"Joannes Christophorus I.B. Homanni filius delineavit. Cum privilegio Sac. Caes. Majestatis.", Hand col. Sheet measures 65.5 x 56.5 cm., Includes illustrations of cataracts of the Nile, the pyramids, tombs, various antiquities, sce, and Relief shown by hachures.
Covers region of Egypt and Sudan adjoining the Nile River., Includes decorative cartouche with ill. of coins., and Relief shown pictorially.
Publisher:
C. Weigel,
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Historical geography--Maps--Early works to 1800, Nile River Region--Historical geography--Maps--Early works to 1800, and Sudan--Historical geography--Maps--Early works to 1800
"Octavo, Vol. 2, p. 371" in lower left corner., Imperfect: upper right corner mutilated, with some loss of text. Reinforced on verso with strips of manuscript waste., Relief shown pictorially., and Shows boundaries, rivers and principal settlements.
Publisher:
[publisher not identified],
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Historical geography--Early works to 1800--Maps., Egypt--Maps--Early works to 1800., Libya--Historical geography--Early works to 1800--Maps., and Libya--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Appeared in Jansson's Accuratissima orbis antiqui delineatio., Covers also a portion of Libya., Manuscript notes on map. Manuscript number in upper left corner: 52., Oriented with north to the right., and Relief shown pictorially.
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664. Accuratissima orbis antiqui delineatio
Manuscript on parchment of Virgil's Aeneid, book 1, lines 513-543 and 547-576.
Description:
From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., In Latin., Layout: single column of 31 lines on recto, 30 lines on verso., Script: copied by one hand in Praegothica, with ascenders sometimes notched, and uncial d and tall d., and The leaf is from a small format pocket-sized manuscript. Trimming affects text at the top of the page, and text on verso is faded and obscured in places by staining.
Subject (Name):
Virgil.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Fragments in Beinecke Library., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
Manuscript fragment on parchment of Vergil's Aeneid containing portions of Books 2 and 3, including a section of the Pseudo-Ovidian Prologue to Book 3.
Description:
In Latin., Script: written in late Caroline minuscule., and Decoration: a portion of the initial "P" of Book 3 is preserved, written in red; 1-line initials at the beginning of verses are in brown in a mixture of rustic capital and uncial forms; punctuated with the punctus.