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Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 343

Cellarius - Haemisphaerium Stellatum Boreale Antiquum, Map

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Andreas Cellarius (circa 1596?1665), Haemisphaerium Stellatum Boreale Antiquum, Amsterdam, circa 1660, from Harmonia Macrocosmica, in two sheets, engraving on laid paper with elaborately colored and gilt highlights, map illustrating the constellations of the Northern hemisphere, plate 17-3/8 x 20-1/2 in., sheet 18-1/2 x 22-7/8 in.

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Condition

small repair or reinforcement along lower join line visible verso, some light toning to edges