Astrological Maps

Historic celestial charts and maps illustrating star constellations, planetary positions, and astronomical predictions, featuring intricate engravings and annotations.

The apparent retrograde motion of the planets. Date: 1849

Hemisphere boreal. Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719. Cartographic. Maps. 1795. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Astronomy, Stars, Constellations, Celestial charts

Map with prediction of the Stand of Planets in 1708 and 1709, Anonymous, After Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, Before c. 1707 - 1742 print Map with prediction of the planets position in 1708 and 1709. The predictions are substantiated with text and calculations. The title in a beam above the map. To the right of the middle a representation with mother earth and figures with stars on the head. paper engraving planets; planetary system, solar system. earth, world as celestial body

A map of the countries thirty degrees round the north pole. Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Arctic coast of North America incomplete. Appears in Cruttwell's Atlas to Cruttwell's gazeteer. London : for Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1808.... , Arctic ,area

Hemisphere austral, fuivant lacaille. Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719. Cartographic. Maps. 1795. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Astronomy, Stars, Constellations, Celestial charts

Hemelaart van de Manen of Jupiter and Saturn based on the observations of Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Anonymous, After Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, 1742 print Numbered at the top right: 14. paper engraving / etching Jupiter (planet). Saturn (planet)

The apparent retrograde motion of the planets. Date: 1849

Explanation and theories about different astronomical symptoms, Anonymous, After Johann Gabriel Doppelmoyr, 1742 print Numbered at the top right: 29. paper engraving / etching star-chart, star map. stars and constellations. moon as celestial body

Movement of the sun with regard to the earth, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1706 print Numbered at the top right: 117. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching sun as celestial body. earth, world as celestial body

Polar Map 1702.

Hemelkaart with the northern and southern constellations, Anonymous, 1705 print Hemelaart with the northern and southern constellations. Upstairs, from left to right, views of the Tycho Brahe system, the system of ptolemy and the effect of the moon on the tide. Under, from left to right, representations of the sham figures of the moon, the system of Nicolaas Copernicus and the position of the earth during the sun, according to Philippus Lansbergen. paper engraving / etching zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together. star-chart, star map. sun as celestial body. full moon. solar eclipse

The solar system, showing the sun, Mercury, Venus, the earth, Mars, Juno, Pallas, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, the Georgian planet (Uranus) and Vesta (asteroid). Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820.

Woodcut with color by Hans Springinklee from 1512 depicting the horoscope for Emperor Maximilian I, showing astrological symbols and diagrammatic elements.

Caspar Bussinger's system, demonstrating his theories concerning the obliquely elliptical orbits of the planets round the Sun Date: 1695

Explanation and theories about different astronomical symptoms, Anonymous, After Johann Gabriel Doppelmoyr, 1742 print Numbered at the top right: 30. paper engraving / etching star-chart, star map. stars and constellations. moon as celestial body

Engraving depicting the constellation of Ophiuchus (Serpent-Bearer). Ophiuchus is a large constellation located around the celestial equator. Dated 18th century

Copernican, Heliocentric, Sun-centred, system of universe showing the ecliptic and the orbit of the earth and the planets and demonstrating reason for night and day. From Andreas Cellarius 'Harmonia Macrocsmica' Amsterdam 1708. Hand-coloured engraving.

Typus Aspectuum, Celestial & Astrological Charts

Solar System Planets Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1872, Atlas

Model of the planetary system, Nicolaas van Frankendaal, 1759 print Model of the planetary system, provided with planeettekens, numbers and letters. Print in the middle of it marked: Tom. Vi. XVIII. Leçon. Pl. 3. paper etching orrery, planetarium

1775 Bonne Map or Chart of the Spheres and Compass Rose

Inequality between days and nights with four positions of the earth, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1706 print Numbered at the top right: 49. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching day and night. earth, world as celestial body

Cartography, 16th century. The globe, from Cosmographia, by Petrus Apianus or Peter Bienewitz (1495-1552). Antwerp, 1529.

