Cosmography Collection

Phases of the Moon, 1708
Phases of the Moon. This is plate 19 from the 1708 edition of the star atlas Harmonica Macrocosmica by the Dutch-German mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665)

Copernican worldview, 1708
Copernican worldview. This is plate 5 from the 1708 edition of the star atlas Harmonica Macrocosmica by the Dutch-German mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665)

Map of Virginia and Florida, 1667 (hand-coloured engraving, vellum)
985771 Map of Virginia and Florida, 1667 (hand-coloured engraving, vellum) by Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673) (after); 54.6x35.7 (folio size) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Virginia and Florida)

Luigi Groto, Italian poet
Luigi Groto (1541-1585), Italian poet. The circular Italian inscription gives his name, calls him the blind man of Hadria (referring to Adria, northern Italy)

Frontispice de Parayso Occidental, plantado y cultivado en su magnifico Real Convento de Jesus Maria de Mexico
CUL4869112 Frontispice de Parayso Occidental, plantado y cultivado en su magnifico Real Convento de Jesus Maria de Mexico, 1684 - SIGUENZA Y GOGOGOORA, Carlos de (1645-1700)

View of Cologne (recto) Man Hanged from a Tree (verso), Two leafs DCCXXI-DCCXXIIII...1937
View of Cologne (recto) Man Hanged from a Tree (verso), Two leafs DCCXXI-DCCXXIIII from Kosmographie by S. Munster, plate 45 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century, 1564

Catalan Atlas (reproduction)
5054662 Catalan Atlas (reproduction) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87) (after); (add.info.: Reproduction of 1375 World map made in Majorca)

Mercator, (1512-1594), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mercator, (1512-1594), 1830. Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) Belgian geographer, cosmographer and cartographer known for his 1569 world map of sailing courses with rhumb lines

Quadrans Magnus Chalibeus page from the Atlas Major, 1662 (coloured engraving)
XOT366481 Quadrans Magnus Chalibeus page from the Atlas Major, 1662 (coloured engraving) by Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the first edition; published in Amsterdam; )

Illustration from "Kosmographie" by Sebastian Munster, plate 46 from Woodcuts from, ... 1937
Illustration from "Kosmographie" by Sebastian Munster, plate 46 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century, 1564, assembled into portfolio 1937

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 10, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054670 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 10, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (engraving)
3646701 Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (engraving) by Hogenberg, Franz (1540-c.1590) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)

Portrait of Sebastian Munster from a 1550 edition of his Cosmographia (woodcut)
5668987 Portrait of Sebastian Munster from a 1550 edition of his Cosmographia (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); (add.info.: Sebastian Munster (1488-1552)); Photo eAF Fotografie; German

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 9, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment)
5054647 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 9, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 12, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment)
5054646 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 12, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 11, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054644 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 11, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Four vellum leaves of the Catalan Atlas, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment)
5895292 Four vellum leaves of the Catalan Atlas, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 8 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054649 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 8 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 2, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054640 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 2, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054638 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing the Western Sahara and Mansa Musa
5054637 Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing the Western Sahara and Mansa Musa, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The capture of the Fort of Villegagnon from La Cosmographie universelle
CHT157467 The capture of the Fort of Villegagnon from La Cosmographie universelle by Andre Thevet, c.1560 (engraving) by Thevet

Plan of Augsburg, from Cosmographia, 1544 (woodcut on paper)
UCL273924 Plan of Augsburg, from Cosmographia, 1544 (woodcut on paper) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); 34.4x40.3 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum

Frontispiece from A Plain Treatise of the First Principles of Cosmographie
XJF294064 Frontispiece from A Plain Treatise of the First Principles of Cosmographie by Thomas Blundeville, published in 1594 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 7 and 8, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054639 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 7 and 8, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

A witch summons a three headed demon, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia
5668994 A witch summons a three headed demon, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster, Sebastian (1589-1552); Photo eAF Fotografie; German, out of copyright

De Europa, quae nostro aeuo Christianum a map of Christian Europe
5668991 De Europa, quae nostro aeuo Christianum a map of Christian Europe, from 1550 edition of Cosmographia by Sebastian Munster (woodcut) by Munster

A German Astronomer and Cosmographist, from Science
KW315665 A German Astronomer and Cosmographist, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published London 1878 (litho) by French School

Map of Germany, c. 1644-1645 (hand-coloured engraving)
985772 Map of Germany, c.1644-1645 (hand-coloured engraving) by Blaeu, Willem (1571-1638) and Joan (1596-1673) (after); 50.6x33.4 (folio size) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Germany)

