Antique Map-COSMOLOGY-COPERNICUS-TYCHO BRACHE-PTOLEMY-Schneider-Bruyset-1785

Erscheinungsdatum: 1785

Beschreibung

Original hand-coloured engraving on a verge type handlaid paper. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 19 x 15.5 cm. The image size is ca. 11.5 x 10 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 7.5 x 6.1 inch. The image size is ca. 4.5 x 3.9 inch.Print, number XXIV, titled: 'Nouveau traite de la Sphere.' It shows: a section on the (schematic) depictions of the earth and planets surrounding through the ages. The print shows three systems: the Copernican, Tycho-Brache's idea, and the early Ptolemaic cosmology. Corresponding text included. This map originates from "Atlas des Enfans, ou Nouvelle Methode pour apprendre la Geographie, avec un Nouveau Traite de la Sphere", published in 1785 in Lyon by Bruyset. Although no author is given on the title page, J.H. Schneider is generally accepted as the author of this work. The first edition was published in 1760. The text, supplied with the corresponding map, explains the (otherwise unmarked) maps in the form of questions and answers, a well-known form for teaching books of the period.Artists and Engravers: Author: J.H. Schneider. Publisher: Jean-Marie Bruyset. Artist and engraver unknown.Condition: Very good, given age. Folds, as issued. Mild foxing (outside the iamge).General age-related toning and/or occasional light soiling from handling. Please study scan carefully.Keywords: ANTIQUE MAP-COSMOLOGY-COPERNICUS-TYCHO BRACHE-PTOLEMY-SCHNEIDER-BRUYSET(PCO) C252-21. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ab3076

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Erscheinungsdatum: 1785

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