Book by Andreas Cellarius
Harmonia Macrocosmica Author Andreas Cellarius Illustrator Frederik Hendrik van den Hove, Johannes van Loon e.a. Country Netherlands Language Latin, Dutch, German, French Publisher Johannes Janssonius Publication date
1660 Media type Stellar Atlas number of plates = 29
The Harmonia Macrocosmica star atlas written by Andreas Cellarius and published in 1660 by Johannes Janssonius . The first part of the atlas contains copper plate prints depicting the world systems of Claudius Ptolemy , Nicolaus Copernicus , and Tycho Brahe . At the end are star maps of the classical and further constellations , the latter ones as introduced by Julius Schiller in his Coelum stellatum christianum of 1627.
For its importance in the history of celestial cartography , the Harmonia Macrocosmica is considered as one of the notable masterworks from the Golden Age of Dutch/Netherlandish cartography (c. 1570s–1670s), along with Abraham Ortelius 's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Johannes Blaeu 's Atlas Maior celestial atlas ever published.
History [ edit ] In the foreword to his Chronologica , Gerard Mercator stated the intention to publish an atlas which would cover everything of the then-known cosmos, geography and history of the earth. During his life, Mercator published five volumes of his atlas, the last one being published by his son Rumold . After Mercator's death, the Amsterdam cartographer Johannes Janssonius took over the project.
He and fellow-cartographer Hendricus Hondius published their Novus Atlas in 1636, which featured over 320 maps in four languages. In 1660, Andreas Cellarius' Harmonia Macrocosmica was published as the seventh volume of the project. With the final addition of a volume describing the cities of the world from 1657, the project was finally completed.
Origins of the engravings [ edit ] Of the various engravers and authors who worked on the plates of the atlas, only two have signed their work. The frontispiece of the atlas was created by Frederik Hendrik van den Hove and ten other plates were engraved by Johannes van Loon. Moreover, all the designs of the classical constellations were taken from the ones created by Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam .
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] Cellarius Harmonia Macrocosmica
Notable people Notable works
Itinerario Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën Leo Belgicus Mercator's 1569 World Map Atlas Cosmographicae Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Theatre of the Orb of the World , 1570)Maris Pacifici Speculum Orbis Terrarum Mercator-Hondius Atlas Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem Atlas Maior Atlas van Loon Spieghel der Zeevaerdt Mariner's Mirror )Atlas de Wit Atlas Minor Atlas Novus Beudeker Collection Blaeu Atlas of Scotland Caert van't Landt van d'Eendracht Klencke Atlas Speculum Orbis Terrae Civitates Orbis Terrarum Tasman Map (c. 1644)Plenilunii Lumina Austriaca Philippica Van Langren's map of the Moon , 1645)Harmonia Macrocosmica Dutch-created constellations (include: Apus , Camelopardalis , Chamaeleon , Cancer Minor , Columba , Dorado , Gallus , Grus , Hydrus , Indus , Jordanus , Monoceros , Musca / Apis , Musca Borealis / Apes , Phoenix , Tigris , Triangulum Australe , Tucana , Volans ) Main centres General Related
Search for the Northeast Passage
Search for the Northwest Passage
Dutch discovery, exploration and mapping of Svalbard (cartography of Svalbard /Spitsbergen )Dutch discovery, exploration and mapping of Jan Mayen (cartography of Jan Mayen )European exploration and mapping of Southern Africa Search for the Great Southern Land/Great Unknown South Land (Terra Australis Nondum Cognita /Terra Australis Incognita )
European maritime exploration of Australia (Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 , Brouwer Route , Hartog's Plate , Eendrachtsland , Anthoonij van Diemens Landt , Nova Hollandia/Nieuw Holland )European land exploration of Australia Dutch discovery, exploration and mapping of Australasia (cartography of Australasia )Dutch discovery, exploration and mapping of Nova Hollandia (cartography of New Holland / Australia )Dutch discovery, exploration and mapping of Tasmania/Van Diemen's Land (cartography of Tasmania )Dutch discovery, exploration and mapping of the Australian continent (cartography of the Australian continent )Dutch discovery, exploration and mapping of the Australian mainland (cartography of the Australian mainland )Dutch discovery, exploration and mapping of Nova Zeelandia (cartography of New Zealand )Dutch exploration and mapping of Formosa/Taiwan (cartography of Taiwan )Dutch exploration and mapping of the East Indies (cartography of the East Indies )Dutch exploration and mapping of Southern Africa (cartography of Southern Africa )Dutch exploration and mapping of South Africa (cartography of South Africa )Dutch exploration and mapping of the Americas Dutch exploration and mapping of the Pacific Dutch discovery and exploration of Easter Island VOC cartography (cartography in the VOC World )WIC/GWIC cartography (cartography in the WIC/GWIC World )Dutch colonial cartography Science and technology in the Dutch Republic (Golden Age of Dutch science and technology ) Influences Influenced
History of cartography (First true atlas in the modern sense , 1570)History of geography (First undisputed non-Indigenous discovery, exploration and mapping of Australasia , including the Australian continent and New Zealand , excluding New Guinea , 1606–1646)History of geodesy and surveying (First published systematic uses of the triangulation method in modern surveying and mapmaking , 1533–1615)History of navigation (First published use of the Mercator projection for maritime navigation , 1569; Discovery of the Brouwer Route , 1611)History of hydrography (First printed nautical atlas in the modern sense , 1584)History of selenography / lunar cartography (First published scientific map of the Moon with a topographical nomenclature , 1645)History of uranography / celestial cartography (First documented systematic mapping of the far southern sky , 1595–1599)History of astronomy (88 modern constellations / IAU-recognized constellations )History of cosmography Field of studies
Notable scholars Bibliography Atlantes Neerlandici (book)Monumenta Cartographica Neerlandica (book)Grote Atlas van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (book)Grote Atlas van de West-Indische Compagnie (book)Caert-Thresoor: Tijdschrift voor de Geschiedenis van de Kartografie (journal)Explokart (research programme at Utrecht University )Brussels Map Circle (previously the Brussels International Map Collectors' Circle )Australia on the Map Australasian Hydrographic Society )
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