The Earth and its celestial circles. This artwork is from the 1708 edition of the star atlas Harmonica Macrocosmica, by the DutchGerman mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius (15961665). The two major planes shown here are the horizon (pink) and the zodiac (illustrated with zodiacal symbols). The globe is centred on the north coast of Australia (mapped in 1644). Cherubs and muses adorn the artworks border. Harmonica Macrocosmica was first published in 1660. There were originally 30 colour plates with Latin text. This edition was published in Amsterdam by Petrus Schenk (16601711) and Gerard Valk (16521726).
