"Motus Planetarum Superiorum…", Doppelmayr/Homann

This large, copper engraved chart of the solar system details the spiral motions of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn as observed from earth, and the geocentric motion of the inner planets Mercury and Venus according to the Tychonic hypothesis in the early 1700s. The path of the Sun in the sky is also shown. Smaller hemispheres at the upper edges explain the regressive movements of the planets with long explanations in the two lower hemispheres. The sheet is embellished with cute cherubs, representing the planets, prancing through the heavens.

References: Kanas Fig. 3.18.

Condition: B+

Faint toning on centerfold with a small area of worm holes infilled just above the vignette.