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Auction 179, Lot 56

"No. 5 Horologium Horizontale Signa Zodiaci Ascendentia: Ec. Cotinens...", Ritter, Franz

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Horology

Period: 1610 (dated)

Publication: Speculum Solis…

Color: Black & White

Size:
14.6 x 11.6 inches
37.1 x 29.5 cm
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Franz Ritter was a German mathematician and astronomer whose works are extremely rare. This beautiful engraving is a horological diagram remarkable for the elaborate decorative border. At top is a large cartouche and at bottom is a 32-point wind rose. Zodiac symbols appear at far right and left. A very rare and unusual cartographic curiosity.

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Condition: B+

A very dark impression that is somewhat uneven at far right, on a bright sheet with a small medallion watermark and a chips in the bottom blank margin that has been professionally repaired. A binding trim at left has been professionally replaced.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Unsold

Closed on 9/16/2020

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