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Vintage illustration Renaissance era astronomy and antique celestial image featuring the signs of the Zodiac in the sky with a crowd of people with horses and carriages gathered looking up to the sky and the Heavens. Medieval illumination from Petrarch's poem, Trionfi. The Victory of Time over Glory. Earthly souls pay homage to heavenly forces, before the ultimate reconciliation of heaven and earth.

Vintage illustration astronomy and celestial design featuring the different phases of the moon around the earth and the sun in a dark night sky.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial black and white drawing featuring Donati's Comet in the dark night sky over Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France in 1858. Amedee Guillemin. Comet Donati, or Donati's Comet, formally designated C/1858 L1 and 1858 VI, was a comet named after the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Donati who first observed it on June 2, 1858. The comet is considered a non-periodic comet. After the Great Comet of 1811, it was the most brilliant comet that appeared in the 19th century and the first comet to be photographed. It was nearest the Earth on October 10, 1858 and is expected to return in 39th century.

Vintage illustration astronomy design featuring various antique celestial comets with tails by Stanislaw Lubieniecki. Created during the Renaissance Era in 1667.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart map by Matthaeus Seutter, 1745. Seutter's illustration of the comet of 1742 shows its path through the sky during March and April. On the right is the an image of the Celestial Sky, illustrating the various constellations visible in the sky at the time of the transit of the comet. On the left is model of the solar system illustrating the position of the comet. Cometa qui Anno Christi 1742. Apparuit, Ex Observationibus, a die 13 Marty usque ad 15 Aprilis, plusquam Vigesies quinquies institutis

Vintage illustration patriotism military war poster art by James Montgomery Flagg, 1917. This World War I cover art features the iconic Uncle Sam with a stern look pointing at you and wearing a patriotic stars and stripes hat, the title is "I Want YOU for US Army, Nearest Recruiting Station."

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial image featuring Atlas Coelestis by Johann Gabriel Doppelmaier (1677-1750) created in 1742. Astronomers are on the ground around a globe of the earth and palms trees. Angels are in the sky holding up clouds, stars and constellations.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial image featuring the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, the earth, globe, stars and the signs of the Zodiac on a bright blue background. Created in 1550. Claudius Ptolemy is observing a huge armillary sphere and the heavens using an astrolabe and being instructed by Astrologia, the Greek goddess of Astrology

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial image featuring spheres that depict parts of the Earth including the North and South poles, Tropics of Cancer/Capricorn and the equator. Framed in a beautiful gold and blue decorative border. An armillary sphere is an early astronomical device for representing the great circles of the heavens, including in the most elaborate instruments the horizon, meridian, Equator, tropics, polar circles, and an ecliptic hoop.

Vintage illustration Asian fine art with an antique astronomy and celestial image featuring a farmer and his farm animals (sheep, goats, and a large ram) gazing at the sun. A warrior is holding a human head and sword.

Vintage illustration astronomy and celestial black and white Renaissance era antique drawing of a landscape and the moon (lune) in the night sky with stars and constellations. People are standing next to a river, bridge and buildings. Created in 1683 by Allain Manesson Mallet (1630 – 1706), a French cartographer and engineer.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial image featuring the Ptolemaic solar system with the Earth at the center by Andreas Cellarius, 1660. The Ptolemaic Solar System, from The Celestial Atlas, or the Harmony of the Universe. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer, best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam. Scenographia systematis mundani Ptolemaici

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial image featuring the Earth at the center of the universe with the seven known planets circling by Andreas Cellarius, 1660. Ptolemaic Planisphere, from The Celestial Atlas, or the Harmony of the Universe. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer, best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam. Planisphaerium Ptolemaicum, sive machina orbium mundi ex hypothesi ptolemaica in plano disposita.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial image featuring a planisphere, spheres with signs of the zodiac and planets by Andreas Cellarius, 1660. Planetary orbits, from The Celestial Atlas, or the Harmony of the Universe. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer, best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam. Orbium Planetarum Terram Complectentium Scenographia

Vintage illustration astronomy and celestial image featuring an antique star chart of the sky, Map of the Christian Constellations of the southern skies as depicted by Julius Schiller (c. 1580-1627), from The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe by Andreas Cellarius. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer, best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam. Coeli Stellati Christiani Haemisphaerium Prius

Vintage illustration astronomy and celestial image featuring an antique star chart of the sky, Map of the Christian Constellations of the northern skies as depicted by Julius Schiller (c. 1580-1627), from The Celestial Atlas, or The Harmony of the Universe by Andreas Cellarius. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer, best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam. Coeli Stellati Christiani Haemisphaerium Posterius

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial image featuring the Copernican solar system with the sun at the center and the earth in different phases by Andreas Cellarius, 1660. The Copernican Solar System, from The Celestial Atlas, or the Harmony of the Universe. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam.

