Lot 925 Sigismund Visconti. Tableaux du systeme …

Tableaux du systeme planetaire par Sigismond Visconti et. Adolphe Auguste Dufour. Mit 7 farbig in Punktierstich gestochenen Karten. (Paris, Charles Simonneau, 1830). 1 Bl. (Titel), 7 Bll. (Tafeln). Folio. Ppbd. d. Zt. mit Resten des originalen RSchildes. (Rücken fachmännisch restauriert und teilweise unter Verlust des Einbandmaterials beschabt).

Astronomie

Naturwissenschaften – David Rumsey Map Center, 15436.000. - Houzeau & Lancaster 8172 (Nur der Textband). - Prachtvoller und seltener Atlasband mit dem meist fehlenden Textband. - Die eindrucksvollen sieben wunderschönen doppelseitigen Farbtafeln, die von A. Gianni nach den Zeichnungen von Sigismond Visconti für die ersten 5, von Visconti überarbeitet von Auguste-Henri Dufour für die sechs und von Dufour für die letzte Seite gestochen wurden, zeigen das Sonnensystem, den Orbit der jährlichen Umdrehung der Erde um die Sonne mit Angabe der Jahreszeiten, die Phasen des Mondes, die Eklipsen der Sonne und des Mondesm Fluss und der Rückfluss. Querschnitt durch die Erde, aufgenommen am Äquator und von der Seite des Arktischen Pols aus gesehen. - sowie die Planisphäre. Teils vor allem an Rand etwas fleckig, wenige Knickspuren und alte restaurierte Randeinrisse. Im Vorsatz teils etwas wasserfleckig. Insgesamt noch ordentliches Exemplar in kraftvollen farbigen Abzügen dieses seltenen astronomischen Atlases.

Natural Sciences – Astronomy. - Splendid and rare atlas volume with the text volume mostly missing. - The impressive 7 beautiful double-page color plates engraved by A. Gianni from the drawings of Sigismond Visconti for the first 5, Visconti revised by Auguste-Henri Dufour for the 6 and by Dufour for the last page, show the solar system, the orbit of the annual revolution of the Earth around the Sun with indication of the seasons, the phases of the Moon, the eclipses of the Sun and the Moonm flow and reflux. Cross section of the Earth taken at the equator and seen from the side of the Arctic Pole. - and the planisphere. "The work was favourably reviewed in a number of contemporary sources, which praised Visconti for presenting the complicated theories of such luminaries as Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton regarding the workings of the solar system and the principle phenomena, in such an easy to comprehend, and highly visual way" (See Standford Unversity Libraries). Somewhat stained, especially along the edges, a few creases and old, repaired tears along the edges. The endpapers are somewhat water-stained in places. Overall, a decent copy with vivid, colorful prints of this rare astronomical atlas.

Post Auction Price: 2000 €

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