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Homann, Joan Babtist
Nürnberg
1740
Doppelmayr."Sphaera Mundi Per circulos tam primarios quam secundarios ... exhibita". Orig. copper-engraving from J. G. Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis. Published by J. B. Homann in Nuremberg, ca. 1740. Orig. old colouring. With 4 globes in the corners. 47,5:56 cm (18 3/4 x 22 inch.).
Geographical and astronomical map showing four views of equatorial, ecliptic, tropical, and polar circles among the lines of longitude and latitude. Two small charts demonstrate solar positions with respect to the earth and the refraction of light. - By the sides reinforced with the thick paper.