1
Historical Context
2
Interactive Exploration
3
"Cosmographiae introductio"
4
Imago Mundi
5
The Ancient World
6
Cathay and Cipangu
7
The Route to the Indies
8
The New World
9
The Earth
10
The Ocean
11
The Sky
12
Digital Library
Rudiments of geometry
Circle
Plane figure
Circumference
Semicircle
Diameter
Straight line
Angle
Square and spherical right angle
Obtuse angle
Acute angle
Solid
Degrees, minutes, seconds
Sphere, axes, and Poles
Celestial circles
Theory of the sphere
Celestial zones and regions of the Earth
Parallels
Climates
Winds
Elements of cosmography
Appendix
The four ocean voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
“An acute angle is any angle that is less that a right angle.” (
Cosmographiae introductio
, chap. I
- Hessler 2008)