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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...