Cellarius (Andreas) Corporum Coelestium Magnitudines, First edition, 1660

Cellarius (Andreas)

Corporum Coelestium Magnitudines [Magnitudes of the Heavenly Bodies], celestial map from the Harmonia Macrocosmica, First edition, without the plate number, engraved by Johannes van Loon, hand-coloured, two repaired tears slightly into plate, browning, some spotting, sheet 50 x 59cm, Amsterdam, 1660.

***Scarce first edition. Cellarius's magnum opus, the Harmonia Macrocosmica is widely regarded as the most beautiful and fine celestial atlas ever published.