Live auction - Lot 487

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[Celestial map]

[CELLARIUS, Andreas]

Corporum coelestium magnitudines.

[C. 1660]

€ 1.000 / 1.500

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Engr., 43 x 52,3 cm, hand-coloured (bl. margins sl. soiled).

Underlaid.

Spectacular map depicting the magnitude of various celestial bodies. Along the spheres, 5 putti holding the title cartouche in 2 parts, with many smaller and bigger putti. First published in Cellarius' "Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica [...]" in 1660, considered as one of the most beautiful celestial atlases. Engr. by Johannes van Loon. Verso blank.
Ref. Koeman IV Cel1.

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Lot 487

Let's find out what is written in the stars!

Corporum coelestium magnitudines.

[CELLARIUS, Andreas]

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