Bidspirit auction | Doppelmayr & Homann - Map

Doppelmayr & Homann - Map of the Surface of the Moon based on Hevelius and Riccioli models (Tabula Seleographica… Hevelii quam Riccioli) - This impressive, large folio celestial engraving is from Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr's Atlas coelestis in quo Mundus Spectabilis . The work was published in Nuremberg in 1742 by Homann's Heirs. Each engraving features original hand-coloring. This is the first and only edition of Doppelmayr's celestial atlas. The work featured an impressive frontispiece by J.C. Reinsperger after J.J. Preisler showing Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler and Tycho Brahe discussing the planetary motions. The work featured star charts, a selenographic map, diagrams illustrating the planetary systems (of Copernicus, Brahe, and Riccioli), elliptic theories (of Kepler, Boulliau, Seth Ward, and Mercator), lunar theories (of Brahe, Horrocks, and Newton), and Halley's theory of comets. Paper Size: ~ 24 3/4” by 20 1/2” Paper Type or Special Features: Engraving with Original Wash or Outline Color