Book Collection
This print is titled "Ephemerides Motuum Coelestium Geometricae" by Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr circa 1750
A celestial chart showing the motions of the planets according to the Copernican theory of the solar system. This print was not published in Doppelmayr's "Atlas Coelestis" but another atlas published by Homann Heirs. If this print was from "Atlas Coelestis" it would have the Arabic numeral 8 printed in the upper right corner. Instead, this copy has the Roman numeral XIII printed at the bottom center. The print first appeared in Homann’s "Atlas von Hundert Charten" (1712) and reprinted in Homann’s "Grossen Atlas" (1716). It then appeared in "Atlas Coelestis" (1742) when Doppelmayr compiled all of his celestial engravings into his monumental work. This particular print probably appeared in an another atlas sometime after 1742.
Celestial Chart Showing Planetary Movements