MAP, Horology, Ritter
Cartographic Miscellany, Horology. Franz Ritter, Horologium Horizontale Horasa Meridie et Media Nocte Numeratas Continens..., from Speculum Solis, 1610 (published). Black & White. Franz Ritter was a German mathematician and astronomer whose works are very rare. This beautiful engraving is a horological diagram that includes depictions of the Zodiac. It is most remarkable for the elaborately engraved decorative border with a large cartouche and 32-point wind rose.
Dimensions: 14.2 x 11.7 in
Condition Report: A dark impression on a bright sheet with a small medallion watermark, issued folding and now flattened with a couple of printer's creases. Binding trims at left have been professionally replaced. Grade: A
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Cartographic Miscellany, Horology. Franz Ritter, Horologium Horizontale Horasa Meridie et Media Nocte Numeratas Continens..., from Speculum Solis, 1610 (published). Black & White. Franz Ritter was a German mathematician and astronomer whose works are very rare. This beautiful engraving is a horological diagram that includes depictions of the Zodiac. It is most remarkable for the elaborately engraved decorative border with a large cartouche and 32-point wind rose.
Dimensions: 14.2 x 11.7 in
Condition Report: A dark impression on a bright sheet with a small medallion watermark, issued folding and now flattened with a couple of printer's creases. Binding trims at left have been professionally replaced. Grade: A
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