A 2003 reprint by the Sonoma County Historical Society of the 1877 edition. Dark brown cloth with gilt title to front cover. Double-page and single maps in black/white and color. Clean copy with no previous owners' names or other markings. Please expect the possibility of additional postage as the dimensions are large. 15 x 18.25 in View More...
Bound in stripped homespun. Eight engraved plates, of which two are double-page and seven are hand-colored. Stated as "New Edition," which is an updated and revised edition with new engraved plates by W.G. Evans and revised by Archibald M'Vickar. This work includes a plan of the Solar System, Celestial maps of the skies in January-March, October-December, April-June, July-September, South Pole, North Pole, and Planisphere of the Whole Heavens on Mercator's Projection. No previous owners' names or other markings. 14.25 x 16.25 View More...
Three raised bands to spine; remnants of label to spine. Gallucci's atlas is the first to make use of Copernicus' catalogue of coordinates, and presents the 48 maps of the Ptolemaic constellations with striking and original constellation figures. Christies. This copy has an additional leaf with four part astronomical dial (for latitude 39) before leaf 100. Also an additional leaf with four part astronomical dial (for latitude 41) before leaf 101, and a two part dial before 102 (for latitude 48); lacking part of leaf 115 dial. Pen and ink caricature of soldiers to verso of leaf 328. L... View More...