SITVS TERRÆ CIRCVLIS COELESTIBVS CIRCVNDATÆ

Description:

With no imprint. Issued in: Atlas coelestis; seu harmonia macrocosmica (Celestial atlas of universal harmony). -- Amstelodami : apud Joannem Janssonium, 1660, 1661. With imprint: Prostant Amstelaedami apud PETRUM SCHENK, et GERARDUM VALK C. Priv. (below title on right side). Issued in his Atlas Coelestis ... , published by Gerardum Valk & Petrum Schenk, 1708. L.C. 469, 4274; Koeman IV,Cel 1(11), Cel 2, Cel 3 (State 2); Snyder p.36 (PLATE 15); UCBm. Copperplate engraved.Shows the Ptolemaic view of the universe. At center is unmoving spherical earth, surrounded by a sphere of fixed stars which revolves daily from east to west (depicted by ribbon of zodiac). California as an island with rounded northern coastline. Title divided between 2 areas of parted clouds (top left and right). Winged figures throughout. Engraved by: J. van Loon f. (lower center). '11' (bottom right).

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/gv664gb7394

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/gv664gb7394, C3, and C3-01

Creator:

Cellarius, Andreas

Publisher:

Cellarius, Andreas

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Astronomy--Charts, Diagrams, etc. and California as an island--Maps

Theme:

Imagery

Rights:

Image from the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false