Mela, Pomponius: Vadianus, Joachim:

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DE ORBIS SITU LIBRI TRES ACCURATISSIME EME[N]DATI, UNA CU[M] COMME[N]TARIIS IOACHIMI VADIANI HELVITII CASTIGATIORIBUS, & MULTIS IN LOCIS AUCTIORIBUS FACTIS: ID QUOD CA[N]DIDUS LECTOR OBITER, & IN ... The first Paris printing of Pomponius Mela's foundational treatise on geography, printed in an attractive folio edition and featuring the extensive commentary of Joachim Vadianus, which first appeared in full in the 1522 Basel edition. De Situ Orbis was written by Mela, a native of Roman Spain, sometime around the year 43, and represents the only surviving geographical treatise of classical antiquity. The rediscovery and publication of this work, which served as a primary source for Pliny, was of the key factors in the revival of geographical study in the Renaissance and did much to spur interest in world exploration.The 1522 Basel edition which served as the basis for this first Paris printing also represents the first extensive scholarly treatment of Mela's geography – Vadianus' commentary turns a critical eye on the classical work, correcting the ancient author's mistakes with updated knowledge and arguing in favor of new research and study. He notably also elects to use the name "America" when discussing recent discoveries, which he considers as evidence that Mela was mistaken in his description of the inhabitable zones of the world. This work was printed and issued without a map, though various separately printed maps are found inserted into some copies.This copy was deacces

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