Old Star Map of Cassiopeia by Johann Bayer, 1603 - Celestial Constellation Chart Size:28x40in (70x100cm) including Geneva

including Geneva

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Old Star Map of Cassiopeia by Johann Bayer, 1603 - Celestial Constellation Chart Size:28x40in (70x100cm) including GenevaOld Star Map of Cassiopeia by Johann Bayer is a fascinating handcoloured star chart, originally published in 1603. This exquisite artwork is a decorative map of the constellation Cassiopeia, with stars heightened in gold. The margins contain manuscript annotations in an early hand, marking the location of other constellations. The plate was part of Bayer's acclaimed Uranometria, a celestial atlas influential in the field of astronomy and art history.