Cellarius Pl. 2, Scenography of the Ptolemaic Cosmography

The Oppenheimer Editions fine art print of Cellarius Pl. 2, Scenography of the Ptolemaic Cosmography captures a perspective of the cosmological landscape as perceived by 17th-century cartographer Andreas Cellarius. 

Printed with archival pigments on rag watercolor paper, this museum-authorized limited edition print faithfully captures Cellarius’ original vision with astonishing accuracy. Expand your horizons with this celestial skyscape! 

About Harmonia Macrocosmica

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.

About Andreas Cellarius

Andreas Cellarius (1596 to 1665) was a Dutch-German cartographer and cosmographer who is best known for his celestial atlas Harmonia Macrocosmica published in 1660. Cellarius was born in Neuhausen, Germany, and later moved to Amsterdam where he worked as a schoolmaster and geographer. In addition to his work on the cosmos, Cellarius also published a book on the mathematical science of city fortification and defense. Though little is known about his personal life, Cellarius’ magnificent Harmonia Macrocosmica had a lasting impact on the study of astronomy and the visualization of celestial bodies for centuries after its publication.

About Oppenheimer Editions

Established in 1999, our publishing company Oppenheimer Editions was developed in order to produce modern facsimiles of historic works of art. Marrying cutting-edge digital printing technologies with canonical works of art, Oppenheimer Editions has partnered with prestigious museums to make their holdings accessible to the public as fine art prints. Works from the New-York Historical Society’s unrivaled collections of John James Audubon’s watercolors and the Hudson River School paintings are examples of art that otherwise would be unobtainable.

Among the institutional collections we have partnered with are the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum, and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Our Oppenheimer Editions prints are not mere reproductions. Rather, they are limited-edition fine art prints made with the finest quality archival pigments on rag watercolor paper and executed to exacting standards.

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