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226 - Athanasius Kircher, Surface of the Moon. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 365 × 330 mm. Sheet: 395 × 445 mm. From *Mundus Subterraneus, in XII libros digestus, quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio [...]* , first published in Amsterdam in 1664–1665, with subsequent expanded editions in 1668 and 1678. The map depicts the visible side of the Moon and is based on the observations of Kircher and Christoph Scheiner. (1) Complete sheet with original margins; the vertical binding crease in the center is open at the top for a short distance. Slight signs of wear.
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Athanasius Kircher, Surface of the Moon. Amsterdam: printed by Joannis Janssonii à Waesberge and Elizaei Weyerstraet, 1664–1665 and subsequent years. Copper engraving. 365 × 330 mm. Sheet: 395 × 445 mm. From *Mundus Subterraneus, in XII libros digestus, quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio [...]* , first published in Amsterdam in 1664–1665, with subsequent expanded editions in 1668 and 1678. The map depicts the visible side of the Moon and is based on the observations of Kircher and Christoph Scheiner. (1) Complete sheet with original margins; the vertical binding crease in the center is open at the top for a short distance. Slight signs of wear.
Auction details
Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Art - Session IIAuction house
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