Vintage Design
“Theoria Trium Superiorum Planetarum”
A chart of the movement of the three apparently largest planets: Mars, Jupiter & Saturn.
The superbly-decorated borders feature winged cherubs and wind-heads.
This chart was published in the ‘Atlas Coelestis; seu Harmonia Macrocosmica’, the only celestial atlas to be produced in the Netherlands before the nineteenth century. It was a compilation of maps of the Ptolemaic universe and the more modern theories of Copernicus and Brahe, and remains the finest and most highly decorative celestial atlas ever produced.
It was originally published by Jan Jansson in 1660: this chart comes from Schenk & Valk’s reissue. KOEMAN: Cel 3.
| Creator |
Andreas Cellarius |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer |
Amsterdam, Schenk & Valk |
| Design Period | Before 1890 |
| Year | 1708 |
| Production Period | Before 1890 |
| Country of Manufacture | Netherlands |
| Identifying Marks | This piece has an attribution mark |
| Style | Antique |
| Detailed Condition | |
| Product Code | ZHV-1913278 |
| Restoration and Damage Details |
Original colour with additions, including gold highlights.
|
| Materials | Engraving |
| Color | Multicolored |
| Width |
5 cm 2.0 inch |
| Depth |
1 cm 0.0 inch |
| Height |
44 cm 17.3 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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