Back to overview

Lot 532

Live veiling

Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus, totius universi creati cosmographiam generalem, et novam exhibens.

CELLARIUS, Andreas

€ 12.000 / 16.000

Live bidding (Drouot*) Live bidding (Invaluable*)

Bidding is closed


Lot description

Amsterdam, G. Valk; P. Schenk, 1708

Large folio: engr. title-letterpress title, 29 b/w maps, index, on guards (some minor foxing, light marginal soiling, lower part toned). Maps in very good condition, large margins, centerfolds perfect.

Rather poor contemp. mottled calf (headband part. damaged, rubbed, some scratches).

2nd edition of A. Cellarius' sumptuous celestial atlas (1st ed.: 1660) on the history and development of astronomy. Ill. with an engr. allegorical title by F.H. van den Hove and 29 pl. in 2nd state. Schenk and Valk bought the plates of the 1660 edition by J. Janssonius at the auction of 1694 and added their imprint. Richly decorated with portraits and geometrical instruments, Cellarius' work demonstrates Ptolemy's geocentric model, as well as Aratus' cosmography, the heliocentric model of Copernicus and the Tychonic system developed by Tycho Brahe. With the selling price of a copy more or less equal to the author's monthly income, this atlas was a prestigious work that few could afford.
Ref. van der Krogt I:802A. - van Gent, R.H. - "De hemelatlas van Andreas Cellarius". In Caert-Thresoor 19/1 (2000), pp. 9-25.

Live bidding

Bidding is closed


Read more
Live bidding

Bidding is closed


Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus, totius universi creati cosmographiam generalem, et novam exhibens.

Lot 532

Please log in to bid
create an account here .
Log in
© Arenberg Auctions 2024 – Webdesign Webit
Voorwaarden | Privacy Policy | Cookiebeleid