The Zodiac and the Stars
Constellations, star atlases, planets and the signs of the zodiac.
El zodíaco y las estrellas · O zodíaco e as estrelas · 240 images
The Sower III (version 2)
De twaalf maanden
Wellcome MS Persian 474.
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including earthquake, war, and shipwreck. Coloured
Vanitas stilleven
The Raising of Lazarus
Bacchus en Ariadne
(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Throne of Saturn
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
Cybele, Bacchus, Ceres and Flora on a chariot drawn by lions surrounded by all forms of na
Cybele, Bacchus, Ceres and Flora on a chariot drawn by lions surrounded by all forms of na
The flight into Egypt in the night, illuminated by the moon and the milky way. Engraving b
An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (
De zeven planeten
De zeven planeten
De zeven planeten
De zeven planeten
Astronomy: a view of London in 1748, with diagrams of an eclipse. Engraving.
Astronomy: a comet in the night sky. Wood engraving, ca. 1860.
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including earthquake, war, and shipwreck. Coloured
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an astrologer/alchemist in his study, a m
Astronomy: Ptolemy and Euclid with an armillary sphere between them. Engraving.
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a shipwreck [?], a mob being addressed by
A woman with an armillary sphere; representing astrology. Etching by C. Schut.
Astronomy: a diagram of the Earth's passage around the Sun in a solar year. Coloured engra
Meteorology: atmospheric effects. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1846, after himself.
A group of musicians; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving by A. Bosse, c. 1650.
Geography: two rotating discs showing the hemispheres of the earth, fixed to a card giving
Astronomy: an oval chart showing how different planets affect different parts of a man's b
An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold a prism,
Astronomy: an oval chart showing how different planets affect different parts of a man's b
Astronomy: interior of the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck, 1
A cosmological plan detailing Copernicus' astronomical vision, surrounded by diagrams of t
Astronomy: a star map of the night sky. Coloured engraving by G. Zuliani after Castellan,
Geography: three types of globe. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1807.
Jesuit observatory, Beijing, China: bronze astronomical instruments with decorative bronze
Astronomy: a meteor shower in the night sky. Mezzotint after H. Robinson, 1783.
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a mob by the Palace of Westminster [?], a
Allegorie op de triomf van de maan (Luna)
Geography: the comparative height of various waterfalls. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie,
Jesuit observatory, Beijing, China: bronze astronomical instruments with decorative bronze
In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about
The zodiac man. Watercolour painting by a Persian artist.
Astronomy: an angel astride the cosmos, looking heavenward. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1695,
Astronomy: Apollo as the Sun god with his bow and arrow, an angel above, looking heavenwar
An astronomer and astrologer in his study, plotting points on a globe with a pair of divid
The double-headed eagle, representing the Holy Roman Empire, stands on a bobbin holding in
An eye in a star, the spokes of which divide the spectrum of colours; putti hold a prism,
Astronomy: Saturn with his scythe, above, an angel looking heavenward. Engraving by N. Dor
Opusculum mire egregium de naturis et qualitatibus quatuor temporum anni duodecimque mensi
Astronomy: Mars with sword and shield, an angel above, looking heavenward. Engraving by N.
Allmanach auff das 1581 jar ... / Durch Petrum Slovacium gestellet auff den Meridian der k
A philosopher with a celestial globe. Oil painting, ca. 162-.
Twaalf maanden
Geography: two rotating discs (volvelles) showing the times at different places compared t
A young woman, seated outdoors, with an armillary sphere or similar instrument, looking pe
Astronomy: a meteor in the night sky. Colour engraving, 1868.
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, a weeping Queen Victoria, a
Meteorology: the seasons, autumn. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, a weeping Queen Victoria, a
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, a weeping Queen Victoria, a
Cybele, a Phrygian earth goddess, surrounded by putti, lions, fruit and general abundance,
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, a shipwreck, an assassinati
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, death showing his handiwork
Astronomy: a meteor in the night sky over London. Mezzotint by M.C. Wyatt, 1850.
