![Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata, nova methodo delineata, aeris laminis expressa. [bound with:] Explicatio characterum aeneis uranometrias imaginum, tabulis, insculptorum, addita, & commodiore hac forma tertium redintegrata.](/map/small/70736.jpg)
Second Edition in Early Vellum, Bound With the Extremely Rare Text. First published in Augsburg in 1609, Bayer's Uranometria was one of the great celestial atlases of the 17th century, a veritable golden age for start chart production. This is the...
![[ Pisces ]](/map/small/68533.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Pisces, with the stars heightened in gold. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th Century and the forerunner of all star atlases which contained 51 star...
![[ Canis Major ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68771.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the constellation Canis Major, with the stars heightened in gold. The present example has no text on the verso. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th...
![[Piscis Austrinus] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68435.jpg)
A magnificent full-color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Piscis Austrinus, with the stars heightened in gold. Piscis Austrinus is the being that swallows the water poured by Aquarius and is an important constellation in several ancient...
![[ Aries ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68475.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the constellation Aries, with the stars heightened in gold. The present example has no text on the verso. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th Century...
![[ Corvus ]](/map/small/68933.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Corvus, with the stars heightened in gold. The present example has no text on the verso. An early owner has added the names of the neighboring constellations, etc. Delphinus is a constellation...
![[ Lyra ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/70504.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Lyra. The present example also has the names of the neighboring constellations added in an early hand in the blank margins. Lyra is a constellation in the northern hemisphere and is one of the...
![[Cepheus]](/map/small/70581.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Cepheus. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th Century and the forerunner of all star atlases which contained 51 star charts, of which 48 were...
![[Delphinus]](/map/small/70623.jpg)
Striking richly-hand-colored example of Bayer's celestial chart of Delphinus, with the stars heightened in gold. Delphinus is a constellation in the northern sky, close to the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for dolphin. Delphinus was one of the...
![[Lupus and Centaurus] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/70787.jpg)
Striking full hand-color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Lupus (the Wolf) with Centaurus, with the stars heightened in gold....
![[Ophiuchus, or Serpentarius] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/70895.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Ophiuchus (Serpentarius), with the stars heightened in gold. Ophiuchus is one of the 48 constellations named by Claudius Ptolemy, named for the Greek word "Serpent Bearer." Ophiuchusis shown...
![[ Ara ]](/map/small/61712.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the Constellation Ara. The present example has no text on the verso. Ara is a southern constellation situated between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe. Ara was one of the 48 Greek...
![[ Scorpio ]](/map/small/68554.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the constellation Scorpio. The present example includes extensive manuscript annotations in an early hand. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th...
![[Bootes]](/map/small/68617.jpg)
Fine example of the map of the Constellation Bootes, from Bayer's Uranometria. The stars on the map are heightened in gold. In the blank margins, an early owner has inscribed the names of the neighboring constellations. Perhaps the most illustrious...
![[Cassiopeia]](/map/small/68616.jpg)
Decorative map of the Constellation Cassiopeia, with the stars heightened in Gold. Includes manuscript annotations in an early hand in the margins, etc., marking the location of other constellations. The plate was originally included in the...
![[ Virgo ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68718.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of the constellation Virgo, with the stars heightened in gold. The present example has no text on the verso. Bayer's Uranometria, is one of the most important celestial atlases of the 17th Century...
