Bayer, Johann. Triangulum, 1603 bibliophilic-essay-11 The map is famous and

The map is famous and sought after however for its decoration

were prolific producers of maps and atlases during the 19th century

in the mid-XIIIc

and were printed using the finest engraving techniques available

Bayer, Johann. Triangulum, 1603 bibliophilic-essay-11 The map is famous andJohann Bayer Triangulum From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 approx.: 13 1 2" x 17" Bayer was the first accurate star atlas. A lawyer and amateur astronomer, he was the first to signify the location of the stars within a given constellation by the use of Greek letters (with the addition of the Latin alphabet for constellations with more than 24 stars). This strikingly simple innovation greatly improved the