Planisphaerium
"The 'Planisphaerium,' from Andreas Cellarius' 1661 atlas of the celestial world, depicts the heavens according to the theories of 2nd-century geographer Claudius Ptolemy. Planetary gods race in chariots through a shimmering sky, while portraits of lauded astronomers adorn the margins. Their theories regarding the stars, planets, sun, moon, and zodiac are recorded throughout the atlas."
Quoted from a sign in the Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, at an exhibit called Crossing Boundaries: Art//Maps.
Planisphaerium
"The 'Planisphaerium,' from Andreas Cellarius' 1661 atlas of the celestial world, depicts the heavens according to the theories of 2nd-century geographer Claudius Ptolemy. Planetary gods race in chariots through a shimmering sky, while portraits of lauded astronomers adorn the margins. Their theories regarding the stars, planets, sun, moon, and zodiac are recorded throughout the atlas."
Quoted from a sign in the Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, at an exhibit called Crossing Boundaries: Art//Maps.