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Peter Apian
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English: Imagines syderum coelestiumSingle sheet, woodcut. Celestial planisphere showing the 48 Ptolemaic constellations, with Latin descriptive text below it.

The figures of the constellations in this chart are clearly influenced by Durer's woodcuts. Text is for the most part in Latin, but seven of the stars are labelled with their Islamic names. In the lines of text underneath the map, Apian urges people to further study of the stars by way of his map.

Adianus, Imagines
Date 1536
date QS:P571,+1536-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Overall: 42 cm x 30 cm
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/551748
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Charts and maps

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