Old Star Map of Scorpio, 1603 by Johann Bayer - Zodiac Astrology Chart - The Scorpion Horoscope Sign Size:12x16in (30x40cm) This was a monumental work

This was a monumental work and the first real map of the world

This map covers a big part of central Paris

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This map is incredibly rare

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Old Star Map of Scorpio, 1603 by Johann Bayer - Zodiac Astrology Chart - The Scorpion Horoscope Sign Size:12x16in (30x40cm) This was a monumental workA stunning and exceptionally rare handcoloured celestial chart of the zodiac constellation Scorpio, The Scorpion with all of the stars picked out in gold. This star map was originally published in 1603 in Johann Bayer's "Uranometria," perhaps the most influential star atlas ever published and the forerunner of all modern star atlases. It contained 51 highly accurate star charts, 48 of which were the Ptolemaic constellations. And, of course, the 12