MAP, Horology, Ritter
Cartographic Miscellany, Horology. Franz Ritter, No. 5 Horologium Horizontale Signa Zodiaci Ascendentia: Ec. Cotinens..., from Speculum Solis…, 1610 (dated). Black & White. Franz Ritter was a German mathematician and astronomer whose works are extremely rare. This beautiful engraving is a horological diagram remarkable for the elaborate decorative border. At top is a large cartouche and at bottom is a 32-point wind rose. Zodiac symbols appear at far right and left. A very rare and unusual cartographic curiosity.
Dimensions: 14.6 x 11.6 in
Condition Report: A very dark impression that is somewhat uneven at far right, on a bright sheet with a small medallion watermark and a chips in the bottom blank margin that has been professionally repaired. A binding trim at left has been professionally replaced. Grade: B+
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Cartographic Miscellany, Horology. Franz Ritter, No. 5 Horologium Horizontale Signa Zodiaci Ascendentia: Ec. Cotinens..., from Speculum Solis…, 1610 (dated). Black & White. Franz Ritter was a German mathematician and astronomer whose works are extremely rare. This beautiful engraving is a horological diagram remarkable for the elaborate decorative border. At top is a large cartouche and at bottom is a 32-point wind rose. Zodiac symbols appear at far right and left. A very rare and unusual cartographic curiosity.
Dimensions: 14.6 x 11.6 in
Condition Report: A very dark impression that is somewhat uneven at far right, on a bright sheet with a small medallion watermark and a chips in the bottom blank margin that has been professionally repaired. A binding trim at left has been professionally replaced. Grade: B+
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