Venice, Coronelli, 1698
[Complete set of counterproof plates of globe gores and calottes for a 3.5-foot diameter celestial globe].
Exceedingly rare complete set of the counter-proof version of the engraved gores for Coronelli’s 3.5-foot celestial globe. This issue is before the addition of the engraved captions and figures; it was intended to show the heavens as they would appear to an observer on earth, as opposed to the conventional..... More about Complete set of counterproof plates of globe gores and calottes for a 3.5-foot diameter celestial...