Lot 108

[CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665)]. Planisphærium Braheum sive structura mundi totius, ex hypothesi Tychonis Brahei in plano delineata, Amsterdam: "Gerardum Valk et Petrum Schenk", [1708], fine hand-coloured engraved hemispherical star chart, 420 x 515mm.

Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer price: £950
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[CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665)].  Planisphærium Braheum sive structura mundi totius, ex hypothesi Tychonis Brahei in plano delineata. Amsterdam: "Gerardum Valk et Petrum Schenk", [1708]. Fine hand-coloured engraved hemispherical star chart, figure of Tycho Brahe in lower right corner with his observatory in the background, many putti and allegorical figures in the margins, blank on verso (some light mainly marginal spotting and staining), 420 x 515mm., unframed. Please see the footnote to the previous lot. Kanas Star Maps pp.191-94; Stott Celestial Charts pp.58-59.

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