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a seated Napoleon III with a smiling Quee
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III addressing Britannia, a land
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including battles, the Royal Family looking upset [
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, a weeping man beside a chil
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a comet, lightning, and French soldiers.
The moon, viewed in oblique sunlight. Stipple engraving, 1806, by J. Russell.
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III on horseback with a smiling
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a mob by the Palace of Westminster [?], a
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, a weeping Queen Victoria, a
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including rural deprivation, a mob by the Palace of
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a volcanic eruption, war, and shipwreck.
A fisherwoman blown by the wind; representing Pisces in the astrological year. Lithograph
Astronomy: the open air observatory at Delhi. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1815.
Astronomy: the 28 phases of the moon in a lunar month. Engraving by P. Miotte.
Astronomy: craters on the moon. Colour lithograph by E.M. Williams after J. Nasmyth, 1863.
Astronomy: Thomas Phelps (left) and John Bartlett making astronomical observations in the
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an earthquake, beggars at a rich man's do
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an earthquake, a mob by St Paul's, Prince
Jesuit observatory, Beijing, China: bronze astronomical instruments with decorative bronze
A philosopher with a celestial globe. Oil painting, ca. 162-.
Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1
In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about
A woman representing Necessity, seated on a throne supported by the Fates, is flanked by t
Astrology: constellations, Hercules. Coloured engraving by S. Hall, 1825.
Zeven planeten en sterrenbeelden
Astronomy: a sailing ship at the North Cape, Norway, sailing under the midnight sun. Engra
The moon, viewed in oblique sunlight. Stipple engraving, 1806, by J. Russell.
A philosopher with a celestial globe. Oil painting, ca. 162-.
The fourth day of Creation: God creates the sun, moon and stars. Line engraving by Thomas
Astronomy: the Aurora Borealis, with pine trees in the foreground. Colour process print af
Astronomy: a crowd in Paris observing Coggia's comet in 1874. Wood engraving by J.D. Férat
A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica:
Navigation: the engraved titlepage to the Mariners Magazine. Engraving by T. Cross 1669 [a
Astronomy: a star map of the night sky. Coloured engraving by G. Zuliani after Castellan,
Zeven planeten
The Earth: map. Engraving, 1782.
Clock face with the signs of the zodiac
Zeven planeten
Astronomy: a large, bright, comet in the night sky over Winchester, being observed by two
An allegorical monument to Sir Isaac Newton and his theories on prisms. Line engraving by
The theory of the earth : containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all t
A female nude draws a compass over a globe; representing astrology. Engraving attributed t
Astronomy: an atmospheric condition producing sun dogs, giving the effect of two suns. Eng
Hercules holds up the world between two philosophers representing astronomy and mathematic
Four phases of the Earth's rotation around the sun showing the seasons, with allegories of
Twaalf maanden
Twaalf maanden
Astronomy: an anthropomorphic comet, with a tail composed of events of 1853. Etching by G.
Celestial Beauty (Apsara)
Star Mandala
Tiger, from the series "Fashionable Children with the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Furyu ko
Monkey (Saru), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Furyu juni shi)"
Tiger, from the series "Fashionable Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Furyu juni shi)"
The Celestial Art
The Celestial Art
Celestial Map of the Southern Sky (Imagines coeli meridionales)
Celestial Map of the Northern Sky with the Twelve Zodiac Signs
The Celestial Art
Celestial Horses
Group of Four Celestial Dancing Beauties
Snake (Mi): Nitan Shiro, from the series "Heroes for the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buy
Jupiter, plate two from The Seven Planets with the Zodiacs
Celestial Beauty (Apsara)
De twaalf maanden
The celestial planisphere or transparent star director.
De twaalf maanden
Astronomy: a map showing the paths of several eighteenth century eclipses over England. En
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
The book of knowledge ; treating of the wisdom of the ancients / Made English by W. Lilly
De twaalf maanden
An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two a
A man telling a lady's horoscope. Colour stipple engraving by J.P. Simon, 1786, after J.R.
An astrologer telling a lady's fortune. Lithograph by J. Prat after C.C. Renoux.
