logo

Shopping Options

Celestial_&_Space

Antique rare maps of Celestial_&_Space





1

1748 - [Eclipse of 1748] Vorstellung der in der Nacht zwischen den 8. u. 9. Aug. 1748 vorfallenden partialen Mond-Finsternis

  • $14.99

Rare celestial chart, depicting the Eclipse of August 8 and 9, 1748. The chart illustrates a partial lunar eclipse, as observed and recorded by Tobias Maier in 1748.


2

1750 - [Hydra, Corvus and the Crater]

  • $14.99

Rare separately issued star chart of the Constellations Hydra, Corvus and the Crater, from John Bevis' Celestial Atlas. John Bevis was an Oxford trained physician and amateur astronomer, who is perhaps best known for his discovery of the Crab Nebula...


3

1750 - Planisphaerium Coeleste

  • $14.99

Striking Eighteenth-Century Map of the Stars Fine old-color example of Conrad Lotter's decorative double polar-hemisphere celestial chart. The large hemispheres show the constellations visible in the northern and southern hemispheres. Each circle is...


4

1750 - [A Complete Set of the 12 Signs of the Zodiac]

  • $29.99

Complete Set of Bevis Star Charts of the Signs of the Zodiac in Early Color Quite possibly the only surviving separately published set of 12 star charts of the signs of the Zodiac, published by John Bevis. These extremely charts were compiled by...


5

1756 - La Manière De Reconnoitre Les Principales E Toiles Dans Le Ciel

  • $14.99

Decorative map of the Milky Way and positions of the stars in the Sky. Includes remarkable decorative borders found only in the deluxe edition of Buy De Mornas' Atlas Methodique et Elementaire de Goegraphie et l'Histoire.


6

1756 - Des Planètes Subalternes Et De La Paralaxe

  • $14.99

Decorative image showing the phases of the moon. Includes intricate decorative borders found only in the deluxe edition of Buy De Mornas' Atlas Methodique et Elementaire de Goegraphie et l'Histoire.


7

1766 - Sphere Droite [and] Sphere Parallele

  • $14.99

A striking pair of engraved armillary spheres projecting models of the Solar System. Attractive wash colors and illustrations of the signs of the zodiac and other features. A decorative map from Brion De La Tour, one of the most prolific cartographic...


8

1766 - Sphere Droite [and] Sphere Parallele

  • $14.99

A striking pair of engraved armillary spheres projecting models of the Solar System. Attractive wash colors and illustrations of the signs of the zodiac and other features. A decorative map from Brion De La Tour, one of the most prolific cartographic...


9

1766 - Sphere De Copernic [and] Sphere De Ptolemee

  • $14.99

A striking set of armillary spheres illustrating the Universe according to Copernicus and Ptolemy respectively. A decorative map from Brion De La Tour, one of the most prolific cartographic publishers of the mid 18th Century, with the deluxe...


10

1770 - Sphere Droite [and] Sphere Parallele

  • $9.99

A striking pair of engraved armillary spheres projecting models of the Solar System, surrounded by a decorative architectural frame, embellished with cherubs and cartographic symbols. Attractive wash colors and illustrations of the signs of the zodiac...


11

1774 - Sphaera Armillaris / Instrumentum artificiale Orrery ab inventore appellatum

  • $9.99

Finely engraved image showing an Armillary Sphere and an Orrery, mounted on elaborately carved stands. Below the image is an elaborate explanation of the two instruments in both German and Latin. This plate is quite rare on the market. We note no...


12

1776 - Hercules, La Couronne (Hercules and The Crown)

  • $14.99

Detailed star chart of the constellations Hercules and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund...


13

1776 - Le Lynx, Le Ptit. Lion (Lynx, Leo Minor)

  • $14.99

Detailed star chart of the constellation Leo, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund Halley and Isaac Newton. He made a...


14

1776 - Les Poissons (Pisces)

  • $14.99

Detailed star chart of the constellation Pisces and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund Halley...


15

1776 - Pagase, Le Petit Cheval, Le Dauphin (Pegasus, Pisces and Equuleus)

  • $14.99

Detailed star chart of Pegasus, Pisces and Equuleus, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over Edmund Halley and Isaac Newton. He made a...


16

1776 - La Serpentaire et Le Serpente (Ophiucus & Serpens)

  • $14.99

Detailed star chart of the constellations Ophiucus, Serpens and neighboring constellations, from Fortin's Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed . . , published in Paris. John Flamsteed was the first Astronomer Royal at the London Observatory, winning out over...