A miniature illustration of the Copernican Solar System

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

Systeme de L'Univers Selon Copernic.
Paris, 1683. Coloured. 150 x 110mm, set in letterpress.

A highly-decorative 17th century plate of the heliocentric Solar System, as described by Copernicus. The title is on a tapestry above.
Published in the 'Description de l'Univers'.


Stock ID : 23900