio tam in solido q[uam] plano eis etiam insertis qu[a]e Ptholom[a]eo ignota a nuperis reperta sunt

Signatures: A⁶ B⁴ a-d⁸ e⁴ f⁶. The first book to suggest the name America (cf. leaf A3). Designed to accompany the globe gores and the world map. LC copy imperfect: sig. B1-B4 and half of folded plate wanting. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Sabin 101018 Thacher, I...

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America > Discovery and exploration > Early works to 1800
America > Early accounts to 1600
America > Name
France > Saint-Dié
Geography > Early works to 1800
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Summary:Signatures: A⁶ B⁴ a-d⁸ e⁴ f⁶. The first book to suggest the name America (cf. leaf A3). Designed to accompany the globe gores and the world map. LC copy imperfect: sig. B1-B4 and half of folded plate wanting. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Sabin 101018 Thacher, II, p. 53 (Americana) LC copy has ink ownership stamp: S [cross] M / A I; purchased from Peter Force. LAC snh 2019-04-25 no edits (2 card)