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Rost, Johann
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description
Atlas portatilis coelestis. Oder compendiöse Vorstellung des gantzen Welt-Gebäudes, in den Anfangs-Gründen der wahren Astronomie. Nuremberg: Christoph Weigel den Jüngern, 1743
8vo (7⅛ x 4½ in.; 181 x 115 mm). Double title-page printed in red and black, 38 handcolored engraved plates on 30 sheets, tipped to the fore-edge of the text leaves (7 plates folding); some discoloration to plates, 9 plates browned, some light text browning and dampstaining on top margin. Contemporary calf, the spine in 5 compartments, lettering piece, plain endpapers, edges sprinkled red; a few scrapes, head of spine lacking, split to upper joint near head of spine.
8vo (7⅛ x 4½ in.; 181 x 115 mm). Double title-page printed in red and black, 38 handcolored engraved plates on 30 sheets, tipped to the fore-edge of the text leaves (7 plates folding); some discoloration to plates, 9 plates browned, some light text browning and dampstaining on top margin. Contemporary calf, the spine in 5 compartments, lettering piece, plain endpapers, edges sprinkled red; a few scrapes, head of spine lacking, split to upper joint near head of spine.
Literature
Warner, The Sky Explored, 212; cf. Linda Hall, Out of This World, 23 (1723 ed.); not in Houzeau-Lancaster
Catalogue Note
This astronomical atlas, which adopted the style of Hevelius and first appeared in 1723, features handcolored astronomical diagrams and constellations. Rost (1688–1727), who studied under Wurzelbaur and was a corresponding member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences, is also known for his Astronomisches Handbuch (1718), which is regarded as the first rigorous scientific introduction to astronomy in the German language.