Celestial Chart by Homann Heirs
Some minor color fade along center hold otherwise in excellent condition with thick paper
Dimensions: 22x25"
$2500
Astronomical chart c1740's published in Nuvemberg based on the works of Astronomers Doppelmayr, Heelius and Halley
Hand colored, copperplate engraved
Map by the Homann family and Eimmait. The double emisphere celestial chart shows the constellations of the northern and southern skies depicted as animal figures as well as three diagrams showing the planetary modes bu Brache, Pliolemy and Copernicus. Three other diagrams show the moon and sun, revolution of the Earth around the sun and the effects of the moon on tides.
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