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Cosmgrarhy & Astrology

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Title:
Cosmgrarhy & Astrology
Alternate Title:
Cosmgrarhy & Astrology
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Blome, Richard
Other Creators:
Cox, Nicholas
Date:
1686
Posted Date:
2015-08-25
ID Number:
1013.02
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_1013_02.jpg
Style/Period:
Before 1800
Subject:
Pictorial
Measurement:
38 x 23 (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
This print and a companion piece, ID # 1013.01, "Geography," are from Richard Blome's "The Gentleman's Recreation". Both of them show the diverse ways in which geography and cosmography can be applied. "The Gentleman's Recreation" was published in various editions from 1686 forward, and this plate bears a dedication date of 1686. It includes a zonal map of the world of the kind common in the middle ages.

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Source:
Blome, Richard and Nicolas COX. 1686. The Gentleman's Recreation.
Cite As:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
Format:
Image
Rights:
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