Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Volume 1 / Their History and Construction Including a Consideration of their Value as Aids in the Study of Geography and Astronomy

by Edward Luther Stevenson

Table of Contents

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List of Illustrations		[xiii]
Foreword		[xix]
Chapter I: Terrestrial Globes inAntiquity		[1]
	The beginnings of astronomical and ofgeographical science.—Primitive attempts at mapconstruction, as seen in the Babylonian plan of theworld.—Anaximander probably the first scientificcartographer.—Statements of Herodotus.—Theplace of Hecataeus, Hipparchus, Marinus, Ptolemy.—TheRomans as map makers.—The earliest beliefs in aglobular earth.—Thales, the Pythagoreans,Aristotle.—Eratosthenes and his measurements of theearth.—Crates probably the first to construct aterrestrial globe.—Statements ofStrabo.—Ptolemy’s statements concerning globes andglobe construction.—The allusions of Pliny.
Chapter II: Celestial Globes inAntiquity		[14]
	Thales’ ideas, probably not a globemaker.—Eudoxus.—The AtlanteFarnese.—Archimedes.—Allusion ofLactantius.—Pappus’ allusions.—Armillaryspheres.—The astronomerHipparchus.—Ptolemy.—Globes used for decorativepurposes by the Romans.—Roman coins.—TheByzantine Leontius Mechanicus.
Chapter III: Globes Constructed by theArabs		[26]
	Followers of Ptolemy.—Earlyarmillary spheres.—Interest of the Califs in globesand astronomical instruments.—The record of the‘Fihrist.’—Ibrahim.—Caissar.—Mohammed benHelal.—Mohammed el Ordhi.—The Parisglobes.—Ridhwan Efendi.
Chapter IV: Terrestrial and CelestialGlobes in the Christian Middle Ages		[35]
	General attitude of the period toward thetheories of the Greeks and the Romans.—Scripturestatements as sources of information.—Inclination ofcertain early writers to accept the doctrine of a sphericalearth.—The particular attitude of Pope SylvesterII.—The asserted[x] interest of EmperorFrederick II in scientific studies.—Alfonso the Wiseand the Alfonsian tables.—Interesting allusions inAlfonso’s work to globes and globeconstruction.—Giovanni Campano of Novara and thestatements in his ‘Tractatis de sphera solida.’—Theattitude of Albertus Magnus, Sacrobosco, Roger Bacon,Vincent of Beauvais, Dante.
Chapter V: Globes Constructed in theEarly Years of the Great Geographical Discoveries		[46]
	Increasing interest in geographicaldiscovery and maritime enterprise in the fourteenth and thefifteenth century.—Awakened interest in globeconstruction.—Martin Behaim and his globe of the year1492.—The Laon globe.—Christopher andBartholomew Columbus and their interest inglobes.—John Cabot and his globe.—Globes ofJohannes Stöffler.—Conrad Celtes and his part inarousing an interest in globes.
Chapter VI: Globes of the EarlySixteenth Century		[59]
	Summary of fifteenth century globecharacteristics.—Increasing interest inglobes—Globes of Pope Julius II.—Friar Marco daBenevento.—Importance of the Rosselli family ofFlorence.—The globe of Barnaba Canti.—FriarGiuliano Vannelli.—Interest of Trithemius inglobes.—The Bunau globe.—Waldseemüller’smap and globe.—Liechtensteinglobes.—Büchlin reference.—GlobusMundi.—Welt Kugel.—Lenoxglobe.—Jagellonicus globe.—Hauslab.—Greenglobe of Paris.—Nordenskiöldgores.—So-called Leonardo da Vincigores.—Boulengier gores.—Actonglobes.—Globes of Magellan and of delCano.—Globes of Schöner.
Chapter VII: Globes of the SecondQuarter of the Sixteenth Century		[94]
	Globes indicating (a) an Asiaticconnection of the New World, (b) globes expressing a doubtof such Old World connection, (c) globes showing anindependent position of the New World.—FranciscusMonachus.—Hakluyt’s reference.—The Giltglobe.—Parmentier.—Francesco Libri.—Nancyglobe.—Globes of Gemma Frisius.—Robertus deBailly.—Schöner globe of1533—-Schiepp.—Furtembach.—Paris Woodenglobe.—Vopel globes.—Santa Cruz.—Hartmanngores.—Important globe of Ulpius.—CardinalBembo’s globes.—Mercator’s epoch-makingactivity.—Fracastro.—Ramusio’s references toglobes.—Gianelli.—Florence celestial globe.
Chapter VIII: Globes and Globe Makers ofthe Third Quarter of the Sixteenth Century		[146][xi]
	Revival of interest in globe making inItaly.—François De Mongenet of France and thereprint of his globe maps in Italy.—Gore map ofAntonius Florianus.—Globe records left by AlessandroPiccolomini.—Ruscelli’s directions for globeconstruction.—Reference to the work of Sanuto andGonzaga.—Armillary sphere of Volpaja.—Excellentworkmanship in the celestial-terrestrial globe of ChristianHeyden.—Metal globes of JohannesPraetorius.—Vasari’s reference to the work of IgnazioDanti.—The iron globe of FranciscoBasso.—Armillary sphere of GiovanniBarrocci.—The work of Hieronymo deBoncompagni.—Emanuele Filiberto.—Anonymousglobe of 1575.—Laurentian armillaryspheres.—Small globes of the Biblioteca Nationale ofFlorence.—Mario Cartaro.
Chapter IX: Globes and Globe Makers ofthe Last Quarter of the Sixteenth Century		[172]
	Brief summary of sixteenth-century globemaking.—The close of the century introducing us tothe great Dutch globe makers.—The clock makerDasypodius.—Peter and Philip Apianus.—Thearmillary sphere of Carlus Platus.—Roll andReinhold.—Tycho Brahe and his influence.—Titondu Tillet.—The terrestrial globe ofRouen.—Globes of Emery Molyneux.—Globes ofBürgi.—Zürich globe.—Beakerglobes.—Ivory globe of Antonio Spano.—The VanLangren globes.—Santucci.—B. F. globe ofDresden.

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