The cosmographical glasse conteinyng the pleasant principles of cosmographie, geographie, hydrographie, or nauigation. Compiled by VVilliam Cuningham Doctor in Physicke.

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Title: The cosmographical glasse conteinyng the pleasant principles of cosmographie, geographie, hydrographie, or nauigation. Compiled by VVilliam Cuningham Doctor in Physicke.
Author: Cuningham, William, b. 1531.
Publication: Excussum [sic] Londini :: In officina Ioan. Daij typographi,; Anno. 1559.
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Subject terms: Cosmography -- Early works to 1800.
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Thomae Langlei Cantabrigiensis ad Lectorem Carmen.
Si totam toto diuisus ab orbe Britannus
Noscere Tellurem, si Mare percupiat,
Climata, quinquè Plagas, Circlos, positusque Locorum,
Sydereos cursus, Tropica Signa, Polos,
Quaequè Dies tenebris aequant, quae tempora mutant,
Lumine cur Phoebus, Lunaquè deficiant,
Gadibus occiduis ater quàm dissidet Indus,
Et quantum distent à Scythe, Maurus, Arabs,
Spacia metiri, terras describere, & vrbes
Praestantes charta pingere in exigua,
Nomina ventorum, Classes maria omnia circum
Ducere, & ad portum quamquè, referre suum,
Qui quibus 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, quiqùe 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉,
Vmbras qui varient: haec docet iste liber.
En Strabo, Sollinus, Plinius, Mela, & Ptolomaeus,
Libris ac tabulis quae docuere suis,
Vnus cuncta tibi monstrat liber iste legenti:
Aere potes paruo, discere multa breui.
Haec Cuninghamus sparsim diffusa coëgit
Sedulus instar apis, quò tibi prosit Opus.
Effecit & primus, vt 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 nostras
Effingat voces: Momus hic esse caue.