[20] Reference to Galileo and his attempts to solve the problems
relative to the determination of longitude may be found in Kästner, A.
G. _Geschichte der Mathematik, 1796, vol. IV, p. 207_; Galileo Galilei:
_Opere, III, p. 142_; Baudet, _pp. 131-145_.
[21] See _Extract uit de Resol. der Staten van Holland en
West-Vriesland, 5 Aug., 1608_, given by Baudet, _pp. 156-158_.
[22] See p. 58 for specific reference to some of the many striking
similarities, which seem to give conclusive evidence that Hondius
borrowed from Blaeu.
[23] See Baudet, P. J. H. _Naschrift op. Leven en werken van W. Jz.
Blaeu, pp. 15-18._
[24] The inscriptions in the original Dutch are given by Baudet:
_Naschrift, pp. 16-17_.
[25] An extract from the Resolution is given by Baudet, _p. 156_.
[26] Baudet says: “I am unable to determine whether the _World Map_
of 1605 and the _Mappa Mundi_, in two hemispheres, of that year, as
referred to in the resolution of the States General, are the same. I
believe, however, that the _World Map_ is the ‘Nova totius terrarum
orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula, auct. Guiljelmo Blaeuw,’
drawn according to Mercator’s projection, to be found in the ‘Toonneel
des Aerdrycx.’ It is not dated, but apparently was printed from a plate
which had been used in 1606, though improved somewhat, but from it the
date had been erased, which however, according to Lelewel, is slightly
visible “on some copies.” See Baudet, _pp. 85-86_. The “Nova totius
terrarum” is reproduced, _p. 52_.
[27] See Baudet, _pp. 96-98_, for extracts from his letters to
Schickard.
[28] See Fiorini, Matteo. _Sfere Terrestri e Celesti di autore Italiano
oppure fatte o conservate in Italia_. _Roma, Presso la Società
Geografica Italiana, 1898_; Günther, Sigmund. _Erd- und Himmelsgloben,
ihre Geschichte und Konstruktion, nach dem Italienischen Matteo
Fiorinis frei bearbeitet. Leipzig, 1895._
[29] Ravenstein, E. G. _Martin Behaim; his life and his globe._
_London, George Philip Son, Ltd., 1908._ Contains a facsimile of the
globe printed on four sheets.
[30] Fischer, Jos. S. J. and Wieser, Prof. Franz V. _The Oldest Map
with the name America of the year 1507 and the Carta Marina of the year
1516 by M. Waldseemüller (Ilacomilus), Innsbruck, 1903. See p. 14._
[31] Van Raemdonck, D. J. _Les sphères terrestre et céleste de Gérard
Mercator [1541-1551]. Notice publiée à l’occasion de la reproduction
de ses sphères à l’aide de facsimile de leurs fuseaux originaux,
gravés par Mercator et conservés à la Bibliothèque Royale à Bruxelles.
Saint-Nicolas, 1875._
[32] Fiorini, _op. cit._, _pp. 192-199_.
[33] Fiorini, _op. cit._, _pp. 262-272_.
[34] Fiorini, _op. cit._, _pp. 229-262._
[35] Fredrik Houtman, astronomer and navigator, sailed with his brother
Cornelius Houtman to the East Indies in the years 1599 and 1600.
[36] Baudet quotes an interesting resolution of the States General,
dated December 10, 1616: “Opte requeste van Willem Jansz., haere
Ho. Mo. gedediceert hebbende eenen aertscloot van grooter formen,
inhoudende die deelen des aertsbodens, die tot dese tyden toe ontdeckt
ende bekent gemaect syn, mitsgaders eene hemelsche sphera van gelyche
groote, is den suppliant voor deselve dedicatie toegeleet vyftich
guldens eens.” _See p. 156._
[37] Stevenson, Edward Luther, Ph.D., and Fischer, Joseph, S. J. _Map
of the World by Jodocus Hondius, Facsimile in eighteen sheets with
text and key plate, issued under the joint auspices of The American
Geographical Society and The Hispanic Society of America, New York,
1907._
[38] See note, p. 39.
Transcriber's Notes:
On pages 48 and 51 the assumed abbreviation symbol for ‘que’ has been
replaced with ‘que’.
Italics are shown thus: _sloping_.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.
Perceived typographical errors have been changed.