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 CELLARIUS, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
Solis Circa Orbem Terrarum Spiralis Revolutio.
Amsterdam: G. Valk & P. Schenk, 1708. Copper-engraved celestial map, with full period colour. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches.
One of the finest and most highly decorative celestial charts ever produced, from the Valk & Schenk edition of Cellarius
This beautiful chart is from the Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus (Harmonious Universe or New and Universal Atlas) by Andreas Cellarius, the finest celestial atlas ever produced. It depicts, according to pre-Copernican belief, the apparent path of the sun as it revolves around the Earth, which through the year was thought to form a spiral pattern. It would pass from one climate zone to another, thus regulating the seasons. The Earth is shown on an axis far more pronounced than the 23.5 degrees that was later ascertained. This rather severe tilt makes the zodiacal band run almost vertically through the image. According to Classical astronomy, championed by Aristotle and Ptolemy, the universe was a geocentric system, in which the Sun, stars, and the planets revolved around the Earth.
The present image was engraved during the great era of Dutch map-making, a period that saw perfection in the art of representing scientific ideas in graphic form by means of engraving. It was first printed by Janssonius in 1660, and reprinted in 1661, and again in 1708 by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk, who added their names to the plates.
Andreas Cellarius was born in about 1596 in Neuhausen, a small town near Worms in the Rhine-Hesse region of Germany. From 1625 to 1637 Cellarius worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he was appointed as headmaster or rector of the Latin School. He published a number of works during his lifetime, but the last and greatest was the Harmonia Macrocosmica. Cellarius resigned from his post as headmaster in early 1665 and died in Hoorn in November of the same year.
Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Cel. 3
#11063 $5,500.00  
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 CELLARIUS, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
[The Astrological Aspects, such as Opposition, Conjunction, etc., among the Planets] Typus aspectuum oppositionum et conjunctionum etz in planetis
[Amsterdam: G. Valck & P. Schenk, 1708]. Copper-engraved celestial chart, with full original colour. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches. .
One of the finest and most highly decorative celestial charts ever produced, from the Valk & Schenk edition of Cellarius
This chart is from the Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus (Harmonious Universe or New and Universal Atlas) by Andreas Cellarius, the finest celestial atlas ever produced. It shows the various aspects of the planets from an astrological view point. It is a beautiful image, timeless in the abstract harmony of colour, shape, and composition, and also a record of the restless searching of the human mind for order in the un-ordered universe.
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were a period when great advances were made in the understanding of the universe and our place within it. In tandem with these scientific advances came the perfection of the art of representing these ideas in a graphic form using engravings. The present image by Cellarius is the perfect example of this synthesis: an exquisite work of art that embodies the contemporary state of scientific knowledge of the heavens.
It was originally engraved during the greatest era of Dutch map-making, and was first published, in 1660, by Johannes Janssonius of Amsterdam. It was reprinted by Janssonius in 1661, and again in 1708 by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk, who added their names to the plates.
Andreas Cellarius was born in about 1596 in Neuhausen, a small town near Worms in the Rhine-hesse region of Germany. From 1625 to 1637 Cellarius worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 1637 he moved to Hoorn, where he was appointed as headmaster or rector of the Latin School. He published a number of works during his lifetime, but the last and greatest was the Harmonia Macrocosmica. Cellarius resigned from his post as headmaster in early 1665 and died in Hoorn in November of the same year.
Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandidi, Cel.3
#15265$2,750.00
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 CELLARIUS, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
[The Hemisphere of the 'Old World', depicting Climatic Zones, Meridian Circles, and the Dwelling Places of Various Peoples] Hemisphærium Orbis Antiqui, cum Zonis, Circulis, et Situ Populorum Diverso.
[Amsterdam: G. Valk & P. Schenk, 1708]. Copper-engraved celestial chart, with full original colour. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches.
One of the finest and most highly decorative celestial charts ever produced, from the Valk & Schenk edition of Cellarius
This beautiful chart is from the Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus (Harmonious Universe or New and Universal Atlas) by Andreas Cellarius, the finest celestial atlas ever produced. It depicts the entire eastern terrestrial hemisphere, from a cosmic perspective, showing the various climate zones and population centres of the 'Old World'. The image is bordered by a field of richly-coloured auricular swirls, a stunning and unique product of the Dutch renaisssance in the decorative arts.
