| Date |
ca. 1590 |
| Maker |
Erasmus Habermel |
| Place |
Prague (?) |
| Material |
Gilt copper |
| Inventory no. |
38097 |
| Acquisition |
Presented by J. A. Billmeir in
1957 |
There is one plate
with latitudes ranging from 48°0' to 50°0' .
Latitude 48°0'
Inscribed:
| Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
| Pro eleŭatione poli 48 qŭalis est Viennæ, Linzæ,
Ratisbonæ, Monachij, Aŭgŭstæ, Vlmæ, Salisburgij,
Argentinæ, Basileæ, Parisijs |
For latitude 48°, that is: Vienna, Linz,
Regensburg, Munich, Augsburg, Ulm, Salzburg,
Strassburg, Basel, and Paris |
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Latitude 50°0'
Inscribed:
| Transcription |
Translation |
Notes |
Type |
| Pro eleŭatione poli 50 qŭalis est Pragæ, Olmŭtij,
Nissæ, Cracoŭiæ. Item 49 ut Noribergæ, Crŭmnoŭiæ,
Trebonijs. Item 51 ut Vratislaŭiæ, Dresdæ, Antŭerpiæ
Coloniæ |
For latitude 50°, that is: Prague, Olmütz, Niesse
and Krakow; also 49° for Nuremberg, Kromau, Trebon.
Also 51° for Bratislava, Dresden and Antwerp |
Olmütz (Olomouc), and Trebon (Třeboň) are both
cities in the Czech Republic. Kromau (Krumlov) is in
Moravia. |
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