An original antique, lithograph celestial chart of the northern hemisphere, published in c.1880 in Adolf Stieler’s ‘Hand Atlas uber alle Theile der Erde und uber das Weldgebaude ’ by the Justus Perthes publishing house in Gotha.
The chart is titled ‘Der Nordliche Stern-Himmel’ and provides a detailed view of the northern hemisphere night sky. It is nicely coloured, and includes attractive pictorial outlines of the constellations (e.g. a lion, a dog, a crab etc). The printed area measures approximately 350mm x 280mm with good sized margins beyond, blank verso. There is a centrefold as published.
Condition report: Excellent condition, good quality paper, very faint age toning as is appropriate to a map of this age. Please study the photographs carefully.