Engraving depicting the constellations of Aquarius and Capricorn both constellations of the Zodiac. Dated 18th century

Three interior diagrams of a human uterus. Etching by G. Scotin.

Four positions of the Earth on Ecliptica, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1706 print Numbered in the top left: 39. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching earth, world as celestial body

Astronomy: a diagram of the Earth's passage around the Sun in a solar year. Engraving by L. Dower, after himself.

Astronomy: the twelve signs of the zodiac, with other astronomical charts. Engraving.

Three interior diagrams of an adult human uterus. Etching by G. Scotin.

Movement of the earth around the sun and the evolution of the days and nights, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1706 print Numbered at the top right: 51. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching sun as celestial body. earth, world as celestial body. day and night

Practical geometry.. Nicholson, Michael Angelo, -1842. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1826. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Mathematics , Practice , England

1838 Bradford Map of the World on Polar Projection ( Northern and Southern Hemispheres )

$A diagram explaining atmospherical refraction Date: 1849$

Man on a mountain, fig. 3 and 4, Jan Luyken, 1683 print Print at the top right marked: page: 18. Amsterdam paper etching medical research, branches of medicine (+ scientific research)

Movement of the earth around the sun and the evolution of the days and nights, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1706 print Numbered at the top right: 51. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching earth, world as celestial body. sun as celestial body. day and night

Engraving depicting a diagram of a compass above a seascape. The illustration is set within an ornate frame.

Astronomicum Caesareum, Apian (Apianus), Peter (Petrus) (1495-1552)

Second leaf of a three -part movable planetarium, anonymous, 1695 - 1726 print paper engraving planets; planetary system, solar system. zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together

Illustration depicting the influences of the four qualities (hot, dry, cold, wet) by Robert Fludd (1574-1637) an English Paracelsian physician with both scientific and occult interests. Dated 17th Century

Different positions of the earth on Ecliptica, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1706 print Numbered at the top right: 37. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching earth, world as celestial body

The Solar System, showing how the planets move between the houses of the Zodiacal system, thereby inevitably affecting everything that happens and everyone who is born... Date: 1723

Presentation of the conquest of the North Pole, historical engraving, 1883

La baleine Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719. Cartographic. Maps. 1795. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Astronomy, Stars, Constellations, Celestial charts, Whales

Woodcut by Hans Springinklee depicting an old astrolabe, showing its structure, components, and technical details from 1781.

Solar system, Jan Brandes, 1792 drawing Diagram of the solar system, with inscriptions and legend. Vissebo paper. ink pen planets; planetary system, solar system

Movement of the earth on the ecliptic and the sun around the center of the world, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1706 print Numbered at the top right: 41. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching sun as celestial body. earth, world as celestial body

Sea card of the Canary Islands, Anonymous, Johannes van Loon, 1666 print Numbered in the bottom right: 16. Amsterdam paper engraving marine charts Canary Islands

Diagram explaining the differing length of days. 1740

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1672 print Mathematical figure (circle). A few riders below. In the corner at the top right the number 134 (= the number of the page in the book on the other hand the illustration has been placed). Amsterdam paper etching / engraving fortifications, military engineering. mathematics. warfare; military affairs (+ cavalry, horsemen)

COSMOGRAPHY SUMMA - SPHERE OF THE WORLD - 16th CENTURY. Author: PEDRO DE MEDINA (1493-1567). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

District insert (orbiculus) with a fragment of the T Unknown Egyptian workshop; IV-VI century (301-00-00-600-00-00);

Sectional view of the Earth, showing central fire and volcanoes, 1665. Artist: Unknown

Dressage instructions for making a horse perform circles, half-circles and pirouttes. Etching by G. Dheulland.

