Antique Celestial Map Reproductions

Solis Circa Orbem Terrarum Spiralis Revolutio (Spiral Path of the Sun Around the Earth)
Cellarius (Valk & Schenk), Amsterdam, 1708

A reproduction of a hand-colored copper plate engraved map. Original size: 17 inches x 20 inches

Originally appeared in the 1708 Valk & Schenk edition of Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia Cosmographica . . . ..

This is a diagram of the path of the sun relative to the earth. It shows a central earth globe with an exposed Eastern Hemisphere encircled by a band decorated with pictorial images representing the constellations of the zodiac. These elements are within a circular frame labeled with the positions of the sun, from Zenith at the top to Nadir at the bottom. The rest of the chart is decorated with images of billowing clouds and four playful putti, two of which hold strings attached to flying birds.

Cellarius' charts are the most soughtafter of celestial charts, blending the striking imagery of the golden age of Dutch Cartography with contemporary scientific knowledge.

Orbium Planetarum Terram Complectentium Scenographia (Planet Earth Including Scenography)
Cellarius (Valk & Schenk), Amsterdam, 1708

A reproduction of a hand-colored copper plate engraved map. Original size: 17 inches x 20 inches

Originally appeared in the 1708 Valk & Schenk edition of Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia Cosmographica . . . ..

This is an astronomical chart in the form of the concentric rings of an armillary sphere, demonstrating the apparent movements of sun, moon and planets around the earth. It is decorated in the four corners by putti carrying two title cartouches. A small globe of the earth in the center shows most of the American continent and the western part of Europe.

Cellarius' charts are the most soughtafter of celestial charts, blending the striking imagery of the golden age of Dutch Cartography with contemporary scientific knowledge.