Caption
Sky map titled Coeli Stellati Christiani Haemisphaerium Prius, First Hemisphere of the Christian Starry Sky created by Andreas Cellarius. The map comes from Cellarius's famous star atlas Harmonia Macrocosmica, which was first published by Johannes Janssonius in 1660. It shows the constellations of the northern hemisphere, interpreted with biblical and Christian symbols instead of traditional mythological figures, including Noah's Ark, Jonah and the whale as well as the cross that form the celestial constellations, digitally restored reproduction from a 17th century original, authentic, exact date of presentation unknown
Date
1660
Credit line
Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste
Reference
BRK26B12_042
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Royalty free
Available size
430,5Mb (41,9Mb) / 44,3in x 37,7in / 13295 x 11319 (300dpi)