| Annotation | The first 48 charts illustrate each of the 48 Ptolemaic constellations. The 49th chart introduces 12 new constellations in the deep southern sky, which was unknown to Ptolemy. The final two charts are planispheres of the northern celestial hemisphere and of the southern celestial hemisphere. Engraved on copper plates (intaglio) by Alexander Mair. Title in architectural border, historiated and signed "AMF" (=Alexander Mair fecit). Across the title page are engraved several figures: Apollo, Cybele, Diana, Atlas and Hercules. Beneath the title banner is a figure of Capricorn and beneath that a view of Augsburg. This is the 5th edition. First edition published in Augsburg in 1603 by Christoph Mang. Signatures: A-Z², Aa-Zz², Aaa-Ccc² (Ccc2 is blank). Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts (VD 17), Brown, B. Astronomical atlases, maps & charts, 39:125231A p. 19 | Translate
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