Cosmography (1540) - Page 23

A circular cosmographical diagram of the world's climates enclosed in a square frame. At the four corners of the frame are wind-heads (putti) blowing air towards the center. The top half of the circle is labeled "SOUTHERN CLIMATES" and includes arcs labeled "Opposite through Syene" and "Opposite through Meroë". The central horizontal line is the "EQUINOCTIAL" line. The left side is labeled "EAST" and the right side "WEST". The lower half is labeled "NORTHERN CLIMATES" and contains nine numbered arcs representing specific geographical regions along with their corresponding latitude coordinates in degrees and minutes: 1 Through Meroë, 2 Through Syene, 3 Through Alexandria, 4 Through Rhodes, 5 Through Rome, 6 Through Pontus, 7 Through Borysthenes, 8 Through the Rhipaeans, and 9 Through Damas.

Arithmetical Table of Climates, according to the degrees and minutes of latitude,

as to their beginnings, middles, and ends.

Degrees of latitude	Beginning deg.	Beginning min.	Middle deg.	Middle min.	End deg.	End min.
First Climate	12	45	16	35	20	30
Second Climate	20	30	24	15	27	30
Third Climate	27	30	30	45	33	40
Fourth Climate	33	40	36	24	39	0
Fifth Climate	39	0	41	20	43	30
Sixth Climate	43	10	45	24	47	15
Seventh Climate	47	15	48	40	50	20
Eighth Climate	50	30	51	50	53	10
Ninth Climate.	53	10	55	30	56	30