Sale 2496 - Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books, December 13, 2018

32 30 c   (CELESTIAL.) Cellarius, Andreas. Theoria Lunae, Eius Motum Per Eccentricum et Epicyclum Demonstrans. Double-page engraved celestial chart showing the epicycles and movements of the moon. 19 1 / 2 x22 1 / 2 inches sheet size, wide margins; original hand-color in full, decorative border en grisaille; a rather nice example. Amsterdam: Schenk & Valk, 1708 [1,000/1,500] 31 c   (CELESTIAL.) Cellarius, Andreas. Theoria Solis per Eccentricum Sine Epicyclo. Double-page engraved celestial chart representing the Sun in an eccentric orbit without epicycles. 19 1 / 2 x22 1 / 2 inches sheet size, wide margins; original hand-color in full, decorative border en grisaille; lower centerfold reinforced on verso, else quite nice. Amsterdam: Schenk & Valk, [1,000/1,500] 32 c   (CELESTIAL.) de Wit, Frederick. Planisphaerium Coeleste. Double-page, double-hemispheric engraved celestial chart. 22x30 inches sheet size, wide margins; original hand-color in full; foxing, margins of upper left corner replaced, cracks and small losses to verdigris reinforced on verso, small areas of inexpert reinstatement within border spandrels. Amsterdam, circa 1680 [1,000/1,500] Impressive oversize chart showing six diagrams of heavenly configurations and representations of over fifty constellations derived from the celestial hemispheres on Joan Blaeu’s 1648 world map. The present example, having fine original hand-coloring, would benefit from proper conservation. Warner, The Sky Explored, page 264.