Antique Print-PLANISPHERE-CELESTIAL-ZODIAC-Anonymous-Aefferden-1709

Description

This rare print from a small pocket atlas shows a celestial planisphere with figures from the zodiac.

Made by Anonymous after own design.

Medium: Engraving / etching / handcoloured on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 29.2 x 17.9 cm (11.5 x 7.05 inch). Image size: 28 x 14.5 cm. (11.02 x 5.71 inch).

Condition: fair, given age. Folds as published. Brownish. Tears restored in folds. Some creases. Folds in upper corners. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PLANISPHERE-CELESTIAL-ZODIAC-ANIMALS-LION-CRAB-SCORPION | RBOS-A8-22

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in El Atlas abreviado (…) by Hebrico y Cornelio Verdussen and was published by Don Francisco de Aefferden in Antwerp 1709. de Aeffferden was a Belgian cartographer from Antwerp.