Description
Pair of 18th century celestial charts of the northern and southern skies THOMAS, Corbinianus. Haemisphaerium Coeli Boreale. [&] Haemisphaerium Coeli Australe. Frankfurt, 1730. Original colour. Two plates, each 125 x 135mm. The northern & southern celestial spheres, 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.
| Creator |
Thomas Corbinianus |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer |
Thomas Corbinianus |
| Design Period | Before 1890 |
| Year | 1730 |
| Production Period | Before 1890 |
| Country of Manufacture | Germany |
| Identifying Marks | This piece has an attribution mark |
| Style | Vintage |
| Detailed Condition |
Excellent This vintage/antique piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight restorations. |
| Product Code | ZHV-1915268 |
| Restoration and Damage Details |
Original colour. Two plates.
|
| Materials | Engraving |
| Color | Blue, white |
| Width |
1 cm 0.4 inch |
| Depth |
1 cm 0.0 inch |
| Height |
14 cm 5.3 inch |
| Duties Notice | Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order. |
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