Wie das Erdcrich vnd das Deere erstlich von Gott beschaffen seind vnd in einander gefügt.
Shows God's creation of the heavens and the earth. A circular image set within a square frame whose upper corners are occupied by angels and lower ones by anthropomorphic monsters. Arcs divide the circle to to give the impression of a three-dimensional globe; three divisions illustrate the elem...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Map |
| Language: | German |
| Language Notes: | German text below image; German text on verso (page ii). |
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[Basel] :
[Sebastianum Henricpetri],
[1598?]
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| Summary: | Shows God's creation of the heavens and the earth. A circular image set within a square frame whose upper corners are occupied by angels and lower ones by anthropomorphic monsters. Arcs divide the circle to to give the impression of a three-dimensional globe; three divisions illustrate the elements: land and air together composing a central landscape with various animals including deer, positioned between water and fire, while the heavens are represented by images of sun and moon against a background of the starry firmament. The Creator is placed against a source of divine light within a billowing cloud. |
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| Item Description: | Woodblock. Relief shown pictorially. Page i detached from a German edition of Cosmographia. "Cap. i". The Cushing Library copy is part of the Ronald L. and V. Jane Woellhof Rare Map Collection. |
| Physical Description: | 1 engraving : hand colored ; 12 x 16 cm, on sheet 33 x 21 cm |