Caption
Historical sky map Haemisphaerium Scenographicum Australe Coeli Stellati et Terrae by German astronomer and cartographer Andreas Cellarius, comes from his famous celestial atlas Harmonia Macrocosmica, which was originally published in 1660. The map shows the constellations of the southern hemisphere in a scenographic representation, meaning that the constellations appear to float as living, mythological figures above a geographical representation of the southern hemisphere, including South America, southern Africa and the Terra Australis Incognita, digitally restored reproduction from a 17th century original, authentic, exact date of depiction unknown
Date
1660
Credit line
Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste
Reference
BRK26B12_039
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Royalty free
Available size
428,6Mb (41,6Mb) / 43,7in x 38,1in / 13107 x 11429 (300dpi)