Auction web107
By Bertolami Fine Art
Nov 16, 2021
Piazza Lovatelli, 1, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
16 Novembre 2021 alle 15:00 CET
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LOT 368:

Johann Baptista Homann (1664-1724)
Globi Coelestis In Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars Vi . . . [Argo Navis ...

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Johann Baptista Homann (1664-1724)
Globi Coelestis In Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars Vi . . . [Argo Navis, Phoenix, Centaurus, Southern Cross, Etc.], 1730

Engraving
58,5 x 50 cm

The night sky with the zodiacal constellations represented according to classical mythology: part VI - Argo Navis, Phoenix, Centaurus, Southern Cross, Triangulum Australe, Grus, Toucan Anser Americanus, Apus Avis Indica, Musca Apis, Chameleon, Robur Caroli, Piseri Voans, Nebula Major and Minor, Hydrus, Dorado Xiphias, Eridanus Fluvius and Lupus. Published in Nuremberg in 1741, the astronomical map goes back to Doppelmayr. The map is based on Doppelmayr. Splendid impression with fine coeval coloring. Presents restoration in the upper right part of the sheet, nicely executed.