Mair, Alexander
Alexander Mair (1559 - 1617), also known as Mayr / Mayer, was a German engraver and painter active in Augsburg in the latter part of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth. Mair was born in Augsburg. His works include both copper engravings and woodcuts, although he is best known for copper. Among his more famous works are the frontispiece and celestial map plates for Johann Bayer's 1603 Uranometria, a portrait of Pope Leo X, vignettes such asDas Armbrustschiessen zu München 1599, the frontispiece of Marcus Welser's Dissertation sur les antiquités d'Augsbourg, and Welser's portrait. Mair is also credited with a wood-engraved map of Augsburg. He died in Augsburg in 1617.
Auriga from the most important 17th century celestial atlas.
[Auriga]. / Tabula Duodecima Auriga et Erichthonius [handwritten on verso].
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A charming c. 1640 example of Johannes Bayer's celestial chart of the zodiacal constellation Auriga ('the charioteer'), published in his seminal Uranometria, one of the most important celestial atlases of the early modern period. As the forerunner of all later celestial atlases, the significance and relevance of this work are emphasized by its continued publication throughout the mid-17th century. (more details)
Boötes from the most important 17th century celestial atlas.
[Boötes]. / Tabula. Quinta Bootes. [handwritten on verso]
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A lovely c. 1640 example of Johannes Bayer's celestial chart of the zodiacal constellation Boötes (the 'herdsman' or 'ploughman'), published in his seminal Uranometria, one of the most important celestial atlases of the early modern period. As the forerunner of all later celestial atlases, the significance and relevance of this work are emphasized by its continued publication throughout the mid-17th century. (more details)
Aquarius from the most important 17th century celestial atlas.
[Aquarius].
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This is a beautiful Johann Bayer's celestial chart of the zodiacal constellation Aquarius. It was engraved for Bayer's seminal 1603 celestial atlas, Uranometria: omnium asterismorum content schemata, nova methodo delineata, aereis laminis expressa. As the forerunner of all later celestial atlases, the importance and relevance of this work are emphasized by its continued publication throughout the mid-17th century. (more details)