Study for "Zodiac"
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
De zeven planeten
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
Li Chunfeng, the Chinese mathematician, astrologer and cosmologist, wearing traditional co
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an shipwreck, a mob by St Paul's Cathedra
Study for "Zodiac"
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
De zeven vrije kunsten
Study for "Zodiac"
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
Astronomy: the twelve signs of the zodiac, with other astronomical charts. Engraving.
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
A crane inserts its beak into the mouth of a wolf; illustrating Aesop's fable. Etching by
Cosmology and cosmography: planets and the movements of spheres. Coloured etching, 1875.
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
A new and complete illustration of the celestial science of astrology ... / [E. Sibly].
Kunststuk verbeeldende een volledig bewegelijk Hemels-Gestel uitgedacht en vervaardigd doo
Astronomy: a scholar in his study, plotting points on a globe. Engraving by L. Garreau aft
Astronomy: a diagram of the Earth's passage around the Sun in a solar year. Coloured engra
Nätürlicher Kunst der Astronomei, des weitberümpten M. Johannem Künigspergers, kurtzer Beg
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a tombstone, an earthquake, and riotous a
Astronomy: a savant in his study, instructing a group of gentlemen. Engraving, 1748.
Geography: the hemispheres of a globe. Engraving by J. Pass, 1807.
Astronomy: Sir William Herschel's diagram of the heavens. Etching, 1813.
Caesar Nostradamus reveals to Marie de' Medici a vision of King Henri IV as her future hus
Geography: the comparative height of various waterfalls. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie,
Geology: various geological phenomena. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1852, after himsel
A woman looks at herself in her mirror; a man looks through a telescope; representing the
Geography: the comparative heights of the highest mountains. Coloured engraving by J. Emsl
Geography: the earth, and methods of mapping. Coloured engraving by Neele, 1807.
Twaalf maanden
Astronomy: a star map of the night sky. Coloured engraving by G. Zuliani after Castellan,
Cosmology and cosmography: planets and the movements of spheres. Coloured etching, 1875.
De twaalf maanden
Astronomy: a diagram of the Earth's orbit around the Sun in a solar year showing the chang
Astronomy: two rival mathematicians, Urinaal and Raasbollius, argue about models of the so
Twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
The melancholy temperament: an anxious woman clasps her hands as an agitated man lies on t
De twaalf maanden
Cybele wearing a turreted crown and holding a sceptre; in the background men work on the l
Astronomy: a woman walking on a hillside near below Brightling Observatory, East Sussex. E
Astronomy: the god Mercury; representing the planet Mercury. Engraving by N. Dorigny, 1695
De Twaalf Maanden van het Jaar
Astronomy: Jupiter with an eagle, an angel above, looking heavenward. Engraving by N. Dori
De twaalf maanden
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a mob in France, Merlin and King Arthur [
Twaalf maanden
Twaalf maanden
Astronomy: Venus with Cupid, and an angel above looking downward. Engraving by N. Dorigny,
Twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
A dove stands on crossed keys holding in its wings a chart showing the good, bad or indiff
Twaalf maanden
Jupiter en Callisto
Astronomy: Diana, as Moon goddess, an angel above looking heavenward. Engraving by N. Dori
Twaalf maanden
Twaalf maanden
Martius
A marble altar to Apollo. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
Ianuarius
A strong north wind blowing a yacht and trees on an estuary, people out in the cold, and,
De twaalf maanden
De twaalf maanden
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III looking at maps, a shipwreck
Ianuarius
The planets and signs of the zodiac send down their influence on to the body of a man on e
Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including Napoleon III, a funeral, a flood, and a b
Athanasius Kircher being guided by an archangel to the celestial spheres. Engraving by J.F
The month January and the sign of Aquarius, represented by a winter landscape, the dream o
Allmanach auff das 1581 jar ... / Durch Petrum Slovacium gestellet auff den Meridian der k
De twaalf maanden
Geography: two rotating discs (volvelles) showing the times at different places compared t
Simon Forman, astrologer. Oil painting after J. Bulfinch, ca. 1900.
Four signs of the zodiac: Pisces (the fish), Libra (the scales), Scorpio (the scorpion) an
Arthur Stanley Eddington