SCHENK and VALK. Scenographia Systematis Copernicani. Engraved double page celestial map showing the earth's rotation around the sun,435x505 mm, wide margins; beautifully hand colored; minor finger soiling in the margins. Amsterdam, circa 1700

SCHENK and VALK. Scenographia Systematis Copernicani. Engraved double page celestial map showing the earth's rotation around the sun,435x505 mm, wide margins; beautifully hand colored; minor finger soiling in the margins. Amsterdam, circa 1700 E1000-1500 A lovely example of an early celestial, depicting the most controversial theory of its time.