Historic Map : Cellarius Antique Map of The Ptolmaic Lunar System, 1708, Vintage Wall Art Americas West Indies Caribbean Antilles Rare French map detailing the Golden Age of Caribbean Piracy. 5250368 A beautiful 1855 first edition

A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of New York

In the lower left hand quadrant there is an inset of the Scilly Isles

The Kingdom of Naples was the richest and largest Italian state before the Italian unification

collectively known as the Mascarene Islands

Shanghai Bund

Historic Map : Cellarius Antique Map of The Ptolmaic Lunar System, 1708, Vintage Wall Art Americas West Indies Caribbean Antilles Rare French map detailing the Golden Age of Caribbean Piracy. 5250368 A beautiful 1855 first editionA fine 1708 Andreas Cellarius celestial chart illustrating the Claudius Ptolemy model of lunar motion. The chart illustrates the lunar epicycles as the moon revolves along various orbits. The central chart is bordered zodiacal iconography. The surround is lavishly decorated with finely engraved and colored images of clouds, putti, and two sub diagrams. It is of note that this is beautiful colored example with giltwork incorporated into the color.