Live auction - Lot 489
[Celestial map]
Theoria trium superiorum planetarum.
Amsterdam, G. Valk, P. Schenk, [c. 1708]
€ 800 / 1.000
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Lot description
Engr., 43,7 x 51,8 cm, hand-coloured (sl. toned, traces of central fold).
Fascinating chart on the theory on the epicycles of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Along the sphere, multiple putti, some holding the title cartouche. Published in Cellarius' "Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica [...]" by Valk and Schenk in 1708. Engr. by Johannes van Loon. Numbered 20. Verso blank.
Ref. Koeman IV Cel3.