The present image was engraved in 1660 by Jan Janssonius, during the great era of Dutch map-making, a period that saw the perfection of the art of representing scientific ideas in graphic form using engraving. It was reprinted by Janssonius in 1661, and again in 1708 by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk, who added their names to the plates.
Andreas Cellarius was born in about 1596 in Neuhausen, a small town near Worms in the Rhine-Hesse region of Germany. From 1625 to 1637 Cellarius worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he was appointed as headmaster or rector of the Latin School. He published a number of works during his lifetime, but the last and greatest was the Harmonia Macrocosmica. Cellarius resigned from his post as headmaster in early 1665 and died in Hoorn in November of the same year.
Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Cel. 3
#11067$4,000.00
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 CELLARIUS, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
[The Motions of the Three Outer Planets] Theoriatrium superiorum planetarum
[Amsterdam: G. Valk & P. Schenk, 1708]. Copper-engraved celestial map, with full original colour. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches.
One of the finest and most decorative celestial charts ever produced, from the Valk & Schenk edtion of Cellarius
This chart is from the Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus (Harmonious Universe or New and Universal Atlas) by Andreas Cellarius, the finest celestial atlas ever produced. It demonstrates the Ptolemaic theory of epicycles. The epicycles theory addressed a problem that arose from the assumption that if the Earth was the center of the universe, then the circuit of the planets should be of a steady one-directional, circular progress. Observation showed, however, that the orbital progress of the planets was in fact irregular, and from these observations arose the ancient theory of epicycles illustrated here. It is a beautiful image, timeless in the abstract harmony of colour, shape and composition, and also a record of the restless search of the human mind to apprehend order in the universe.
This chart was originally engraved during the greatest era of Dutch map-making, in 1660, by Johannes Janssonius of Amsterdam. It was reprinted by Janssonius in 1661, and again in 1708 by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk, who added their names to the plates.
Andreas Cellarius was born in about 1596 in Neuhausen, a small town near Worms in the Rhine-Hesse region of Germany. From 1625 to 1637 Cellarius worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he was appointed as headmaster or rector of the Latin School. He published a number of works during his lifetime, but the last and greatest was the Harmonia Macrocosmica. Cellarius resigned from his post as headmaster in early 1665 and died in Hoorn in November of the same year.
Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Cel. 3
#15266$2,750.00
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 CELLARIUS, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
[The Motions of the Three Outer Planets] Theoriatrium superiorum planetarum
Amsterdam: Jan Jansson, [1660]. Copper-engraved celestial map, with full original colour. Centerfold re-inforced at base. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 23 inches. .
One of the finest and most decorative celestial charts ever produced, from the first edition of Cellarius
This chart is from the Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus (Harmonious Universe or New and Universal Atlas) by Andreas Cellarius, the finest celestial atlas ever produced. It demonstrates the Ptolemaic theory of epicycles. The epicycles theory addressed a problem that arose from the assumption that if the Earth was the center of the universe, then the circuit of the planets should be of a steady one-directional, circular progress. Observation showed, however, that the orbital progress of the planets was in fact irregular, and from these observations arose the ancient theory of epicycles illustrated here. It is a beautiful image, timeless in the abstract harmony of colour, shape and composition, and also a record of the restless search of the human mind to apprehend order in the universe.
This chart was engraved during the greatest era of Dutch map-making, in 1660, by Johannes Janssonius of Amsterdam. It was reprinted by Janssonius in 1661, and again in 1708 by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk, who added their names to the plates.
Andreas Cellarius was born in about 1596 in Neuhausen, a small town near Worms in the Rhine-Hesse region of Germany. From 1625 to 1637 Cellarius worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he was appointed as headmaster or rector of the Latin School. He published a number of works during his lifetime, but the last and greatest was the Harmonia Macrocosmica. Cellarius resigned from his post as headmaster in early 1665 and died in Hoorn in November of the same year.
Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Cel. 1
#19176$2,750.00
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 CELLARIUS, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
[The Northern Celestial Hemisphere, with the Terrestrial Hemisphere beneath] Hæmisphærium stellatum boreale cum subiecto hæmisphærio terrestri
Amsterdam: G. Valk & P.Schenk, 1708. Copper-engraved celestial map, with full original colour, later marginal colour. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches.
One of the finest and most highly decorative celestial charts ever produced, from the Valk & Schenk edition of Cellarius
This composition, of great artistic élan, presents a view of the constellations of the Northern Sky superimposed over the North Pole, Europe and northern Asia. It is from the Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus (Harmonious Universe or New and Universal Atlas) by Andreas Cellarius, the finest celestial atlas ever produced. According to Classical astronomy, championed by Aristotle and Ptolemy, the stars were mounted on a huge, transparent crystal sphere that was part of a geocentric system, in which all of the stars and planets revolved around the Earth.
The present image was first engraved in 1660 by Jan Janssonius, during the great era of Dutch map-making, a period that saw the perfection of the art of representing scientific ideas in graphic form through engraving. It was reprinted by Janssonius in 1661, and again in 1708 by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk, who added their names to the plates.
Andreas Cellarius was born in about 1596 in Neuhausen, a small town near Worms in the Rhine-Hesse region of Germany. From 1625 to 1637 Cellarius worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he was appointed as headmaster or rector of the Latin School. He published a number of works during his lifetime, but the last and greatest was the Harmonia Macrocosmica. Cellarius resigned from his post as headmaster in early 1665 and died in Hoorn in November of the same year.
Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Cel. 3
#11061$7,500.00
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 CELLARIUS, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
[The Southern Celestial Hemisphere of Classical Antiquity] Hæmisphærium Stellatum Australe Antiquum
[Amsterdam: G.Valck & P.Schenk, 1708]. Copper-engraved celestial map, with full original colour. Excellent condition. Sheet size: 20 x 22 1/4 inches.
One of the finest and most highly decorative celestial charts ever produced, from the Valk & Schenck edition of Cellarius
This artistically virtuous composition represents a view of the sky of the Southern Hemisphere as considered by Ancient Greek custom, forming part of the Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus (Harmonious Universe or New and Universal Atlas) by Andreas Cellarius, the finest celestial atlas ever produced. According to Classical astronomy, championed by Aristotle and Ptolemy, the stars were mounted on a huge, transparent, crystal sphere part of a divine system in which all of the stars and planets rotated around the Earth. In this chart, the figures of the zodiac form a circle within which are the constellations of the Southern sky, including Orion, Hydra, and the Southern Cross, all represented by lively Baroque figures.
The present image by Cellarius was created during the great era of Dutch map-making, a period that saw the perfection of the art of representing scientific ideas in graphic form by means of engraving. It was first printed by Janssonius in 1660, and reprinted in 1661. In 1708, Gerard Valck and Petrus Schenk, made their own edition, adding their names to the plates.
Andreas Cellarius was born in about 1596 in Neuhausen, a small town near Worms in the Rhine-Hesse region of Germany. From 1625 to 1637 Cellarius worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he was appointed as headmaster or rector of the Latin School. He published a number of works during his lifetime, but the last and greatest was the Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica. Cellarius resigned from his post as headmaster in early 1665 and died in Hoorn in November of the same year.
Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Cel. 3
#11059$7,500.00
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 CELLARIUS, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
[The Southern Celestial Hemisphere superimposed over the Terrestial Sphere] Hæmisphærium Stellatum Australe Æquali Sphærarum Proportione.
Amsterdam: G. Valk & P. Schenk, 1708. Copper-engraved celestial map, with full original colour. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches.
One of the finest and most highly decorative celestial charts ever produced.
This artistically virtuous composition presents a view of the constellations of the Southern celestial hemisphere, as considered by Ancient Greek custom, superimposed on the southern portion of the western hemisphere, including Terra Australis, a large southern polar continent. It is from the Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus (Harmonious Universe or New and Universal Atlas) by Andreas Cellarius, the finest celestial atlas ever produced. According to classical astronomy, championed by Aristotle and Ptolemy, the stars were mounted on a huge, transparent crystal sphere that was part of a geocentric system, in which all of the stars and planets rotated around the Earth.
