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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

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

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