Ptolemy Geographia Facsimile Edition
PTOLOMAEUS (CLAUDIUS)
From Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2019
From Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2019
About this Item
Published: 1973. Facsimile Reprint. Limited Edition. Facsimile of the 1520 edition. Limited edition of 250 copies. This copy is not numbered. DESCRIPTION: Blue cloth. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to bruised corners and spine ends. Minor marks to cloth. Tightly bound with intact endpapers and strong hinges. Spotting to endpaper gutters. Spotting to upper margins of many pages, see photographs for examples of extent of spotting. DJ Condition: No DJ Size: 58cm by 34cm. BOOK RESUME: Extract from introduction 'Before the invention of printing, drawings an illustration were regarded with mistrust as a means of conveying information. Due to the corruption which arose by the accumulation of errors inseparable from repeated copying by scribes who may always have fully understood the material they are transcribing. Illustrations were much more vulnerable to this process than words. It was for this reason that Ptolemy wrote his Geographia which is not a map, but a treatise giving precise and detailed instructions for the construction of a set of maps of the known world. It is divided into eight books, the first contains discussions of the principles of map making, and the state of knowledge at the time and concludes with directions for drawing a graticule of parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude on a simple conic projection and on a modified conic with curved meridians. ' POSTAGE: PLEASE NOTE - This is a heavy item and may require additional postage for overseas deliveries. We will contact you if additional charges are required. Please see our postage policy on our shop front for more information. Seller Inventory # 10728
Bibliographic Details
Title: Ptolemy Geographia Facsimile Edition
Publisher: West of England Press
Publication Date: 1973
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ
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