Andreas Cellarius was born in 1596 in Neuhausen and educated in Heidelberg. He emigrated to Holland in the early 17th century, and in 1637 moved to Hoorn, where he became the rector of the Latin School. Cellarius' best-known work is his Harmonia Macrocosmica, first issued in 1660 by Jan Jansson, as a supplement to Jansson's Atlas Novus. The work consists of a series of Celestial Charts begun by Cellarius in 1647 and intended as part of a two-volume treatise on cosmography, which was never issued.
Cellarius' charts are the most sought after of celestial charts, blending the striking imagery of the golden age of Dutch Cartography with contemporary scientific knowledge. The present examples come from the Valk & Schenk edition of Cellarius' atlas, which is unchanged from the 1661 edition. The 1660 and 1661 editions can be distinguished by the inclusion of a plate number in the lower right corner of the 1661 edition. The Valk & Schenk edition can be distinguished by the addition of the printer's name (Valk & Schenk) in the titles of the maps.
Tycho Brahe's Geo-Heliocentric Model of the Universe -- The Tychonic System Fine old color example of Cellarius's chart illustrating Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe's model of the universe, from the 1708 edition of Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia...
Striking example of Cellarius's model of orbits of the Planets, a model of the solar system with the earth at the center, from his Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus. The borders are filled with putti, allegorical figures with...
Striking celestial map by Andreas Cellarius, from the second edition of his Harmonia Macrocosmica The map illustrates the magnitude of various celestial bodies and stars. The Harmonia Macrocosmica of Andreas Cellarius is widely regarded as the most...
Fine example of Cellarius's chart illustrating the Greek Astronomer Aratus' model of the universe, from Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia Cosmographica . . . . This decorative celestial chart is based on the theories of the 3rd century Greek astronomer,...
Finely executed celestial model showing the movements of Venus and Mercury from an early edition of Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia Macrocosmica. Andreas Cellarius was born in 1596 in Neuhausen and educated in Heidelberg. He emigrated to Holland in the...
Striking celestial chart, showing the selenographic phases of the moon, from Cellarius' Harmonia Macrocosmica seu Atlas Universalis et Novus. Andreas Cellarius Harmonia Macrocosmica (first published in 1660) is generally regarded as one of the most...
