Harmonia Macrocosmica - Oppenheimer Editions

Andreas Cellarius’ monumental atlas, Harmonia Macrocosmica, contains 29 double-folio plates depicting exquisitely detailed celestial maps and zodiac diagrams. His atlas illustrates the archaic geocentric universe of Ptolemy, the heliocentric universe of Copernicus, and the Tycho Brahe combination of the two in which the planets orbit the sun which, in turn, orbits the earth. Created during the Dutch Golden Age of cartography, Cellarius’ cosmographic compendium is considered a masterpiece of celestial cartography.

The prints offered in this collection are published by Oppenheimer Editions from the remarkable originals in the collection of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Each museum-authorized actual size print is limited to an edition of 200.