Atlas Major: Sextans Astrononmicus Prout Altitudinibus Infervit, 1662
File — Box: Communal Collections 83, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Collection of Tycho Brahe engravings (1 flat case file; 1662) contains 15 engravings (all on paper) that were once pages from Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Major. The engravings illustrate Brahe’s astronomical instruments and observations from his observatories, Uraniborg and Stjerneborg, in Hven, Sweden. Some of the paper contains two different watermarks: an elephant and Christ.
Dates
- Creation: 1662
Creator
- From the Collection: Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.375 Cubic Feet (15 flat folders)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
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504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu