Ending Sep 12, 2024 10:10 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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A group of six finely hand-colored eighteenth-century celestial maps
Estate / Collection: Estate of Mary Ellin Barrett
[MAPS - CELESTIAL]
DOPPELMAYR, JOHANN GABRIEL. A set of six celestial maps, comprising; Globi Coelestis in Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars I; Pars II; Pars III; Pars IV; Pars V; Pars VI. Nuremberg: Johann Baptist Homann, circa 1730 or later. Set of six engraved celestial charts with hand-coloring, each 21 x 24 inches, framed separately. Vertical central folds, paper rippling, visibly soiled with some spotting, light toning, and Pars 1 with a dampstain at the foot of the central fold, a few manuscript annotations, the set sold as is.
This is a complete set of six celestial maps by Doppelemayr. They depict the night sky on a gnomonic projection with, as per the title, "the fixed stars for the end of the year of Christ 1730 according to the rules of arithmetic and geometry."
(6)
Sold for $960
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: Estate of Mary Ellin Barrett
[MAPS - CELESTIAL]
DOPPELMAYR, JOHANN GABRIEL. A set of six celestial maps, comprising; Globi Coelestis in Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars I; Pars II; Pars III; Pars IV; Pars V; Pars VI. Nuremberg: Johann Baptist Homann, circa 1730 or later. Set of six engraved celestial charts with hand-coloring, each 21 x 24 inches, framed separately. Vertical central folds, paper rippling, visibly soiled with some spotting, light toning, and Pars 1 with a dampstain at the foot of the central fold, a few manuscript annotations, the set sold as is.
This is a complete set of six celestial maps by Doppelemayr. They depict the night sky on a gnomonic projection with, as per the title, "the fixed stars for the end of the year of Christ 1730 according to the rules of arithmetic and geometry."
(6)
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Sep 12, 2024
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Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on September 12, 2024
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