''The New Description of Heaven''

WALCH, Johann.

Neue Himelsbeschreibung oder Sehr leichte Methode die Sternbilder durch die äussere Gestalt der vornehmsten Sterne unter denselben kenen zu lernen 1826.
Augsburg, 1804-26. Original colour. 475 x 595mm.

Two celestial charts on one sheet, both depicting the constellations with connecting lines rather than the classical figures, thus making the stars of each system more apparent. Above is a double-hemisphere (unusually with the northern skies on the right); below is a tabular view, centred on the equator, also showing the paths of the planets (including 'Herschel', now Uranus).


Stock ID : 20595