Cellarius, Andreas
Theoria Lunae, Eiu Sotum Pereccentricum et Epicyclum Demonstrans.
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Eigenschaften
- Published: P. Schenk , Amsterdam
- Published date: 1708
- Type: Antique Map
- Technique: Copper engraving / later hand color
- Issue date: 1708
- Size: 430 by 511mm (17 by 20 inches).
- Stock number: 26362
- Condition: In excellent condition.
Article description
Article description
Copper engraving, hand colored in outline and wash.
This celestial chart illustrating the Claudius Ptolemy model of lunar motion. The chart illustrates the lunar epicycles as the moon revolves along various orbits. The central chart is bordered zodiacal iconography. Cellarius first issued this chart in 1660 in conjunction with map and atlas publisher Johannes Janssonius. The present example from the Valk and Schenk edition of the Atlas Coelestis in 1708, engraved by Joannes van Loon.
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