Cosmographiae introductio : cum quibusdam geometriæ ac astronomiæ principiis ad eam rem necessariis
Cosmographiae introductio is a 1541 Latin cosmography and astronomy textbook by Peter Apian, printed in Venice by Giovanni Antonio Nicolini da Sabbio for Melchior Sessa, aimed at students learning geometry and astronomy. Its pictures are small woodcut diagrams of armillary spheres, celestial circles, and geometric construction figures with lettered points and rules, offering a designer simple linear diagrams with labels, zodiac bands, and star marks.
