Cellarius Celestial Chart (18) — Antique Celestial Print
Cellarius Celestial Chart (18) — Antique Celestial Print
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This plate from Andreas Cellarius's Harmonia Macrocosmica (1660) charts a hemisphere of the northern sky, its constellation figures — drawn in the tradition established by the Dutch engraver Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam — interlocking across the circle in dense Baroque detail. Robed scholars consult globes and instruments in the corners below, a visual reminder that the atlas was meant as both a scientific reference and a showpiece. Originally issued by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam, the plate later circulated in the 1708 Valk and Schenk reissue that kept Cellarius's atlas in print into the eighteenth century.
Materials & origin
- Material: 200 gsm gallery-grade, acid-free fine-art paper (FSC-certified).
- Print: Archival giclée, 12-colour printing, smooth matte finish for glare-free display.
- Artwork: Restored from a public-domain original; colour and detail digitally cleaned for large-format print.
- Origin: Made on demand and shipped from the print hub nearest you, cutting transit and waste.
- Framing: Sold unframed; ships rolled in a protective tube.
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