Decorative example of this finely executed map of the Southwestern Sky, illustrating the constellations of the Southwestern Hemisphere superimposed over a southwestern orientation of the Earth Hemisphere, first published by Andreas Cellarius in 1660....
Striking original hand-color celestial chart, showing a Ptolemaic model of the Universe, with the earth in its relation to the plane of the ecliptic, from the 1708 Valk & Schenk edition of Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas...
![[Total Eclipse of 1706] Eclipseos Solis Totalis cum mora, d: 12 Maji 1706, horis antem: in Europa celebratae, Geographica Repraesentatio, in qua Centralis Umbrae Tractus ac reliquae Magnitudines suis locis cometentes, ex Illustrium Virorum observationibu](/map/small/58590.jpg)
Mapping The Total Eclipse of 1706 Extremely rare Doppelmayer Eclipse map, overprinted on Homann's rare map of the Christian dominions of Europe (Europa Christiani Orbis Domina in sua Imperia, Regna, et Status exacte divisa . . . ). The map depicts...
![[ Pisces ]](/map/small/68533.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Pisces, with the stars heightened in gold. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th Century and the forerunner of all star atlases which contained 51 star...
![[ Canis Major ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68771.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the constellation Canis Major, with the stars heightened in gold. The present example has no text on the verso. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th...
![[Piscis Austrinus] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68435.jpg)
A magnificent full-color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Piscis Austrinus, with the stars heightened in gold. Piscis Austrinus is the being that swallows the water poured by Aquarius and is an important constellation in several ancient...
![[ Aries ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68475.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the constellation Aries, with the stars heightened in gold. The present example has no text on the verso. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th Century...
![[ Corvus ]](/map/small/68933.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Corvus, with the stars heightened in gold. The present example has no text on the verso. An early owner has added the names of the neighboring constellations, etc. Delphinus is a constellation...
![[ Lyra ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/70504.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Lyra. The present example also has the names of the neighboring constellations added in an early hand in the blank margins. Lyra is a constellation in the northern hemisphere and is one of the...
![[Cepheus]](/map/small/70581.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Cepheus. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th Century and the forerunner of all star atlases which contained 51 star charts, of which 48 were...
![[Delphinus]](/map/small/70623.jpg)
Striking richly-hand-colored example of Bayer's celestial chart of Delphinus, with the stars heightened in gold. Delphinus is a constellation in the northern sky, close to the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for dolphin. Delphinus was one of the...
![[Lupus and Centaurus] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/70787.jpg)
Striking full hand-color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Lupus (the Wolf) with Centaurus, with the stars heightened in gold....
![[Ophiuchus, or Serpentarius] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/70895.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Ophiuchus (Serpentarius), with the stars heightened in gold. Ophiuchus is one of the 48 constellations named by Claudius Ptolemy, named for the Greek word "Serpent Bearer." Ophiuchusis shown...
![[ Ara ]](/map/small/61712.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the Constellation Ara. The present example has no text on the verso. Ara is a southern constellation situated between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe. Ara was one of the 48 Greek...
![[ Scorpio ]](/map/small/68554.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the constellation Scorpio. The present example includes extensive manuscript annotations in an early hand. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th...
![[Bootes]](/map/small/68617.jpg)
Fine example of the map of the Constellation Bootes, from Bayer's Uranometria. The stars on the map are heightened in gold. In the blank margins, an early owner has inscribed the names of the neighboring constellations. Perhaps the most illustrious...
