18th century double-hemisphere map of the Moon
THOMAS, Corbinianus.
Tabula Selenographica,
Frankfurt, 1730. Fine original hand colour. 125 x 270mm.
Small worm holes in lower margin.
The double-hemisphere map of the moon, with diagrams illustrating the phases of the moon. It was engraved by Johann Christoph Berndt for the celestial atlas 'Mercurii Philosphici Firmamentum Firmianum', named for Thomas's patron, Leopold Anton von Firmian, Archbishop of Salzburg.
Corbinianus Thomas (1694-1767), a Benedictine monk, was Professor of Mathematics and Theology at the University of Salzburg. His star atlas was first published in 1730 at Frankfurt, with a second edition at Augsburg the following year. He used an odd system for nomenclature: Bayer Greek letter for the star, Roman numeral for the magnitude and Arabic numeral for the star catalogue reference.
KANAS: 7.7, 'beautiful illustrations'; WARNER, p.251.
Stock ID : 21451
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18th century double-hemisphere map of the Moon
THOMAS, Corbinianus.
Tabula Selenographica,
Frankfurt, 1730. Fine original hand colour. 125 x 270mm.
Small worm holes in lower margin.
The double-hemisphere map of the moon, with diagrams illustrating the phases of the moon. It was engraved by Johann Christoph Berndt for the celestial atlas 'Mercurii Philosphici Firmamentum Firmianum', named for Thomas's patron, Leopold Anton von Firmian, Archbishop of Salzburg.
Corbinianus Thomas (1694-1767), a Benedictine monk, was Professor of Mathematics and Theology at the University of Salzburg. His star atlas was first published in 1730 at Frankfurt, with a second edition at Augsburg the following year. He used an odd system for nomenclature: Bayer Greek letter for the star, Roman numeral for the magnitude and Arabic numeral for the star catalogue reference.
KANAS: 7.7, 'beautiful illustrations'; WARNER, p.251.
Stock ID : 21451
SOLD
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