[Terrestrial globe gores]., 1615

Relief shown pictorially. Title supplied by cataloger. Reissued by giuseppe di rossi in 1615. Dedication in upper hemisphere: illmo. Viro optimaraq. Artium amatori et fautori d. Paulo mellino romano. In lower hemisphere: i. Hondius lectori s. In locorum longitudine. Longitudines incepimus non ab insulis fortunatis ut ptolome[us], sed ab iis quae acores vocantur quod acus nautica ibi recta in septentrionem vergat vale. Anno 1615. Gores for a 19 cm. Globe. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Includes ill. Lc copy: fold lined and water stained. Mounted on cloth. Date: 1615.