Subject: Celestial
Period: 1742 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.7 x 19 inches
57.7 x 48.3 cm
Handsome celestial chart showing the constellations of the northern hemisphere in 1730 after the catalogue of Johannes Hevelius. Depicted in the corners are the observatories of Tycho Brahe at Hven, the Paris Observatory, Hevelius at Danzig and Eimmart at Nuremberg. The tables along the sides identify and describe the constellations, including eight new observations by Hevelius.
References: Wagner p. 64-66, 1C.
Condition: B
Sharp impression and original outline color. Professional repair on centerfold. Small damp stains entering border at centerfold.