Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Celestial and Lunar category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1835 Burritt - Huntington Map of the Constellations and Stars of the 12 Months (4 Maps)

1000.00 USD — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:20:00 +0000

This is a beautifully hand colored set of four maps depicting the night sky in the twelve months of the year, by Elijah Burritt. Each sheet features the stars and constellation in the night sky over a quarter. On each of the charts, the constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the Zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent. The first map (image top left) represents the sky in the months of January, February and March. This is a beautiful hand colored set of the northern and southern circumpolar maps by Elijah Burritt. This pair of maps illustrates the night sky and constellations of both the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere respectively. Constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent. A rare and extraordinary 1801 Johann Elbert Bode elephant folio celestial, constellation, or star map of Ursa Major (the Great Bear or Big Dipper) and Leo Minor. Considered the largest and most dramatic celestial maps of their era, possibly ever published, Bode's gigantic star charts detail thousands of stars, nebulae, and clusters. Constellations are dramatically represented in pictorial form, as was the convention of the previous century. A rare and extraordinary pair of elephant folio celestial hemisphere charts or star maps issued in 1801 by Johann Elert Bode. Considered the largest and most dramatic celestial map of its era, possibly ever published, these gigantic star charts detail thousands of stars, nebulae, and clusters. Constellations are dramatically represented in pictorial form, as was the convention of the previous century. This is a fascinating 1870 set of twelve maps or charts of all the stars and constellations of the night sky, by Richard A. Proctor. The charts, which comprise of six northern and six southern maps, show all the stars visible to the naked eye, and fifteen hundred other objects of interest, in twelve circular maps on the equidistant projection. This is a beautiful 1870 set of two maps or charts depicting the stars and constellations of the night sky over the year, in the northern and southern hemispheres. Created by Richard A. Proctor, these maps are issued as index plates, in which the six northern and six southern maps are exhibited in their proper relative positions, all the stars to the fifth magnitude being shown with colored constellation figures. This is a beautiful hand colored set of the northern and southern circumpolar maps by Elijah Burritt. This pair of maps illustrates the night sky and constellations of both the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere respectively. Constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent. This rare hand colored map of the stars was engraved W. G. Evans of New York for Burritt's 1835 edition of the�Atlas to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens. It represents the Northern night sky in the months of January, February and March. Constellations are drawn in detail and include depictions of the Zodiacal figures the stars are said to represent. This is a beautiful 2002 example of the U. S. Geological Survey map or photomosaic of Callisto, the moon of the planet Jupiter. This map of the third largest moon in our Solar System was compiled from images from the Voyager 1 and 2 space crafts. The map identifies Valhalla, the Solar System's largest multi-ring crater basin. The Asgard formation, the second largest multi-ring structure, is also shown in this map. A beautiful 1992 example of the U.S. Geological Survey pictorial map of Dione, moon of the planet Saturn. This map, based on the images from Voyager 1 and 2, shows the Saturn-facing hemisphere, North Polar Region and South Polar Region of the fifteenth largest moon in our Solar System. It identifies several Chasmata (chasms), craters, linea and other geological features on Dione's surface. . A fine example of the U.S. Geological Survey's 1992 map or photomosaic of Dione, moon of the planet Saturn. This map, based on the images from Voyager 1 and 2, includes photomosaics of the moon's Saturn-facing hemisphere, its North Polar Region and South Polar Region. The primary mission of the Voyager 1 and 2 at the time of launch was to explore Jupiter and Saturn. This is a beautiful 1992 U.S. Geological Survey map of Mimas, moon of the planet Saturn. The large crater Herschel, named after William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered Mimas, is identified in this map. Curiously, because of the shape of Herschel, Mimas sometimes resembles the Death Star depicted in the movie Star Wars . The movie however, was made in 1977, three years before the discovery of Mimas. A fine 1992 U.S. Geological Survey map or photomosaic of Iapetus or Japetus, the third largest moon of the planet Saturn. The North Polar Region is featured in the upper half of the map. This map is based on the images from Voyager 1 and 2. The primary mission of the Voyager 1 and 2 at the time of launch was to explore Jupiter and Saturn. A fine 1992 U.S. Geological Survey map of Iapetus or Japetus, the third largest moon of the planet Saturn. A large portion of this map depicts the large dark area of Iapetus, the Cassini Regio, named after Giovanni Cassini, the discoverer of Iapetus. The North Polar Region is featured in the upper half of the map. This map is based on the images from Voyager 1 and 2. The primary mission of the Voyager 1 and 2 at the time of launch was to explore Jupiter and Saturn. This is a fascinating 1992 U.S. Geological Survey map or photomosaic of Enceladus, the sixth largest moon of the planet Saturn. An inset in the upper half of the map features the North Polar region of Enceladus. This map was based on the images from Voyager 1 and 2. The primary mission of the Voyager 1 and 2 at the time of launch was to explore Jupiter and Saturn. This is a fine example of the U.S. Geological Survey's 1992 pictorial map of Enceladus, the sixth largest of Saturn's moons. An inset in the upper half of the map features the North Polar region of Enceladus. This map was based on the images from Voyager 1 and 2. The primary mission of the Voyager 1 and 2 at the time of launch was to explore Jupiter and Saturn. This is a beautiful example of the U. S. Geological Survey's 1990 map of the Bach Quadrangle of the planet Mercury. This geologic map, based on the images from Mariner 10, depicts half of the Bach region - the other half being beyond the terminator during the three Mariner 10 encounters. Detailed notes and descriptions of map units are included on the right half of the sheet. This is an impressive 1988 U.S. Geological Survey map of the southern hemispheres of Umbriel, Titania and Oberon, three of the Uranus' moons. The map contains three pairs of images. The first pair in the top section of the map depicts a photomosaic and a pictorial image of Umbriel, the third farthest of Uranus' five major moons. The Wunda crater, which is a ring of bright material and Umbriel's most striking feature, is identified here. This is a fine example of the U.S. Geological Survey's 1988 map of the southern hemisphere of Ariel, the fourth largest moon of the planet Uranus. The map contains two images, a controlled photomosaic on the left and a pictorial map on the right. It represents the southern hemisphere of Ariel based in the images from Voyager 2. The Voyager 2 spacecraft, launched in August 1977, is the only spacecraft to have explored Uranus and Neptune. This is a fine example of the U.S. Geological Survey's 1988 map or photomosaics of Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon. The map features six equal-area photomosaics on the Lambert azimuthal projection. These include the South Polar Region and the North Polar Region.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1835 Burritt - Huntington Map of the Constellations and Stars of the 12 Months (4 Maps)