Ptolemy's Cosmographia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ptolemy, active 2nd century.

Contributor:

Cohen, Paul E.

Parrot, Gray.

Smart, Andrew.

Standardized Title:

Geographia. Latin

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atlases--Early works to 1800.

Atlases.

Early maps--Facsimiles.

Early maps.

Geography, Ancient.

Genre:

Facsimiles.

Penn Provenance:

Berkley, William R. (donor)

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (color), facsimiles, maps ; 44 cm + 1 pamphlet ([12] pages ; 43 cm)

Other Title:

1477 Bologna Ptolemy.

Place of Publication:

[Greenwich, Ct.] : [Privately printed], [2007.]

Notes:

Title from cover of facsimile.

Imprint from t.p. of commentary.

Translation of: Claudii Ptolemaei Cosmographia.

"Essay by Paul E. Cohen"--T.p. verso of commentary.

In this copy of the Bologna Ptolemy, the orig. printed maps have been hand-colored; the volume's text and maps also include annotations made by former owners.

"One hundred fifty numbered copies of the 1477 Bologna Ptolemy were printed for private distribution. The design and print production is by Jerry Kelly. Photography by Andrew Smart, A.C. Cooper. David Block oversaw the project, at the direction of the publisher."--Colophon (p. [12]) of commentary.

Issued in case, with separate English language commentary text: Ptolemy's Cosmographia : a facsimile of the first atlas, Bologna 1477 (half title: The 1477 Bologna Ptolemy).

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by William R. Berkley.

Penn Libraries copy is no. 140 of a limited ed. of 150.

Penn Libraries copy has binder's ticket ("Bound by Gray Parrot Hancock, Maine") on back pastedown.

Contains:

Ptolemy's Cosmographia : a facsimile of the first atlas, Bologna 1477.

OCLC:

462115511