This large map is one of the most unusual Dutch celestial charts. It shows the constellations of both the northern and southern hemispheres on a single rectangular projection. The constellations are depicted as though looking down on the earth from beyond the stars, so many of the figures are drawn with their backs turned. A chart of measurements organized by the zodiac is below the chart. Cherubs support a small cartouche within the chart (Door Dit Hemels Pleyn…) This chart is the work of Remmet Teunisse Backer from circa 1684. It was issued by several publishers throughout the eighteenth century. This is the last state with Elwe's imprint added in the chart and Johannes de Ram's imprint barely visible below the bottom neatline.

References: Kanas, p. 330; Warner p. 11, 1.d.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a faint dampstain along the centerfold at top with a resulting chip that has been archivally repaired, with a small amount of the top border replaced in facsimile.