A miniature illustration of the Solar System

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

[Untitled plate of the orbits of the planets around the Sun]
Paris, 1683. Coloured. 150 x 110mm, set in letterpress.

A highly-decorative 17th century plate illustrating the heliocentric Solar System surrounded by a veil of clouds. Underneath is a landscape with a tower house on an island, with a smoking chimney.
Published in the 'Description de l'Univers'.


Stock ID : 23932