Creation, surrounded by different representations, Johann David Schleuen (I), After Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1784 print Various images in frameworks, with centrally creation, flanked by celestial bodies and globes. At the top, birds, mammals and fish are displayed and at the bottom of various human activities. Numbered in the middle: 1. paper engraving / etching the six days of creation (Genesis 1:3-25). globe. spheres ~ heavens

Ptolemaic, Geocentric, Earth-centred system of universe, showing Earth surrounded by water air and fire (4 Greek elements) and the spheres of the planets and stars. From Andreas Cellarius 'Harmonia Macrocosmica' Amsterdam, 1708.

Diagram depicting a total solar eclipse. A solar eclipse (as seen from Earth) is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and when the Moon fully or partially blocks ("occults") the Sun. Dated 16th century

A representation of the constellations of Auriga, Lynx, and some of Camelopardalis the Giraffe, as well as the no longer recognized constellation of Telecopium Herschelii (Herschel's Telescope), from Johann Bode's 'Uranographia', engraved by Berolini, published 1801.

The Cape Verd Islands, laid down from the remarks and observations of experienced navigators. Includes inset of Praya Bay, A View of the English Road in the island of Mayo and A View of Praya Bay, in the island of St. Jago. Relief shown pictorially. Depth shown by soundings.... , Cape Verde

Armillea Aequatoriae (Les Armilles de l'Equateur) from Le Grand Atlas 1663 Joan Blaeu (1596-1673 Dutch) Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Star chart centered on the constellation Libra, by John Bevis 1750

Rotation of the earth and the sun, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1706 print Numbered at the top right: 31. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching earth, world as celestial body. sun as celestial body

Formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar system of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). 15th century. Paris, private collection. Author: COPERNICUS, NICOLAUS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE.

Six segments of a heavenly map, intended for a Ascension, Anonymous, 1777 - 1810 print Segments intended for a celestial grob consisting of twelve segments with the heavens and two circles for the Poles. On this leaf also two circles intended for a natural globe. paper engraving zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together. star-globe

Clocks: diagrams for setting-out a sundial. Engraving by A. Bell.

$Spieker Paul (1826-1896), astrophysical observatory at the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam (June 30, 1900): Building for the large refractor: floor plan ground floor, intermediate floor, upper floor 1: 100. Lithograph colored on the box, 49 x 65 cm (including scan edges) Spieker Paul (1826-1896): Astrophysikalisches Observatorium auf dem Telegrafenberg, Potsdam$

Armillae Aequatoriae from Atlas Major 1662 Joan Blaeu (1596-1673 /Dutch) Newberry Library, Chicago

Astrolabe coufique en cuivre with accompanying plaques, part of a collection titled 'Vases, meubles et instrumens.' The astrolabe is dated between 1809 and 1828 and was published by Impr. impériale in Paris in 1817. The dimensions of the piece are 70 x 50 cm. Relevant themes include astrolabes and astronomy, with a connection to Egypt

Armillary sphere or spherical astrolabe, engraving from a drawing by Cesare Cesariano, from De Architectura libri dece traducti de latino in vulgare (The Ten Books on Architecture translated from Latin to vulgar), Volume IX, by Lucius Vitruvius Pollio, 1521, Como.

A representation of the Zodiacal constellations of Leo the Lion and Cancer the Crab, along with Sextans the Sextant, from Johann Bode's 'Uranographia', engraved by Berolini, published 1801. The celestial atlas was one of the last to contain elaborate artistic figures of the constellations.

A representation of the constellations of the southern celestial pole, including the now disused Xiphias the Swordfish, Piscis Volans, the Fish, Chamaeleon, Musca the Fly, Apus, the Bird of Paradise, Hydrus, a serpent, Triangulum Australe, the Southern Triangle, Pavo, the Peacock, and Ara, the Altar, Grus the Crane, Indus the Indian, and Phoenix and Tucana (Toucan), from the 'Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia' of Johannes Hevelius of Danzig (modern Gdansk), 1687.

Constellations on the celestial vault, engraving from Architecture ou art de bien bastir (Architecture or the art of well-building), Volume IX, by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, 1547, Paris.

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet. Ground plan for a fortress, fortress or reinforcement (hexagon). There and a ride battle. In the top right of the number 138 (= the number of the page in the book to which the illustration is placed).

