Mappa Maris Mediterranei Fluxus currentes et Naturam Motionum explicans
| Reference: | VR72 |
| Author | Johann ZAHN |
| Year: | 1696 |
| Zone: | Mediterranean Sea |
| Printed: | Nurnberg |
| Measures: | 420 x 360 mm |
€550.00
| Reference: | VR72 |
| Author | Johann ZAHN |
| Year: | 1696 |
| Zone: | Mediterranean Sea |
| Printed: | Nurnberg |
| Measures: | 420 x 360 mm |
€550.00
Description
Map of the Mediterranean sea from the rare "SPECULA PHYSICO-MATHEMATICO-HISTORICA NOTABILIUM AC MIRABILIUM SCIENDORUM" by Zahn.
The Specula Physico-Mathematico is a superbly illustrated compendium of mathematics and natural history by Zahn, a member of the Premonstratensian order of Oberzell near Würzburg. It includes celestial maps after Hevelius, maps of the sun and moon after Eimmart, and world maps, one after Kircher.
Johann Zahn (1641-1707) belonged to the order of the Premonstratensian canons of Herbipolis (today's Würzburg) and was a pupil of Kircher. He conceived and created the darkroom as it will be applied in his concept to the first cameras.
The map of the Mediterranean derives from that of Kircher himself (1665) and represents the sea currents.
Copper engraving, in excellent condition. Rare.
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Johann Zahn, a German monk, also published a … read morebook on optics, 'Oculus Artificialis Teledioptricus Sive Telescopium' (1685), with extensive descriptions of both the camera obscura and the magic lantern, which he used for anatomical lectures. He published 'Mundi Mirabilis Oeconomia..', a finely-illustrated cosmography, designed to show the ocean currents, vortexes and volcanos.
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Johann Zahn, a German monk, also published a … read morebook on optics, 'Oculus Artificialis Teledioptricus Sive Telescopium' (1685), with extensive descriptions of both the camera obscura and the magic lantern, which he used for anatomical lectures. He published 'Mundi Mirabilis Oeconomia..', a finely-illustrated cosmography, designed to show the ocean currents, vortexes and volcanos.
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