This sumptuous book provided a cosmographical introduction similar to that in the Cosmographia but in a more elaborate and elegant way. |
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Such an atlas, called an isolario, emerges out of a cosmographical tradition in which Thevet was steeped and which had its practical uses. |
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The first section of the atlas consists of cosmographical, astronomical and astrological texts translated into Catalan. |
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Also included is an interesting cosmographical miscellany that is unpublished but holds a great deal of interest for historians of cartography. |
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This boom in cosmographical imagery in the 1650s seems to reflect a growing public awareness of the Copernican issue, which can also be attested from other sources. |
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