![[Cassiopeia]](/map/small/68616.jpg)
Decorative map of the Constellation Cassiopeia, with the stars heightened in Gold. Includes manuscript annotations in an early hand in the margins, etc., marking the location of other constellations. The plate was originally included in the...
![[ Virgo ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68718.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the constellation Virgo, 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...
![[Aquila]](/map/small/68843.jpg)
Fine example of the map of the Constellation Aquila, from Bayer's Uranometria. Includes early hand written notes in the margins, locating the neighboring constellations. Perhaps the most illustrious of all celestial atlases is Bayer's Uranometria,...
![[ Eridanus ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68873.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Eridanus, 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 and other details in an early...
![[ Cygnus ]](/map/small/68968.jpg)
Fine example of Bayer's map of the Constellation Cygnus, one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, which remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Cygnus is a...
![[ Corona Meridionalis ]](/map/small/68991.jpg)
Fine example of Bayer's map of the Constellation Corona Meridionalis, one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, which remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union....
![[ Triangulum ]](/map/small/69032.jpg)
Fine example of Johann Bayer's map of the constellation Triangulum. Perhaps the most important of all celestial atlases is Bayer's Uranometria, the forerunner of all star atlases which contained 51 star charts, of which 48 were Ptolemaic...
![[Auriga]](/map/small/70468.jpg)
Fine example of Johann Bayer's map of the constellation Auriga, with stars heightened in Gold and manuscript annotations noting neighboring constellations and the names of stars. Auriga is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for...
![[ Crater ]](/map/small/70467.jpg)
Fine example of Bayer's map of the Constellation Crater, one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, which remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Crater, the Latin...
![[Andromeda]](/map/small/70521.jpg)
Decorative map of the Constellation Andromeda, with the stars heightened in Gold. The plate was originally included in the forty-eight maps of the individual constellations in Bayer's Uranometria in 1603. This is from the first reissue, without text...
![[Draco]](/map/small/70624.jpg)
Fine example of the map of the Constellation Draco, from Bayer's Uranometria. Perhaps the most illustrious of all celestial atlases is Bayer's Uranometria, the forerunner of all star atlases which contained 51 star charts, of which 48 were Ptolemaic...
![[ Canis Minor ]](/map/small/70696.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the constellation Canis Minor. The map includes early hand written annotations in the margins, naming the surrounding constellations and other details. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most...
![[ Corona Borealis ]](/map/small/70742.jpg)
Fine example of Bayer's celestial chart of Corona Borealis. Corona Borealis is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "northern crown", a name inspired by its shape; its main stars form a semicircular arc. It was one of the...
![[ Orion ]](/map/small/70760.jpg)
Fine example of Bayer's map of the constellation Orion, one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, which remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. The map includes...
![[Perseus]](/map/small/70819.jpg)
Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the Greek hero Perseus. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 1st century astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International...
![[ Serpens ]](/map/small/70872.jpg)
Fine example of Bayer's map of the Constellation Serpens, one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, which remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. The plate was...
