Cartographer’s Dream

E 12° — SKYWARD

Cities, Globes & the Heavens

The voyage's end and lift — a bird's-eye city, the globe unpeeling into gores, and the sky opening above.

Civitates Orbis Terrarum — Civitates Orbis Terrarum (a city plate), Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg, 1572–1617

1572–1617

Civitates Orbis Terrarum

A great city, seen from the air before flight.

Coronelli's Globe Gores — Printed globe gores, Vincenzo Coronelli, c. 1690s

c. 1690s

Coronelli's Globe Gores

A globe, unpeeled and laid flat.

A Celestial Hemisphere — Harmonia Macrocosmica, Andreas Cellarius, 1660

1660

A Celestial Hemisphere

The night sky, as a Baroque masterpiece.

The Southern Sky — Haemisphaerium Scenographicum Australe Coeli Stellati et Terrae, Andreas Cellarius, 1660

1660

The Southern Sky

the constellation beasts prowling a translucent globe.

stereographic
The Northern Sky — Hemisphaerium Coeli Boreale, Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, 1730

1730

The Northern Sky

the zodiac band in pink and yellow.

polar stereographic
The Copernican System — Planisphaerium Copernicanum, Andreas Cellarius, 1660

1660

The Copernican System

the gold sunburst at the centre of everything.

schematic
The Port of New York — The Port of New York, Bird's Eye View from the Battery, Currier & Ives, c.1878

c.1878

The Port of New York

the Statue of Liberty present in this later state.

bird's-eye view
Orion — Orion, from Firmamentum Sobiescianum, Johannes Hevelius, 1687

1687

Orion

the hunter drawn from outside the sphere, and so mirrored.

celestial
The Great Nebula of Orion — The Great Nebula in Orion, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

The Great Nebula of Orion

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
Aurora Borealis — Aurora Borealis, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

Aurora Borealis

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
Star Cluster in Hercules — Star Cluster in Hercules, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

Star Cluster in Hercules

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
The Planet Jupiter — The Planet Jupiter, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

The Planet Jupiter

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
The Planet Saturn — The Planet Saturn, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

The Planet Saturn

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
Sun Spots — Group of Sun Spots and Veiled Spots, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

Sun Spots

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
The Planet Mars — The Planet Mars, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

The Planet Mars

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
Total Eclipse of the Sun — The Total Eclipse of the Sun, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

Total Eclipse of the Sun

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
The Milky Way — Part of the Milky Way, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

The Milky Way

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
The Great Comet of 1881 — The Great Comet of 1881, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

The Great Comet of 1881

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
Solar Protuberances — Solar Protuberances, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

Solar Protuberances

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
Partial Eclipse of the Moon — Partial Eclipse of the Moon, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

Partial Eclipse of the Moon

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing
The November Meteors — The November Meteors, from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1882

1882

The November Meteors

Astronomy drawn by a man at the eyepiece, before photography could hold it.

observational drawing