Modern hand coloring. This decorative map shows northern sphere with celestial star formations and their beinings. Map has overall light age toning. In the margins and along the centerfold is a bit of smudging. On the margin edges are a few small repaired tears.
General condition is Almost Very Good.
Copper etching by Johann Baptist Homann from the astronomical atlas, Nuremberg, 1742. Original hand coloring. This celestial map shows a rare constellation of the planets Venus and Mercury to the earth in 1710. The center has astrnomical data with a legend in the lower part. In the upper left is an allegoric depiction of the planets.