Southern Constellations Night Sky Zodiac Celestial 1867 Stieler celestial map Africa 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

5 1/2" x 7 1/2"

decorative laminated color litho pictorial boards showing hanging banner title

Paper in the 1500's was all hand-made by laborious labor from pulped cloth rags

Leather rubbed

[V430-R15474]

Southern Constellations Night Sky Zodiac Celestial 1867 Stieler celestial map Africa 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"Der Sudliche Sternhimmel. (Celestial Map, Night Sky, Constellations, Zodiac). Issued 1867, Gotha by Justus Perthes for Stieler. Very detailed mid 19th century tinted lithographed. Nice looking example, clean, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Sheet Measures c. 14 3 4" H x 17 1 2" W. Cartographic Reference(s): Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 4. [R21467].