Ptolemaic system, with Earth at center of Universe, is illustrated, as are the elements of water, air fire and ether, and the zodiac names. Koeman IV Cel 1(1); Burden 345 (Plate 345); The discovery of the world; Maps of the earth and the cosmos, p.69 / The David M. Stewart Museum, 1985; and Celestial charts, antique maps of the heavens, p. 12-13 / Carole Stott. -- London : Studio Editions Ltd. Small map of northern hemisphere is at center, with California as large rounded island. Title divided between 2 cartouches of scrollwork (top left and right). Mapmakers and their assistants are shown (bottom left and right). Number ‘1’ (within border, bottom right). Issued in his: Atlas coelestis; seu harmonia macrocosmica (Celestial atlas of universal harmony). -- Amsterdam : Apud Joannem Janssonium, 1660. Chart probably issued in 1708 edition published by Valk and Schenk. [Andreas Cellarius].
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