Vintage Design
An early depiction in print of the Zodiac sign Sagittarius, engraved by Alexander Mair for Bayer’s ‘Uranometria’, a star atlas that shaped the way the heavens would be perceived for more than two centuries.
Johann Bayer (1572-1625), an Augsburg lawyer, was an amateur astronomer in the years just prior to the invention of the telescope.
His most important innovation was a new system of identifying stars by Greek and Roman letters, known today as the Bayer designation.
His ‘Uranometria’ (‘Measuring the Sky’), first published 1603, was the first celestial atlas to contain a chart of the stars in the Southern Hemisphere. WARNER: Bayer 1.
Johann Bayer (1572-1625), an Augsburg lawyer, was an amateur astronomer in the years just prior to the invention of the telescope.
His most important innovation was a new system of identifying stars by Greek and Roman letters, known today as the Bayer designation.
His ‘Uranometria’ (‘Measuring the Sky’), first published 1603, was the first celestial atlas to contain a chart of the stars in the Southern Hemisphere. WARNER: Bayer 1.
| Creator |
Johann Bayer |
|---|---|
| Design Period | Before 1890 |
| Year | 1641 |
| Production Period | Before 1890 |
| Country of Manufacture | Germany |
| Identifying Marks | This piece has an attribution mark |
| Style | Antique |
| Detailed Condition | |
| Product Code | ZHV-1915192 |
| Restoration and Damage Details |
Coloured with watercolour and gouache, stars highlighted in gold.
|
| Materials | Watercolor |
| Color | Multicolored |
| Width |
3 cm 1.2 inch |
| Depth |
1 cm 0.0 inch |
| Height |
29 cm 11.2 inch |
| Duties Notice | Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order. |
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