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Andreas Cellarius, Atlas coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica - pl. 2

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Andreas Cellarius (1596-1665)
Atlas cœlestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica, Amsterdam, 1660
Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Magl. 5._.81, pl. 2

Planimetric view of the Ptolemaic system in simplified form, surrounded by the fixed stars with the region of the elements (earth, water, air and fire) in the centre. The two figures at the bottom are probably meant to represent Ptolemy (on the right) and Aristotle.