Northern Starry Hemisphere With Underlying Terrestrial Hemisphere
1660
Step into a mythological zoo where giant bears, dragons, and centaurs wrestle across the stars in this stunning 1660 celestial map by Andreas Cellarius. Supported by muscular figures at the bottom and announced by trumpet-blowing angels at the top, this plate is from his famous atlas *Harmonia Macrocosmica*. It captures a fascinating moment in history where art and science collided; Cellarius was mapping the heavens just as the world was arguing over whether the Earth or the Sun was the center of the universe.
- Technique
- Hand-colored engraving
- Material
- Paper
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