Bayer, Johann. Equuleus. Augsburg, 1603 TENNIS Plate #204: Haemanthus Multiflorus (Blood

Plate #204: Haemanthus Multiflorus (Blood Lily)

In the employ of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

the King of Spain

The seas are populated with ships

17 1/2 x 26 inches

Bayer, Johann. Equuleus. Augsburg, 1603 TENNIS Plate #204: Haemanthus Multiflorus (BloodJohann Bayer Equuleus 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