Cosmography

He was the first to apply copper engraving to the production of maps; twenty-seven of the beautifully executed plates of the edition of the "Cosmography" of 1478 are his work.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

Sweinheim took up engraving on metal and executed the fine maps for the "Cosmography" of Ptolemy, the first work of this kind, but died before he had finished his task.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

On p. 157 is a woodcut, copied from Munster's "Cosmography" (1550), a very popular book in its time, showing the tree with its fruit, and the geese which are supposed to have just escaped from it.

Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky Various 1880

'Cosmography' which his predecessor had brought to Wearmouth.

The Great Book-Collectors Charles Isaac Elton 1869

Yet it kept its place on maps till 1640, and even Heylin in his "Cosmography" (1669) speaks of "Norumbega and its fair city," though he fears that the latter never existed.

Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic Thomas Wentworth Higginson 1867

A writer in the _Ulster Arch. Journal_ mentions a "Cosmography," printed at "Lipsiæ, 1854."

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Mary Frances Cusack 1864

[291-1] In Sebastian Munster's "Cosmography" there is a cut of a ship to which a whale was coming too close for her safety, and of the sailors throwing a tub to the whale, evidently to play with.

Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature John Bartlett 1862

If scientific terms had not long been diverted from their true verbal signification, the present work ought rather to have borne the title of 'Cosmography', divided into 'Uranography' and 'Geography.'

COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814

[This description of Edinburgh was sent by Alesius to Sebastian Munster for his "Cosmography," printed at Basle in 1550, and republished in 1572.

The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics Alexander F. Mitchell

"Now you will please inform the senior officer present that Academician Bondarev, Director of the Lenin Research Institute of Astrophysics and Cosmography, wishes to see him and that the matter is urgent."

I Don’t Understand ? Jack Varnell 2010