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c. 1700, Ornate Large Size Hand-Colored Astrological Map Chart

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Maps, Atlases & Globes Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,000.00 USD
c. 1700, Ornate Large Size Hand-Colored Astrological Map Chart
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Ornate Large Size c. 1700 Hand-Colored Astrological Chart
c. 1700, Hand-Colored Astrological Chart entitled: “Sterre Kaert of Hemels Pleyn, Waer Door Men Kan Wetehoelaet Dat Het Is Overde Gehele Aertkloot, Op Alle Meridiane en Polus Hoogte, en Opwat Lengte en Brete de Voorsz Sterre Staen, Bezuyde en Benoorde de Liniaeaequinoctiael,” by J.B. Elwe, Amsterdam, Choice Extremely Fine.
This is an original, quite large, interesting and highly decorative Hand-Colored Astrological Chart, measuring 23.5” x 19.5” (by sight, not viewed out of frame), framed to 25.75” x 21.75”. It is produced in attractive “Mercator” style with projection of the entire night sky, showing all the heavenly bodies and with panels of astrological notations below. Prepared by Remmet Teunisse Backer. It incorporates the Twelve Constellations that Dutch explorers added to the canon of constellations in the South Hemisphere in the late 16th century. The twelve new constellations were: the Chameleon, the Phoenix, the Toucan, Grus (the crane), Indus (Indian warrior with spear), Hydrus, Pavo, Paradisea, Triangulum, Musca (the fly), Volans (a flying fish) and Dorado (the goldfish). Notice that the figures are mirror imaged. This is because the Chart is drawn as if looking towards the Earth from beyond the Stars, rather than drawn from the Earth looking outwards.

The plate has a long and convoluted history, being originally published c. 1684 by Johannes van Keulen. It was subsequent republished by de Ram (whose imprint is imperfectly erased outside the printed border at bottom te bekoomen te Amsterdam, by Joannes de Ram, Caertverkooper op den Dam.), de la Feuille (who had married de Ram's widow), Ottens and finally This Edition, printed by Elwe, Engraved by J. de Broen. See: Koeman, El 2 # 2, Carole Stott, Celestial Charts, pages 88-89. Framed in a gold and black painted wooden frame and is ready for hanging on display.