Cellestial chart showing the planisphere according to Copernicus by Andreas Cellarius 1708
In 1660, Joannes Janssonius added a celestial atlas to his Atlas Major, the beautiful Harmonia Macrocosmica by A. Cellarius. In 1661 the atlas was republished as a separate publication. The plates of the Harmonia Macrocosmica were reprinted (without the Latin commentary) in 1708 by the Amsterdam publishers Valk and Schenk.
Andreas Cellarius (Heidelberg, c. 1596 - Hoorn, 1665)
Andreas Cellarius enrolled at Heidelberg University in 1613. Then, after several years as a schoolmaster in The Hague, he became the rector of the Latin School at Hoorn around 1637.
Cellarius's connection with the Janssonius publishing firm dates back to around 1645. This year, Jodocus Janssonius, Johannes's son, published Cellarius's Architectura Militaris, work on fortifications. In 1652 the Amsterdam publisher Gillis Jansz. Valckenier published Cellarius's Regni Poloniae … with 21 maps.
In 1660, Joannes Janssonius added a celestial atlas to his Atlas Major, the beautiful Harmonia Macrocosmica by Andreas Cellarius. In 1661, the atlas was republished as a separate publication. The plates of the Harmonia Macrocosmica were reprinted (without the Latin commentary) in 1708 by the Amsterdam publishers Valk and Schenk.
The Harmonia Macrocosmica is the most beautiful celestial atlas ever published and is one of the notable masterworks from the Golden Age of Dutch cartography. The first part of the atlas contains engravings depicting the world systems of Claudius Ptolemy, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe. At the end are star maps of the classical and further constellations.
Planisphaerium Copernicanum Sive Systema Universi Totius Creati Ex Hypothesi Copernicana in Plano Exhibitum.
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Category: Antique maps > Celestial Maps
Celestial chart showing the planisphere according to Copernicus by A. Cellarius.
Title: Planisphaerium Copernicanum Sive Systema Universi Totius Creati Ex Hypothesi Copernicana in Plano Exhibitum.
Prostant Amstelaedami apud Gerardum Valk, et Petrum Schenk.
Date of the first edition: 1660.
Date of this map: 1708.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Image size: 420 x 515mm (16.54 x 20.28 inches).
Sheet size: 550 x 655mm (21.65 x 25.79 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Hand coloured, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+.
From: A Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica sea Atlas Coelestis. G. Valk and P. Schenk, 1708. (Van der Krogt 1, 802)
In 1660, Joannes Janssonius added a celestial atlas to his Atlas Major, the beautiful Harmonia Macrocosmica by A. Cellarius. In 1661 the atlas was republished as a separate publication. The plates of the Harmonia Macrocosmica were reprinted (without the Latin commentary) in 1708 by the Amsterdam publishers Valk and Schenk.
Andreas Cellarius (Heidelberg, c. 1596 - Hoorn, 1665)
Andreas Cellarius enrolled at Heidelberg University in 1613. Then, after several years as a schoolmaster in The Hague, he became the rector of the Latin School at Hoorn around 1637.
Cellarius's connection with the Janssonius publishing firm dates back to around 1645. This year, Jodocus Janssonius, Johannes's son, published Cellarius's Architectura Militaris, work on fortifications. In 1652 the Amsterdam publisher Gillis Jansz. Valckenier published Cellarius's Regni Poloniae … with 21 maps.
In 1660, Joannes Janssonius added a celestial atlas to his Atlas Major, the beautiful Harmonia Macrocosmica by Andreas Cellarius. In 1661, the atlas was republished as a separate publication. The plates of the Harmonia Macrocosmica were reprinted (without the Latin commentary) in 1708 by the Amsterdam publishers Valk and Schenk.
The Harmonia Macrocosmica is the most beautiful celestial atlas ever published and is one of the notable masterworks from the Golden Age of Dutch cartography. The first part of the atlas contains engravings depicting the world systems of Claudius Ptolemy, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe. At the end are star maps of the classical and further constellations.
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