Jamieson, Alexander. A celestial atlas: comprising a systemic display of the heavens in a series of thirty maps. London, 1822, pl. 25.

Further Out: Recent Acquisitions of Celestial Atlases

An Exhibition of Rare Books from the Collection of the Linda Hall Library And a Supplement to Out of This World

Bibliography and Index

Bibliography

We would like to acknowledge our debt to the following works, which were very helpful in the writing of this catalog:

Warner, Deborah Jean. The Sky Explored: Celestial Cartography, 1500-1800. New York: Alan R. Liss, 1979.

Ridpath, Ian. Star Tales. New York: Universe Books, 1988.

Index and Exhibit List

Aratus Solensis. [Greek] Aratou Soleôs Phainomena kai diosêmeia. Paris, 1559. Exhibit item 1.

Bartak, Johann Baptist. Gemeinfassliche Anleitung zur leichten Kenntniss des gestirnten Himmels mittelst einer beigefügte grossen Sternkarte. Vienna: J. G. Heubner, 1827. Exhibit item 12.

Bode, Johann Elert. Vorstellung der Gestirne auf XXXIV Kupfertafeln nach der Pariser Ausgabe des Flamsteadschen Himmelsatlas. Berlin, Straslund: Gottlieb August Lange, 1782. Exhibit item 6.

Brooke, Henry. A Guide to the Stars. London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1820. Exhibit item 9.

Green, Jacob. Astronomical Recreations: or Sketches of the Relative Position and Mythological History of the Constellations. Philadelphia: A. Finley, 1824. Exhibit item 11.

Grienberger, Christoph. Catalogus veteres affixarum longitudines ac latitudines conferens cum novis. Rome: Apud Bartholomaeum Zannettum, 1612. Exhibit item 2.

Jamieson, Alexander. A Celestial Atlas: Comprising a Systemic Display of the Heavens in a Series of Thirty Maps. London: G. & W.B. Whittaker..., 1822. Exhibit item 10.

Meissner, August Gorrlieb. Astronomischer Hand-Atlas zu Rüdigers Kenntniss des Himmels. Leipzig: Siegfried Lebrecht Crusius., 1805. Exhibit item 7.

Middleton, James. A Celestial Atlas: Containing Maps of All the Constellations, Cisible in Great Britain, with Corresponding Blank Maps of the Stars: Systematically Arranged for Communication a Practical Knowledge of the Heavens. London: Whittaker and Co, [1842]. Exhibit item 14.

Muncherus, Thomas. Mythographi latini. Amsterdam: Joannis à Someren, 1681. Exhibit item 5.

Reissig, Kornelii Khristianovich. Sozviezdiia predstavlennyia na XXX tablitsakh. St. Petersburg: Tipografīi︠a︡ Kh. Gint︠s︡a, 1829. Exhibit item 13.

Riedig, C. G. Himmels-Atlas in 20 Blättern nach den grossen Bodenschen Sternkarten. Leipzig: Schreibers Erben, [1849]. Exhibit item 15.

Strauch, Aegidius. Astrognosia synoptice et methodice in usum academicum adornata. Wittenberg: Sumptibus autoris / Literis Jobi Wilhelmifincelil, 1659. Exhibit item 3.

Strauch, Aegidius. Astrognosia, synoptice et methodice… Editio secunda, priori multo auctior ed. Wittenberg: Sumptibus Haered, et al, 1668. Exhibit item 4.

Whitwell, Catherine Vale. An Astronomical Catechism: or, Dialogues between a Mother and Her Daughter. London: By the author, 1818. Exhibit item 8.