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[Piscis Austrinus] (Stars Heightened in Gold)

A magnificent full-color example of Bayer's celestial chart of Piscis Austrinus, with the stars heightened in gold. Piscis Austrinus is the being that swallows the water poured by Aquarius and is an important constellation in several ancient civilizations. A recurring tale in Mediterranean cultures tells of the fish saving a heroine, in Egyptian mythology this is Isis. The two fish in Pisces are sometimes taken to be the offspring of this Piscis Austrinus.

Price: $ 1,200.00

Globi Coelestis In Tabulas Planas Redacti Pars II . . . [Pegasus, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces Cetus, Aries, Andromeda, Equuleus]

Dopplemayr's Gnomonic Project of the Fixed Stars 

Price: $ 1,200.00

Hemisphaerium Coeli Australe in quo Fixarum loca secundum Eclipticae ductum ad anum 1730 . . .

Nice example of Johanne Doppelmayr's map of the Southern Skies, with the constellations shown and the various stars illustrated in gold.

Price: $ 1,600.00

Globus Coelestris

Rare miniature celestial hemispheres map, from Bertius' Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum.

Price: $ 750.00

Coma Berenices

"One of the Unsung Treasures of Celestial Cartography"

Price: $ 295.00

X. Pegasus, Equleus, Delphinus. . .

A magnificent hand-colored engraved celestial plate from "the most elaborate atlas of stars and constellations published to date and perhaps the last great star atlas." - David Rumsey

Price: $ 2,500.00