Antique Maps by Andreas Cellarius (*1596 - 1665)

Andreas Cellarius was an astronomer, mathematician and cosmographer, born in Neuhausen near Worms. In 1614 he studied at the University of Heidelberg and got married in Amsterdam in 1625. From 1637 onward he served as rector of the Latin school in Hoorn. In 1660 he published his outstanding star atlas, the Harmonia Macrocosmica with Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam. The star atlas is considered as one of the most spectacular work of art in the history of astronomy and consists of 29 double page copper-engraved plates. The atlas is also known as the Cellarius-Atlas and was reissued by Valk & Schenk in 1708.

In 2008 the minor planet 12618 Cellarius was named after Andreas Cellarius.

  • Andreas Cellarius:  Haemisphaerium Scenographicum Australe Coeli Stellati et Terrae

    Valk & Schenk, Amsterdam, (1660) 1708

    Spectacular Star Map of the Southern Sky by Andreas Cellarius.This celestial hemisphere shows the classical constellations of the southern skies over a globe showing South America, Southern...

    Haemisphaerium Scenographicum Australe Coeli Stellati et Terrae
    1660 - Andreas Cellarius
    11488

    Old coloured celestial map. Printed in Amsterdam by Valk & Schenk in 1708.

  • Andreas Cellarius:  Atlas Coelestius: seu Harmonia Macrocosmica

    Valk & Schenk, Amsterdam, (1660) 1708

    Old coloured title page of Andreas Cellarius' star atlas Harmonia Macrocosmica Seu Atlas Universalis Et Novus first published by J. Janssonius in 1660. This title page is from the reissue by Valk...

    Atlas Coelestius: seu Harmonia Macrocosmica
    1660 - Andreas Cellarius
    11500

    Copper engraving of a title page. Cellarius Harmonia Macrocosmica. Printed in Amsterdam by Valk & Schenk in 1708.

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