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SEMLER (Christophe)

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SEMLER (Christophe)

Coelum stellatum in quo asterismi. I. Boreales. II. Zodiacs. III. Austral. Halle-Magdeburg, 1733. In-8, cartography of the time.
Very rare celestial atlas, originally published in 1731 and composed by Christophe Semler (1669-1740), pastor and cosmographer
from Magdeburg.

It is illustrated with 35 remarkable celestial maps representing 71 constellations engraved on

a black

background

.

Not cited in the astronomical bibliography of La Lande

.

Harvard Library dry stamp on a guard, accompanying the handwritten notation By exchange dated 1934. Freckles due to the quality of the paper.