Imagines coeli meridionales

Print depicting the southern sky, with latin inscriptions above image. In the top left hand corner is a dedication to the Archbishop of Salzburg, Cardinal Matthäus Lang. The top right hand corner depicts his coat of arms. In the bottom right there is an acknowledgement of the patronage of the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilan I. The bottom left corner distinguishes the contributions of Heinfogel (who plotted the constellations), Stabius (who projected the charts), and Durer (who drew and cut the charts.)

Object Details

ID: G200:1/6B
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Durer, Albrecht; Stabius, Johan Heinfogel, Conrad
Places: Extraterrestrial Places
Date made: 1515
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 463 x 438 mm; Mount: 836 mm x 607 mm