Detailed Ortelius Map of the Holy Land, Based on Tilemann Stella’s Extremely Rare Holy Land Maps Nice example of Ortelius' map of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel from the Parergon, an atlas depicting both secular and religious histories of the...
Finely colored example of this decorative map of the Holy Land, illustrating the life of Abraham. The Wanderings of Abraham is among Oretelius' most elaborate productions. It demonstrates his combined talents as mapmaker, artist and historian. This is...
![[ 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...
![[Aquila]](/map/small/68843.jpg)
Fine example of the map of the Constellation Aquila, from Bayer's Uranometria. Includes early hand written notes in the margins, locating the neighboring constellations. Perhaps the most illustrious of all celestial atlases is Bayer's Uranometria,...
![[ Eridanus ] (Stars Heightened in Gold)](/map/small/68873.jpg)
Striking full color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Eridanus, 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 and other details in an early...
![[ Cygnus ]](/map/small/68968.jpg)
Fine example of Bayer's map of the Constellation Cygnus, one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, which remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Cygnus is a...
![[ Corona Meridionalis ]](/map/small/68991.jpg)
Fine example of Bayer's map of the Constellation Corona Meridionalis, one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, which remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union....
![[ Triangulum ]](/map/small/69032.jpg)
Fine example of Johann Bayer's map of the constellation Triangulum. Perhaps the most important of all celestial atlases is Bayer's Uranometria, the forerunner of all star atlases which contained 51 star charts, of which 48 were Ptolemaic...
![[Auriga]](/map/small/70468.jpg)
Fine example of Johann Bayer's map of the constellation Auriga, with stars heightened in Gold and manuscript annotations noting neighboring constellations and the names of stars. Auriga is a constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for...
![[ Crater ]](/map/small/70467.jpg)
Fine example of Bayer's map of the Constellation Crater, one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, which remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Crater, the Latin...
![[Andromeda]](/map/small/70521.jpg)
Decorative map of the Constellation Andromeda, with the stars heightened in Gold. The plate was originally included in the forty-eight maps of the individual constellations in Bayer's Uranometria in 1603. This is from the first reissue, without text...
![[Draco]](/map/small/70624.jpg)
Fine example of the map of the Constellation Draco, from Bayer's Uranometria. Perhaps the most illustrious of all celestial atlases is Bayer's Uranometria, the forerunner of all star atlases which contained 51 star charts, of which 48 were Ptolemaic...
