Habrecht, Isaac II (sold)
Isaac Habrecht II (1589–1633) was a professor of astronomy and mathematics in Strasbourg, the son of a prominent clockmaker in that city. In addition to his work as a doctor of medicine (he was court physician to the counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg) he was also a geographer, and a globe and instrument maker. He produced a number of globes, as early as 1621, and produced a treatise on the production of globes (Tractatum de planiglobio coelesti et terrestri) which would be translated and reprinted in 1666, well after his death of plague in 1633. He is credited with the discovery of the now-obsolete constellation Rhombus.
Rare Polar Projections.
[Untitled Planispheres.]
sold
- Digital Map Information
- Suitable for large format printing
- DPI: 600
- File Size: 33.37 MB
- File Type: ZIP / TIFF
- ICC color profile embedded
- Delivered instantly via download link
These are Isaac Habrecht's rare 1628 north and south polar projection maps, in their Fürst edition of 1666. These were prepared for inclusion in Habrecht's 1628 instructional booklet on the construction of globes to present the dominant geography of the first part of the 17th century. Decorated with ships and sea monsters, the maps evoke the Age of Discovery, while presenting several of the fascinating geographical hallmarks of the period; these mainly draw on Dutch geographers, notably Plancius and van der Keere. The planispheres incorporate lines of latitude and longitude, and the ecliptic, including the zodiacal symbols. In addition to the geographic north and south poles, Habrecht has included both the north and south magnetic poles. (more details)