Copperplate engraved. L.C. 469, 4274; Koeman IV,Cel 1(19); Cel 2, Cel 3. Shows the earth at center surrounded by 8 phases of the moon. The sun at the top. California as an island with rounded northern coastline. Smaller illustrations of "Nomina phasivm et aspectvvm sunæ" (bottom left) and "Phases lvnæ respectv solis et ocvli" (bottom right). Title divided between 2 cartouches of draped cloth held by winged figures (top left and right). Engraved by: J. van Loon fecit (bottom center). '19' (bottom right). Issued in: Atlas coelestis; seu harmonia macrocosmica (Celestial atlas of universal harmony). -- Amstelodami : apud Joannem Janssonium, 1660, 1661. Published by Gerardum Valk & Petrum Schenk, 1708. [Andreas Cellarius].
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