Ischia, 1642 (coloured engraving)
985753 Ischia, 1642 (coloured engraving) by Blaeu, Willem (1571-1638) and Joan (1596-1673); 49.2x65.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ischia. From Theatrum orbis terrarum)

North Africa, Europe and the Middle East from the Catalan Atlas (reproduction)
5054659 North Africa, Europe and the Middle East from the Catalan Atlas (reproduction) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87) (after); (add.info)

Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing Mansa Musa enthroned
5043052 Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing Mansa Musa enthroned, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Catalan Atlas (reproduction)
5054666 Catalan Atlas (reproduction) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87) (after); (add.info.: Reproduction of 1375 World map made in Majorca)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 1, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment)
5054645 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 1, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 5, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment)
5054641 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 5, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Cosmography, a collection of diagrams on various planetary systems (engraving)
979800 Cosmography, a collection of diagrams on various planetary systems (engraving) by Drioux, M.M. & Leroy, Ch. (fl.1830-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cosmography, or Systems of the World)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 7, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment)
5054643 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 7, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Cathay, China from the Catalan Atlas (reproduction)
5054664 Cathay, China from the Catalan Atlas (reproduction) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87) (after); (add.info.: Detail from the reproduction of 1375 World map made in Majorca)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 4 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054648 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 4 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 3, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment)
5054642 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 3, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

German Astronomer and Cosmographist (engraving)
1094677 German Astronomer and Cosmographist (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Astronomer and Cosmographist)

Plan and view of the towns and buildings of Holland and the Low Countries
986451 Plan and view of the towns and buildings of Holland and the Low Countries, 1649 (hand-coloured engraving) by Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673); 52.5x34

Map of China, from Atlas Maior Sive Cosmographia Blaviana
986216 Map of China, from Atlas Maior Sive Cosmographia Blaviana, 1662 (hand-coloured engraving) by Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of China)

Map of Iceland, from Atlas Maior Sive Cosmographia Blaviana
986215 Map of Iceland, from Atlas Maior Sive Cosmographia Blaviana, 1662 (hand-coloured engraving) by Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Iceland)

A Zodiac Man diagram showing the seasons for bloodletting. From Liber Cosmographiae, 1408. Found in the collection of Trinity College Library, Cambridge

Portrait of the cosmographer Sebastian Munster (1489-1552), c. 1550. Artist: Amberger, Christoph (ca. 1500-1562)
Portrait of the cosmographer Sebastian Munster (1489-1552), c. 1550. Found in the collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, 15th century Italian cosmographer and mathematician, (1901). Toscanelli (1397-1482) produced a map proposing a westward route to Asia that Columbus took with him on his

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Cosmography, the art of mapping and describing the universe, has been a fascinating subject throughout history. From ancient times to modern eras, various scholars and artists have contributed to our understanding of the cosmos. In 1708, an intricate depiction of the phases of the Moon emerged, showcasing its mesmerizing transformation over time. This illustration not only captured celestial beauty but also reflected humanity's curiosity about celestial bodies. During this period, a Copernican worldview was gaining prominence. The revolutionary idea that Earth revolves around the Sun challenged traditional beliefs and reshaped cosmography forever. It marked a turning point in human understanding and paved the way for further exploration. A hand-colored engraving on vellum from 1667 showcased a map of Virginia and Florida. This exquisite piece combined cartography with artistry, demonstrating how cosmography could be both informative and visually captivating. Luigi Groto, an Italian poet known for his works on cosmology, added poetic flair to this field. Through his verses, he brought forth imaginative interpretations of cosmic phenomena that sparked wonder in readers' minds. The contributions made by Gerardus Mercator cannot be overlooked either. As a Flemish cartographer and geographer during the late 16th century, Mercator's maps revolutionized navigation techniques worldwide. His meticulous attention to detail elevated cosmography to new heights. Another remarkable work is Quadrans Magnus Chalibeus page from Atlas Major in 1662—a colored engraving that depicted astronomical instruments used for measuring time and space accurately. Such illustrations aided astronomers in their quest for knowledge about our vast universe. Sebastian Munster's "Kosmographie, " published in multiple editions between 1544-1628 AD. , became one of Europe's most influential geographical texts at that time. Plate 46 from Woodcuts portrayed various regions across continents with intricate details—an invaluable resource for explorers seeking new horizons.