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Published as number 93 in P.WashU.II;
http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/throop.html;
Imaging and cataloging sponsored through APIS III, an NEH funded project.
Scope note: This is the beginning of a receipt, written in an unpracticed…

Published as number 56 in P.WashU.I;
1 papyrus fragment 28.5 x 15;
21 lines of text;
http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/throop.html;
Scope note: This is a statement of an account from Rustius (baker) to Dorotheus (scholasticus), of…

Published as number 45 in P.WashU.I.;
1 papyrus fragment 8 x 6;
7 lines of text ;
http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/throop.html;
Scope note: This is a receipt for rent in the amount of 8 drachmas for the year, from Aurelius Didymus…

Despite its great beauty, Blaeu's Atlas Maior was compiled from many outdated impressions including those of his father's and was, therefore, terribly inaccurate. To his audience, this mattered little. They were simply moved by its sheer size, its…

Dr. Joan Jansz(oon) Blaeu's Atlas Maior was to become his magnum opus. With a privileged international audience in mind, Blaeu succeeded in creating the largest, costliest, and most sumptuously decorated atlas ever endeavored. The atlas was comprised…

Blaeu studied under the celebrated Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) and became a globe and scientific instrument maker. He later expanded his business to include map, chart, and book publishing. After the initial success of his marine…