Bidspirit auction | Phaenomena Motuum Irregularium quos Planetae

Phaenomena Motuum Irregularium quos Planetae Inferiores - A highly decorative and scientifically significant celestial map by Doppelmayr, illustrating the irregular motions of Mercury and Venus during the year 1710. The chart features a detailed diagram of Mercury and Venus' movements in relation to Earth and the Sun. A mythological allegory is presented at the bottom, depicting a chariot pulled by horses, with its wheels representing the rotating Earth. The Sun sits at the center, surrounded by Mercury and Venus, personified as their Roman deities. Cartographer: Johann Gabriele Doppelmayr / Johann Baptist Homann Place & Date: Nuremberg, c.1742 Condition Report: • Repairs to upper centrefold. • Top left and right corners expertly restored. Size: 49 x 59.5 cm Keywords: Celestial map, astronomical engraving, Mercury, Venus, planetary motion, Johann Doppelmayr, Johann Baptist Homann, 18th-century astronomy, Enlightenment science, decorative celestial cartography, scientific illustration.