A 17th century plate illustrating the Moon phases

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

[Untitled plate of the phases of the Moon.]
Paris, 1683. Coloured. 150 x 110mm, set in letterpress.

A plate with a banner hanging above a landscape, on which is an illustration explaining how the phases of the moon are created by it orbiting the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun. Published in the 'Description de l'Univers'.


Stock ID : 23933