COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Pardies, Ignace Gaston, 1636-1673
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Pardies, Ignace Gaston, 1636-1673
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Date:
1693
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1693
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Short Title:
Plate 6: Centaurus, Indus, Chamaeleon and other constellations.
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Plate 6: Centaurus, Indus, Chamaeleon and other constellations.
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Publisher:
Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy
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Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy
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Publisher Location:
Paris
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Paris
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Type:
Celestial Map
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Obj Height cm:
48
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49
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Note:
Second edition. First edition was published in 1674 and this second edition in 1693 after Pardies' death in 1673. A Third edition appeared in 1700. This copy is the six sheets of star charts only without binding, pages numbered 84-89, so probably removed from an atlas. Each sheet has engraved text panels in Latin and French. The projection is gnomonic so the six charts make up a cube of the universe. Elegant original color is used. The paths of several important comets are shown. These charts served as models for the star charts of William Dawes published by the SDUK in 1844 (see our 4063.000). From the Linda Hall Library exhibition catalog: "Pardies' star atlas is stylistically one of the most attractive ever published. Pardies took his constellation figures primarily from Bayer's Uranometria, but since each chart covers a large section of the sky, these figures had to be carefully integrated, which was not an easy task. Pardies' engraver accomplished this task with great success...The plate(which) shows Hercules, Ophiuchus] Scorpius, Sagittarius, Aquila, and Lyra,..is one of the most stunning compositions in the history of celestial cartography."
note
Second edition. First edition was published in 1674 and this second edition in 1693 after Pardies' death in 1673. A Third edition appeared in 1700. This copy is the six sheets of star charts only without binding, pages numbered 84-89, so probably removed from an atlas. Each sheet has engraved text panels in Latin and French. The projection is gnomonic so the six charts make up a cube of the universe. Elegant original color is used. The paths of several important comets are shown. These charts served as models for the star charts of William Dawes published by the SDUK in 1844 (see our 4063.000). From the Linda Hall Library exhibition catalog: "Pardies' star atlas is stylistically one of the most attractive ever published. Pardies took his constellation figures primarily from Bayer's Uranometria, but since each chart covers a large section of the sky, these figures had to be carefully integrated, which was not an easy task. Pardies' engraver accomplished this task with great success...The plate(which) shows Hercules, Ophiuchus] Scorpius, Sagittarius, Aquila, and Lyra,..is one of the most stunning compositions in the history of celestial cartography."
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Reference:
Warner "The Sky Explored" pp196-98; Kanas, "Star Maps" p159; Tooley Dictionary. View Map in Google …
reference
Warner "The Sky Explored" pp196-98; Kanas, "Star Maps" p159; Tooley Dictionary. <a href=http://www.davidrumsey.com/view/google-earth-browser#celestial-globe-1693 target=_blank>View Map in Google Earth</a>
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Subject:
Celestial
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Full Title:
(Plate 6) (Centaurus, Indus, Chamaeleon and other constellations. Index to constellations and updates with reference to Halley.)
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(Plate 6) (Centaurus, Indus, Chamaeleon and other constellations. Index to constellations and updates with reference to Halley.)
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List No:
6900.006
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6900.006
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Series No:
6
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6
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Engraver or Printer:
Duchange, Gaspard
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Duchange, Gaspard
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Publication Author:
Pardies, Ignace Gaston, 1636-1673
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Pardies, Ignace Gaston, 1636-1673
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Pub Date:
1693
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1693
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Pub Title:
(Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio... Opus Postumum) (Six star charts on a gnomonic projection)
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(Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio... Opus Postumum) (Six star charts on a gnomonic projection)
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Pub Reference:
Warner "The Sky Explored" pp196-98; Kanas, "Star Maps" p159; Tooley Dictionary.
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Warner "The Sky Explored" pp196-98; Kanas, "Star Maps" p159; Tooley Dictionary.
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Pub Note:
Second edition. First edition was published in 1674 and this second edition in 1693 after Pardies' death in 1673. A Third edition appeared in 1700. This copy is the six sheets of star charts only without binding, pages numbered 84-89, so probably removed from an atlas. Each sheet has engraved text panels in Latin and French. The projection is gnomonic so the six charts make up a cube of the universe. Elegant original color is used. The paths of several important comets are shown. These charts served as models for the star charts of William Dawes published by the SDUK in 1844 (see our 4063.000). From the Linda Hall Library exhibition catalog: "Pardies' star atlas is stylistically one of the most attractive ever published. Pardies took his constellation figures primarily from Bayer's Uranometria, but since each chart covers a large section of the sky, these figures had to be carefully integrated, which was not an easy task. Pardies' engraver accomplished this task with great success...The plate(which) shows Hercules, Ophiuchus] Scorpius, Sagittarius, Aquila, and Lyra,..is one of the most stunning compositions in the history of celestial cartography."
pub_note
Second edition. First edition was published in 1674 and this second edition in 1693 after Pardies' death in 1673. A Third edition appeared in 1700. This copy is the six sheets of star charts only without binding, pages numbered 84-89, so probably removed from an atlas. Each sheet has engraved text panels in Latin and French. The projection is gnomonic so the six charts make up a cube of the universe. Elegant original color is used. The paths of several important comets are shown. These charts served as models for the star charts of William Dawes published by the SDUK in 1844 (see our 4063.000). From the Linda Hall Library exhibition catalog: "Pardies' star atlas is stylistically one of the most attractive ever published. Pardies took his constellation figures primarily from Bayer's Uranometria, but since each chart covers a large section of the sky, these figures had to be carefully integrated, which was not an easy task. Pardies' engraver accomplished this task with great success...The plate(which) shows Hercules, Ophiuchus] Scorpius, Sagittarius, Aquila, and Lyra,..is one of the most stunning compositions in the history of celestial cartography."
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Pub List No:
6900.000
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6900.000
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Pub Type:
Celestial Atlas
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Celestial Atlas
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Pub Maps:
6
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Pub Height cm:
48
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70
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Image No:
6900006
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Authors:
Pardies, Ignace Gaston, 1636-1673
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