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Prints from Mercurii Philosophici Firmamentum by Corbinian Thomas - 1730


Here are four prints from Corbinian Thomas' "Mercurii Philosophici Firmamentum Firmianum Descriptionem et Usum Globi Artificialis Coelestis", which was published in 1730. These are small prints measuring 12.6 by 11.7 cm. The Camelopardalis print is noteworthy in that it was one of the first showing the constellation figure by itself (see https://stars.lindahall.org/tho.htm). One of the other early depictions of Camelopardalis by itself was in "Atlas Portatilis Coelestis" by Johann Rost in 1723.