1661 - Celestial Map by Andreas Cellarius

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 Andreas Cellarius was a renowned celestial cartographer from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His eye-catching, intricately-etched charts displayed the advancements in astronomy from the ideas of Ptolemy and Copernicus up to the Age of Exploration and its period of scientific progress in Europe. This chart features the classic constellations of the Southern sky framed by a map of the South Pole, southern South America, and Africa. Ornately designed in the baroque style, the scene is graced with a detailed cloud backdrop and cherubim in the sky, while astronomers are shown with apparatus below. The intricately-etched chart is enhanced by the classic baroque style and makes for a beautiful wall-worthy masterpiece. Celebrate the progress of astronomy and explore the world through the eyes of Andreas Cellarius.

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