RARE CELESTIAL & TERRESTIAL GLOBE GORESCASSINI, Giovanni Maria. Globo Terrestre. / Globo Celeste. Rome: Calcographia Camerale. [1792] [28876] Together twelve sheets, comprising sets of papers for a terrestial and a celestial globe. Each image c. 32 x 49 cm. Original colour. Each set comprises six sheets, four sheets of gores to make up a globe and two sheets providing the papers for the polar caps and the globe furniture. The contemporary discoveries in the Pacific Ocean are shown in great detail on the terrestial globe, with the courses of Cook’s three voyages delineated. The celestial globe features a particularly decorative projection of the heavens and is attractively coloured, with the constellations shown in their classical forms. Some light soiling to the furniture papers. of the terrestial globe. Overall, attractive sets of these fine engravings. £8,500
	CASSINI, Giovanni Maria. Planisfero Celeste Settentrionale ... / Planisfero Celeste Meridionale. Rome: Calcographia Camerale. 1790 [but 1792] [28872] Together two sheets. Each image c. 33 x 46 cm. Original colour. Pair of attractive engravings of celestial planispheres with the constellations shown in their allegorical guises. Though the vignette illustrations to the corners of each image borrow heavily from Antonio Zatta, the planispheres themselves are more detailed and decorative. Overall, in very good condition. £1,500
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Celestial chart]. Paris. [1683] [20089] 14.7 x 10.1 cm. Full colour. Two charts on one sheet. One appearing to show the position of the sun in orbit around the earth, the other showing the position of the moon in orbit around the earth. Below, an unspecified view. Slight worming to upper edge of sheet though not affecting image. Nevertheless, a very good copy. £45
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Astronomical Chart] [Frankfurt: 1685] [33149] 14.2 x 10.2 cm. Full colour. Miniature engraving of five charts seeming to show the calculation of the position of the moon in relation to that of the earth at different stages of its orbit. Beneath this, an unspecified view. Very good condition. £45
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Celestial chart]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [24476] 14.5 x 10 cm. Full colour. Below chart an unspecified view. Very good condition. £45
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Celestial Chart]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32707] 14.2 x 9.8 cm. Full colour. Miniature copper engraving of six celestial charts. Very good condition. £50
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Celestial Chart]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32733] 14.5 x 10 cm. Full colour. Two celestial charts above an unspecified view. Very good condition. £50
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Celestial Chart]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32735] 14.5 x 10 cm. Full colour. Celestial chart held aloft on a banner above an unspecified view. Very good condition. £50
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Celestial Chart]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32735] 14.5 x 10 cm. Full colour. Celestial chart held aloft on a banner above an unspecified view. Very good condition. £50
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Celestial chart]. [Frankfurt. 1685] [33163] 14.5 x 10 cm. Full colour. Below chart an unspecified view. Very good condition. £45
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Celestial chart]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [33164] 14.7 x 10.1 cm. Full colour. Two charts on one sheet. One appearing to show the position of the sun in orbit around the earth, the other showing the position of the moon in orbit around the earth. Below, an unspecified view. Slight worming to upper edge of sheet though not affecting image, otherwise good. £45
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Comets]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [22115] 14.2 x 9.7 cm. Full colour. Attractive miniature view of the night sky. An unspecified view beneath. A very good clean copy. £50
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Comets]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [29333] 14.2 x 9.7 cm. Full colour. Attractive miniature view of the night sky. An unspecified view beneath. A very good clean copy. £50
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Comets]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32716] 14.6 x 9.6 cm. Full colour. Attractive miniature view of comets in the evening sky, an unspecified view beneath. Very good condition. £50
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. Figures de Planetes. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32650] 14.4 x 9.7 cm. Full colour. Miniature view showing the first six planets, the sun and the moon set in the sky. Below this a untitled view of what appears to be Versailles. Very good condition. £65
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Solar Chart]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32714] 14.6 x 9.5 cm. Full colour. Two images one sheet. The upper image being a chart of the solar system showing the six planets then known orbiting the sun. Beneath this a view of an unspecified harbour. Very good condition. £65
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Solar Chart]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32723] 14 x 9.7 cm. Full colour. Miniature engarvcing featuring a diagram showing the distribution of light onto the moon at various stages of its orbit around the earth. Beneath this an unspecified view. Very good condition. £65
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Solar System]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32712] 14.4 x 10.5 cm. Full colour. Miniature engraving of the solar system, showing the sun being orbited by the six planets then known, planets are unnamed. Below this an unspecified view. Very good condition. £65
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Ursus Minor./ Ursus Major./ Pisces.] [Frankfurt. 1685] [32667] 14.5 x 10.5 cm. Full colour. Miniature engraving of the three allegorical figures of the constellations. Very good condition. £90
	MALLET, Allain Manesson. [Zodiac]. [Frankfurt: 1685] [32718] 14.2 x 9.6 cm. Full colour. Two images on one sheet, the upper showing a chart of the zodiac with the sun at its centre. The lower image is an unspecified view. Very good condition. £65
	[SCHERER, Heinrich]. Systema Avenesræ et Regiomontani. / Systema Gazuli et Campani. / Systema Ptoloomæi. [Munich: c. 1700] [28782] 23.5 x 18 cm. Block colour. Three celestial projections on one sheet. Sheet paginated “Fol. R.R.”. Very good condition. £100
	ZATTA, Antonio. Mappa Dell'Universo e de'due pui celebri Sistemi Planetarj. / Tavola Sferica. / Posizione Diversa Degli Abitanti Della Terra. / Planisferio Celeste Settentrionale Tagliato Sull' Equatore. / Celeste Meinale Tagliato Sull' Equatore. Venice: Antonio Zatta. 1777-79 [27300] Together 5 sheets. Each image c. 31 x 41 cm. Variously coloured in block and in outline. The set comprises engravings of a projection of the universe, an illustration of spheres, an illustration describing the locations of the diverse populations of the world and two planispheres (celestial projections from the northern and southern hemispheres). The latter two engravings were drawn by Castellan, embellished by Pittori and engraved by Zuliani. Blank on versos. Light brown diagonal mark to lower left margin of the plate depicting the planisphere of the northern hemisphere, just encroaching onto image. Minor crease to left edge of the other planisphere engraving. Otherwise, the set is in very good condition. £1,500