Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1656
Ductor ad Astronomiam & Geographiam, vel usus Globi
Frontispiece for Josephum Moxon's 'Ductor ad Astronomiam & Geographiam, vel usus Globi, Celestis quam Terrestris, In libri sex... [A Tutor to Astronomie and Geographie...], Londini, Sumptibus Josephi Moxon, 1659, 2nd edition published in 1670. In this illustrated title-page from his Tutor to Astronomy and Geography of 1659, Joseph Moxon has chosen Tycho Brahé to represent astronomy and Ptolemy for geography. The book deals mainly with the uses of celestial and terrestrial globes and Moxon took the star positions for the celestial globe from those of Tycho, adjusted for the intervening passage of time."
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- A15505
- Object name:
- Ductor ad Astronomiam & Geographiam, vel usus Globi
- Artist/Maker:
- Moxton, Joseph
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- Production date:
- 1656
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 170 mm, W 114 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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