Geofabric

Representations of Saturn’s changing appearance. Almagest Novum/Astronomia Reformata of 1651/1665. G. B. Riccioli.

“The Solar System. - Theory of the Seasons.” Black A. and C., General Atlas Of The World, 1873.

Engraved by J. Bartholomew and printed by W. H. M Earlane, both of Edinburgh, for the publishing firm of Adam and Charles Black. Issued as plate no. 7 in the 1873 edition of Black’s General Atlas of the World .

The Dunhuang Star Map. c. 700. China. To date the world’s oldest complete preserved star atlas, this star map is also the first verification of the accuracy of ancient Chinese astronomical observations. The map currently resides at the British Library in London.

On the Chinese Constellations: http://idp.bl.uk/education/astronomy/index.html

“Vesuvius” from Mundus subterraneus. Athanasius Kircher. 1638.

Illustration Title: Comparative Heights of the Principal Mountains and Lengths of the Principal Rivers of The World

Publisher: William Darton

Publication Title: ‘New and Improved View of the Comparative Heights of the Principal Mountains and Lengths of the Principal Rivers In The World, The whole Judiciously arranged from the various Authorities Extant’.

Author: WR Gardner

Date: 1823


The writing in the top left corner of the plate:

‘Notices to the Rivers’

“In the construction of the Rivers, it is necessary to observe that our intention has been to effect three grand objects; First, to give to all their true Geographical course and Figure; Secondly, their Comparative Lengths from their Source to their respective destination, and, lastly, their Lengths as would be obtained by the Sailing of a Vessel in the centre of the Stream, as correct as the best Maps will allow. This explanation will (it is presumed) account for the apparent inconsistency that appears in the arrangement, from the irregularity of their Lengths, which is occasioned by the contraction of some from the numerous meanderings in their course, for Example; the Hoan Ho [Yellow River], appears longer than the Mississippi, the former being more direct, & the latter more numerous in its windings, so with regard to the rest.”

http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2008/10/river-deep-mountain-high.html

Cabecera: ZAPOTITLÁN and Suchitepec [Suchitepequez]. Guatemala.
Date of map: Nov. 22, 1579 
Dimensions of map: 55x57 cm.
Language of glosses: Spanish
Contemporary location name: San Francisco Zapotitlán, Guatemala
Holding Institution: Benson Latin American Collection-Univ. of Texas at Austin.

Cabecera: Misquiahuala (ATENGO). Mexico.
Date of map: Oct. 18, 1579
Dimensions of map: 77x56 cm.
Language of glosses: Spanish
Contemporary location name: Tezontepec de Aldama, Hidalgo
Holding Institution: Benson Latin American Collection-Univ. of Texas at Austin.

Date of map: Sept. 24, 1580
Dimensions of map: 62x85 cm.
Language of glosses: Spanish
Contemporary location name: Oaxtepec, Morelos
Holding Institution: Benson Latin American Collection-Univ. of Texas at Austin.

Cabecera: ATITLÁN, SANTIAGO. Guatemala.
Date of map: Feb. 8-27, 1585
Dimensions of map: 61.5x81 cm.
Language of glosses: Spanish
Contemporary location name: Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala
Holding Institution: Benson Latin American Collection-Univ. of Texas at Austin.