HEVELIUS, Johannes |
Machinae Coelestis |
Gdansk: printed by Reiniger for Hevelius, 1673 |
First edition. |
Folio, 30 plates. |
Contemporary vellum over boards, blindstamped arabesques on covers. |
Arguably the finest illustrated compendium of astronomical instruments ever published, with 30 full-page and double-page plates drawn in grand baroque style.
![]() Hevelius and his wife making observations, from Johannes Hevelius, Machinae Coelestis, Gdansk, 1673. |
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Frontispiece from Johannes Hevelius, Machinae Coelestis, Gdansk, 1673. |