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Stowe MS 787
- Record Id:
- 040-001953628
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001952775
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000534.0x000143
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Stowe MS 787
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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"THE ELEMENTES or groundes of Geographye, both Theoreticall and Practicall" ; by Richard Raby. Preceded (ff. 2-1l b) by a dedicatory epistle from the author to "the Worshipfull and his much honoured freinde and Master, Mr. Arthure Capell." In two books: the first (ff. 14-121) theoretical, explaining the scheme of the universe on the Ptolemaic hypothesis, and the artificial division of the earth's surface by great and small circles; the second (ff. 122-277) practical, containing directions for finding the horizon, meridian, equator, etc., at any place, and for the construction and use of the terrestrial globe and the "mappe or planispheare." The work ends (ff. 260-277) with "a breife discourse of chorographye, which is an appendix vnto Geographye." With numerous diagrams. Paper; ff. 277. Early XVIIth cent. Octavo.
Richard Raby: Elements of Geography: early 17th cent.
Geography: "The Elementes of Geographye," by R. Raby: early 17th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Stowe Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001952775
036-001953627
040-001953628 - Is part of:
- Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 787-923 : CLASS XIX.GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY AND LOCAL HISTORY.
Stowe MS 787 : "THE ELEMENTES or groundes of Geographye, both Theoreticall and Practicall" ; by Richard Raby. Preceded (ff. 2-1l b) by a… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001952775[0019]/036-001953627[0001]/040-001953628
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Stowe Ms 1-1085
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1640
- Date Range:
- Early 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Raby, Richard