Empyreum .... Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680. Illustrations. 1660. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Astronomy

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet. Ground plan for a fortress, fort or reinforcement. Below this a face on a city at the foot of a mountain, on which a fortress is (Orange). In the foreground two soldiers at a gun. In the top left corner the number 85 (= the number of the page in the book to which the illustration is placed).

Celestial sphere with earth at centre with celestial and terrestrial poles and path of the ecliptic. 'Sphaera mundi', 1539.

1866 Johnson Chart of World Time Zones, from Washington

A representation of the constellation of Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs, from the 'Firmamentum Sobiescianum sive Uranographia' of Johannes Hevelius of Danzig (modern Gdansk), 1687.

Astronomical and cosmological illustration by F. E. Guérin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phénomènes de la nature - 1833/1834

1898 Brockhaus Map of the Moon

Sphera in Plano World and Zodiac Maps 1522 British Library, London

Copernicus' Diagram of the Heliocentric System

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet. Ground plan for a fortress, fort or reinforcement (square). Below a face on a city (Den Briel). In the top left corner the number 97 (= the number of the page in the book at which the illustration is placed).

"Phenomenon of Aratus" Zodiac with the Movements of the Planets (Ms. 188 Fol. 30) Manuscripts Bibliotheque Municipale, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France

Solar system. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: Feb-1792. Place: Skälsebo. Measurements: h 322 mm × w 238 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1672 print Five mathematical figures (corner calculations). Below that a rider, a man with a hellaard and a resting couple. In the corner at the top right the number 112 (= the number of the page in the book on the other hand the illustration has been placed). Amsterdam paper etching fortifications, military engineering. mathematics. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

A representation of the constellations of Cygnus, Lyra (here called Vultur and Lyra, for the bird carrying the lyre) and Hercules, from Johann Bode's 'Uranographia', engraved by Berolini, published 1801.

Schematic plan of Paradise, visited by Dante Alighieri in company with Beatrice

Tegenaria domestica is an araneomorphic spider in the Agelenidae family. Old engraved animal illustration 19th century

Constellations Ophiuchus and Serpens, with Hercules, Libra, Scorpius, and Scutum. Le serpentaire et le serpent.Handcoloured copperplate engraving from John Flamsteed and Nicolas Fortins Celestial Atlas or Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed, Lalande, Paris, 1795.

Leyden (Leiden) jar and Pieter von Musschenbroeck's experiment of 1746: attempted to electrify water in bottle as had been done by his pupil Cuneus. Frightened by shock received. Illustration from Abbe Nollet 'Essai sur l'Electricite des Corps', Paris, 1765. Engraving

Globe With Hemelkroon / Rijksapp with Crown, Scepter and Degen, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a globe with above and star or heavenly crown. Under a rich apple with a crossed scepter and swords through a crown. These are the foreignovers of Robert II of Scotland and Jacobus I of Scotland. paper engraving / letterpress printing globe. orb (symbol of sovereignty; sphere with cross on top). crown (symbol of sovereignty). insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)

The human ear: the anatomy of the inner ear, as seen through above and through the skull. Engraving by T. Milton, 1808.

The Earth's figure and dimensions. Date: 1849

This 1568 etching by Jost Amman, Plate B1 for the book 'Perspectiva', illustrates architectural perspective, geometric forms, and human figures for visual instruction.

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SATURN, NOVEMBER 27, 1855

The Copernican System.

Planisphaerium heavenly, and the restoration - Star chart, 1772

Quadrans Magnus Chalibeaus (Le Grand Quadran d'Acier) from Le Grand Atlas 1663 Joan Blaeu (1596-1673/ Dutch) Newberry Library, Chicago

astronomy constellations southern celestial sphere with coat of arms of the Archbishop of Salzburg copper engraving coloured by Albrecht Duerer (1471 - 1528) 1515 Graphical State Collection Munich,

Engraving depicting René Descartes' universe. René Descartes (1596-1650) a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dated 17th Century

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