Old Zodiac Map

[Baron von Richthofen (Vaclav)]

Old Zodiac Map
I am looking for a picture of an Old Zodiac Map better than this one, I have seen the one I am after it was a ravensburger jigsaw a few years ago but cant find it now
I have a higher resolution photo if you want it, just email

[dpastern (Dave Pastern)]

No real ideas but this reminds me that I'd love to see the Original Uranometria reprinted. It's out of copyright, yet no one seems to want to touch it

Dave

[ngcles]

Hi Vars, Dave & All,

Originally Posted by dpastern

No real ideas but this reminds me that I'd love to see the Original Uranometria reprinted. It's out of copyright, yet no one seems to want to touch it

Dave

This site:

http://www.aai.ee/muuseum/Uranomeetr...html?bayer.htm

has scans and reproductions of many of the old maps by Bayer, Hevelius, Flamsteed, Bayer and others. It's in Dutch, but not hard to navigate.

I love maps of all sorts, particularly star maps and old maps too.


Best,

Les D

[dpastern (Dave Pastern)]

Thank you Les - I did Google a fair bit for Bayer's Uranometria. I am disappointed that it's not featured on www.gutenberg.org though.

Dave

edit: I find it a bit cheeky that when you click on the link for the image, it says copyright to someone else. The Bayer Uranometria is public domain and is no longer copyrightable. I found this link, which has far better quality images imho:

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/library/rare/Bayer%201661.htm