Sterre Kaert of Hemels Pleyn, waer door men kan wete hoe laet dat het is over de gehele aertkloot op alle meridiane en polus hoogte, en op wat lengte en brete, de voorsz sterre staen, bezuyde en benoorde de Liniae Aequinoctiael.

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  SKU: 1746

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• ARTIST: Remmet Teunisse Backer

• PUBLISHER: Published by Reinier & Josua Ottens, Amsterdam.

• MEDIUM: Handcolored copper plate engraving,

  DATE: 1707 (c.1750).

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 18 5/8 x 22 3/4" (47 x 58.2 cm) plus margins.

• DESCRIPTION: A scarce and interesting Dutch produced celestial chart that takes the heavenly sphere and flattens it out in a Mercator-projection type format that depicts the constellations of both the northern and southern hemispheres on a single projection. A chart of measurements organized by zodiac sign is shown in the lower portion of the chart. First issued by Remmet Teunisse Backer in 1709. This version was reissued by the Ottens c.1750.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition, save for traces of an old mat line. Modern handcoloring.

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• CATEGORIES: Maps