Engraving portrait of Petrus Apianus in one of the books he wrote. Apianus is represented within an oval cartouche in which are the words in capital letters: "Petrus Apianus Astrologus Binuitzius" and a cartouche below that describe his merits as a scholar of astronomy. Inside of the engraving are two bees, referring to his surname in German.
teacher, mathemathician, astronomer, maker of astronomical mechanical devices