1835 Burritt - Huntington Map of the Heavens or A Celestial Planisphere

Description

1835 Burritt - Huntington Map of the Heavens or A Celestial Planisphere
WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS
Title:
A Celestial Planisphere, or Map of the Heavens.
Description:
This is a rare and beautiful 1833 hand colored map of the night sky by Elijah Burritt. Centered on the ecliptic Line, this map identifies the various zones associated with each major constellation. The Milky Way is shaded. A scale exhibiting the sun's place in the ecliptic at various times of the year appears at the base of the map. This map, like all of Burritt's charts, is based on the celestial cartographic work of Ignace-Gaston Pardies and Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr.
The map was engraved Illman and Pilbrow under the direction of E. H. Burritt and issued as plate no. VII in the 1833 first edition of F. J. Huntington's
Atlas, Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens
. There are several editions of this atlas, the most common being the 1835 by Burritt. Only the earliest editions are colorized.
Size:
Printed area measures 15.5 inches high by 21 inches wide.
Condition:
Very good. Minor wear along original centerfold. Small tear repaired at center.
Shipping:
Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available:
1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required.
2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required.
3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD).
4. We can use your FedEx Account.
Customs:
International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents.
Insurance:
All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes.
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Other Services
Conservation Framing:
Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service.
Antique Map Restoration:
Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing.
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