Zahn, Johann (sold)
Johann Zahn (1641-1707) was a German philosopher, cartographer, scientist and mathematician active in the second half of the 17th century. Zahn was a canon of the Premonstrate Order in Würzburg under Cardinal Brandr Beekman-Ellner. Truly an Enlightenment scholar, Zahn is best known for his contributions to the early development of photography associated with his most celebrated work, Oculus Artificialis, a detailed discussion of the Camera Obscura. Zahn was also a prolific writer, illustrator, and engraver whose pseudo-scientific works include the Mundus Mirabili, or the "Marvelous World", which features a number of beautifully engraved maps.
The mystery of sunspots.
Schema corporis solaris prout ab astronomis hoc saeculo per machinas helioscopicas observatum est.
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A finely engraved 1685 map of the Sun by Athanasius Kircher and Johann Zahn. The map provides a dramatic image of the Sun based upon the revolutionary 1665 work of the Jesuit polymath Athanasius Kircher (1602 - 1680). (more details)
Sunning and scarce 17th century world map in two panels.
Facies una Hemi-sphaerii Terrestris. Facies Altern Hemi-sphaerii Terrestris.
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- DPI: 300
- File Size: 22.14 MB
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An extremely rare discovery, this is a wonderful 1693 double hemisphere map of the world in two panels. Both of these maps were drawn and engraved by the German Enlightenment era polymath Johann Zahn for his pseudo-scientific opus Mundus Mirabili , or the ... (more details)