Sitvs terrae circvlis coelestibvs circvndatae. The location of the Earth encircled by the celestial circles. Richly ornamented scheme of the positions of the Globe relatively to the ecliptic axes and the Zodiac. Illustration by Andreas Cellarius (1596-166

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Sitvs terrae circvlis coelestibvs circvndatae. The location of the Earth encircled by the celestial circles. Richly ornamented scheme of the positions of the Globe relatively to the ecliptic axes and the Zodiac. Illustration by Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665) a Dutch-German cartographer, best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas.

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