Constellation art - Hercules, star maps from Uranometria by Johann Bayer Wood Print

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Hercules - constellation map from Johann Bayer's Uranometria, the 'mother of all celestial atlases', first printed in 1603 in Augsburg.

Uranometria (Uranometria : omnium asterismorum continens schemata, nova methodo delineata, aereis laminis expressa) is perhaps the most illustrious and influential star atlas of the history of astronomy.
It contains engraved copper plates with the charts of 52 constellations - all Zodiac signs among them - with accurate positions of all stars and beautiful illustrations of the mythical persons and creatures associated with the constellations.

Digitally cleaned and restored.

Collections featuring original artwork of illustrator and writer Moira Risen and carefully curated collections of digitally restored and cleaned illustrations from artists of the Golden Age, vintage botanical drawings, advertising posters from the early 1900's, vintage pictorial maps, traditional Chinese flower and bird paintings and some selected, licensed works of modernist painters. With licensing inquiries or any other questions please contact Moira personally via this email. You find more information about her and her creative projects on her personal website and on her blog. About Moira's artwork: 'I rather label my creations illustrations than classic fine art pieces because almost always there's a story (or at least a fragment...