Antique Celestial Maps A selection of decorative and historical celestial maps that is sure to please you. Each map is illustrated and carefully described. Please contact us if you are looking for special maps. Ordering and Payment

“Globe Terreste - Globe Celeste". Anonymous French copper etching in beautiful original hand coloring. Ca. 1750. Side by side: two magnificent globes one showing Europe, Asia, parts of Africa, parts of Australia. The other one showing part of the zodiac. Also shown on this decorative print: 7 planets, an eclipse of the moon and one of the sun, as well as a colorful star with all geographic directions of a blowing wind. General age toning. a few insignificant spots, mostly in margins and along centerfold. Very nice condition. 20 x 27 cm (7.9 x 10.6") $ 600.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2382

"Astronomie".Copper etching by Benard for Diderot d'Alambert, Paris, 1751. Modern hand coloring. A very decorative map showing the Hemisphere Boreal and the Hemisphere Austral with their respective stellular constalations. The various astrological and astronomical figures of this print make it very attractive. Hardly visible vertical folds to fit book size. Overall condition is Almost Very Good. 20 x 35.5 cm ( 7.8 x 13.9 ") $ 680.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2349

No Title. Celestial Chart. Copper engraving by Bayer from "Uranmetria, omnium Asterismorum continens schemata.........", published 1661. Print has thin line on right side that was caused at time of printing. The print is otherwise clean with light overall age toning. 28 x 38 cm ( 11 x 14.9 ") $ 1200.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2370

John Flamsteed: Atlas Céleste The following copper etchings of celestial maps stem from the famous English astronomer John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719). Under King Charles II of GreatBritain he rose to be the first Royal Astronomer and became the head of the famous Greenwich Observatory. He was a meticulous scientist driving mentally deeply into space and, thus, publishing the progress he made in form of a star catalog of hitherto unknown depth and amplitude. The maps in very fine modern coloring are in the tradition of similar maps by Andreas Cellarius and others. Handy in size ( ca 17.5 cm x 22.5 cm - 6.8 x 8.8 " ) they come from an octavo atlas published in Paris in 1776. Their decorative value surpasses the knowledge we now have. But that is their charme. The prints have some hardly mentionable spotting on images and sometimes light scattered spotting in margins. Margin edges are a bit brown. Vertical centerfolds. Special faults are noted below. Le Capricorne, et Le Verseau Repair in lower margin on fold line. $425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2375 Les Gemeaux $425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2379 L'Eridan, Orion, et Le Lievre Repaired worn track on centerfold. $425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2374 Le Belier Repaired worm track on centerfold. $425.00 Order nr. CELESTIAL2371 Le Taureau Repair on centerfold. $425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2373 Les Poissons Repaired worm track in lower margin. $ 425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2376 Pegase, Le Petit Cheval, Le Dauphin Two repaired worm tracks on centerfold. $425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2378 La Balene Repaired worm track on centerfold. $425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2372 La Lyre, Le Cigne, Le Lezard, Le Renard. Repaired worm track on centerfold. $425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2377 LHydre, La Coupe, Le corbeau Repaired worm track on centerfold and in lower margin. $425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2380 La Balance, et Le Scorpion $425.00 Order Nr. CEL2353 SOLD Le Serpentaire et Le Serpent $425.00 Order Nr. CEL2359 SOLD Le Cancer $475.00 Order Nr. CEL2361 SOLD LHydre, Le Sextans $425.00 Order Nr. CELESTIAL2363