The house Markt 13 shows the coat of arms of the Apian family. Nor were the results of apian labours limited to simple honey. The oldest depiction of Schloss Lauterbach is in a map by Philipp Apian from 1568. Apian are named in his honour. This battle was mentioned by Plutarch and Apian, but not by Dionysius of Halicarnassus. The most well documented account of the "torquetum" was done by Peter Apian in 1532. During the time he spent on earning his master's degree, Maestlin studied under Philipp Apian. Huaca apian is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. Peter Apian was a German humanist, specializing in astronomy, mathematics, and cartography. Philipp Apian indicated the place on his map of 1568 calling it "Zwisel".