MAP, Horology, Ritter
Cartographic Miscellany, Horology. Franz Ritter, Na. 2. Horologium Horizontale Parallelos Horizontis cum Hor: Ameridie Numeratis Ostendens, from Speculum Solis…, 1610 (published). 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. A very rare and unusual cartographic curiosity.
Dimensions: 13.6 x 11.9 in
Condition Report: A dark impression on a bright sheet with a small medallion watermark, issued folding and now flattened. Binding trims at left have been professionally replaced. Grade: A+
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Cartographic Miscellany, Horology. Franz Ritter, Na. 2. Horologium Horizontale Parallelos Horizontis cum Hor: Ameridie Numeratis Ostendens, from Speculum Solis…, 1610 (published). 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. A very rare and unusual cartographic curiosity.
Dimensions: 13.6 x 11.9 in
Condition Report: A dark impression on a bright sheet with a small medallion watermark, issued folding and now flattened. Binding trims at left have been professionally replaced. Grade: A+
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