Northern constellations. The constellations are represented by artworks of the mythical people and creatures for whom they are named. This celestial map is from the 1708 edition of Harmonica Macrocosmica, a star atlas by the Dutch-German mathematician and cosmographer Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665). The map is centred on the northern zodiacal (ecliptic) pole, rather than the northern celestial pole (offset below centre). The zodiacal plane itself is the first circle in from the rim. Cherubs adorn the artwork's border. Harmonica Macrocosmica was first published in 1660. There were originally 30 colour plates with Latin text. This edition was published in Amsterdam by Petrus Schenk (1660-1711) and Gerard Valk (1652-1726).

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