Cellarius's star-chart demonstrates three separate ideas about the motions of the spheres, longitude and the influences of the stars. It is a beautiful image, timeless in the abstract harmony of colour, shape and composition, and also a record of the restless search for cosmic understanding.
The present image was originally engraved in 1660 by Jan Janssonius, during the great era of Dutch map-making, a period that saw perfection in the art of representing scientific ideas in graphic form by means of engraving. It was reprinted by Janssonius in 1661, and again in 1708 by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk, who added their names to the plates.
Andreas Cellarius was born in about 1596 in Neuhausen, a small town near Worms in the Rhine-Hesse region of Germany. From 1625 to 1637 Cellarius worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he was appointed as headmaster or rector of the Latin School. He published a number of works during his lifetime, but the last and greatest was the Harmonia Macrocosmica. Cellarius resigned from his post as headmaster in early 1665 and died in Hoorn in November of the same year.
Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Cel. 3.
#11062$7,500.00
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 CELLARIUS, Andreas (c.1596-1665)
Theoria Solis per eccentricum sine epicyclo
[Amsterdam: G. Valk & P. Schenk, 1708]. Copper-engraved celestial map, with full original colour. Very good condition apart from two printer's creases left and right margins and intruding an inch or so into image. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches.
One of the finest and most highly decorative celestial charts ever produced, from the Valk & Schenk edition of Cellarius
This chart is from the Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus (Harmonious Universe or New and Universal Atlas) by Andreas Cellarius, the finest celestial atlas ever produced. It depicts a supposed orbit of the Sun around the Earth according Ptolemaic theory. The circular path of the Sun centers on a point other than the Earth, which is shown to be the center of the Zodiacal Circle, this being at odds with the Solar path. If the Earth were stationary, as was supposed, and the path of the Sun circular, it would necessarily follow the same path at the same distance every day. Clearly, this is not the case, and this chart endeavors to articulate the Classical explanation for the apparent irregularities of the Sun's motion, without resorting to epicycles.
This chart was originally created during the great era of Dutch map-making and was first published in 1660 by Johannes Janssonius of Amsterdam. It was reprinted by Janssonius in 1661, and again in 1708 by Gerard Valk and Petrus Schenk, who added their names to the plates.
Andreas Cellarius was born in about 1596 in Neuhausen, a small town near Worms in the Rhine-Hesse region of Germany. From 1625 to 1637 Cellarius worked as a schoolmaster in Amsterdam and The Hague, and in 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he was appointed as headmaster or rector of the Latin School. He published a number of works during his lifetime, but the last and greatest was the Harmonia Macrocosmica. Cellarius resigned from his post as headmaster in early 1665 and died in Hoorn in November of the same year.
Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Cel. 3
#9381$2,750.00
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 DOPPELMAYR, Johann Gabriel (1677-1750)
Globi Coelestis in Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars V in qua Longitudines Stellarum fixarum ad anum Christi completum 1730 tam Arithmetice quam Geometrice exhibentur...
Nuremburg: J. B. Homann, circa 1730. Hand-coloured engraving. Good condition, margins re-backed to restore several minor losses and tears. Image size (including text): 19 1/4 x 23 inches. Sheet size: 21 1/4 x 24 3/4 inches.
A dramatic star chart by Doppelmayr illustrating the early winter zodiacal signs: Scorpio, Sagittarius, and part of Capricorn
Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr (1677-1750) was a Nuremberg astronomer and mapmaker, who made globes, star charts, moon charts and completed Homann's Atlas Coelestis in 1742. This is part V of a group of six showing the entire panorama of the night sky as known and represented in the early 18th century. The stars are differentiated according to magnitude, and there is an extensive star index on each side of the chart.
Johann Batiste Homann (1663-1724) began his professional life as an engraver for others, founding his own cartographical firm in 1702. He brought back to life German mapmaking, which virtually ceased in the early 16th century, using Dutch cartography as his guide and starting point.
#15429$2,000.00
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