Vintage illustration astronomy and celestial image featuring an antique map with the sun at the center of the universe and planets circling by Andreas Cellarius, 1660. Copernican Planisphere, from The Celestial Atlas, or the Harmony of the Universe. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam. Planisphaerium Copernicanum Sive Systema Universi Totius Creati Ex Hypothesi Copernicana In Plano Exhibitum

Vintage illustration astronomy and celestial image featuring an antique star chart of the southern sky by Andreas Cellarius,1660. Map of the constellations of the southern hemisphere including some signs of the Zodiac, from The Celestial Atlas, or the Harmony of the Universe. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica from 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial image featuring a star chart of the northern sky superimposed over the Pacific Ocean by Andreas Cellarius, 1660. Map of the constellations of the northern hemisphere, from The Celestial Atlas, or the Harmony of the Universe. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam. Hemisphae Alis Coeli Sphaeri Grarii Bore et Terre Casceno Phia

The Ptolemaic Universe by Andreas Cellarius. Situs Terrae Circulis Coelestibus Circundatae. The Celestial Sphere, from The Celestial Atlas, or the Harmony of the Universe. Andreas Cellarius (c.1596-1665) was a cartographer best known for his Harmonia Macrocosmica of 1660, a major star atlas, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial constellation Ursa Major (Latin for Great Bear ). Ursa Major is a constellation of stars visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere in the night sky. It is dominated by the widely recognized asterism known as the Big Dipper or Plough, which is a useful pointer toward north, and which has mythological significance in numerous world cultures.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial constellation Perseus. Perseus is carrying the head of Medusa the Gorgon. Medusa has snakes on her head instead of hair. Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the Greek hero Perseus. The constellation Caput Medusae (the Head of Medusa) is now wart of the Perseus constellation.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart map of the stars in the constellation Orion. Orion (a hunter in Greek mythology) is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the largest, most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky. Here Orion can be seen holding a club and the skin and head of a lion.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart image featuring the stars of three constellations, Monoceros (Greek for Unicorn), Canis Minor and Atelier Typographique. Monoceros (Greek for Unicorn) is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Canis Minor is a small constellation which is Latin for "smaller dog," in contrast to Canis Major, the larger dog, and it is commonly represented as one of the dogs following the constellation of Orion the hunter. Atelier Typographique is depicted by the artist's workstation.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart featuring five constellations; Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser. Lacerta (Latin for lizard), Cygnus (Latin for swan), Lyra (Latin for lyre), Vulpecula (Latin for little fox) and Anser (the brightest star in the constellation Vulpecula).

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial constellations from Urania's Mirror Plate 32 including Noctua (now called Asterism a, the owl), Corvus (Latin for crow), Crater (latinization of the Greek krater, a type of cup used to water down wine), Sextans Uraniæ ( Latin for the astronomical sextant), Hydra (the water snake), Felis (Latin for cat), Lupus (Latin for wolf), Centaurus (Latin for centaur, half man and half horse), Antlia Pneumatica (air pump), Argo Navis (the ship Argo), and Pyxis Nautica (Latin for mariner's compass).

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial image featuring three constellations, Gloria Federici, Andromeda and Triangula. Gloria Frederica was a constellation created by Johann Bode in 1787 to honor Frederick the Great, the king of Prussia who had died in the previous year. Andromeda, the princess in the Greek legend of Perseus who was chained to a rock to be eaten by sea monster Cetus. It is sometimes called "the Chained Lady" or "the Chained Woman". It has also been called Persea (Perseus's wife) or Cepheis (Cepheus's daughter). Triangulum (Latin for triangle) derives its name from its 3 brightest stars, of third and fourth magnitude, which form a nearly-isosceles long and narrow triangle.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial map, a star chart of the constellation Cepheus. Cepheus is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Cepheus, King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology, and is considered to represent a king. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart featuring the constellation Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky. In Greek mythology it was considered to represent the vain queen Cassiopeia, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. Cassiopeia is easily recognizable due to its distinctive "W" shape formed by five bright stars.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart featuring four constellations, Canis Major, Lepus, Columba Noachi and Cela Sculptoris. Canis Major (Latin for greater dog) is commonly represented as one of the dogs following Orion the hunter. Canis Major contains Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, known as the 'dog star.' Lepus (Latin for hare or rabbit) is located below Orion (the hunter), and is sometimes represented as a rabbit being chased by Orion. Columba Noachi ("Noah's Dove") refers to the dove that gave Noah the information that the Great Flood was receding. Cela Sculptoris is Latin for "the sculptor's chisel."

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart featuring the constellations of Delphinus, Sagitta, Aquila, and Antinous. Delphinus is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Delphinus is the Latin the word for dolphin. Sagitta is Latin for 'arrow', not to be confused with the constellation Sagittarius known as 'the archer'. Aquila is Latin for 'eagle' and it represents the bird that carried Zeus (Jupiter's) thunderbolts in Greek (Roman) mythology. Antinous was a beautiful youth loved by Hadrian, and also his lover. Antinous is an obsolete constellation and is now merged into Aquila.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart featuring the constellations of Draco and Ursa Minor (the Bear). Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky and is Latin for dragon. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. The north pole of the ecliptic is in Draco. Draco is circumpolar from northern latitudes, meaning that it never sets and can be seen at any time of year. Ursa Minor (Little Bear) is a constellation located in the far northern sky. As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the North American name, Little Dipper: seven stars with four in its bo

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart featuring the constellations of Bootes, Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices and Quadrans Muralis. Bootes means, herdsman, plowman or ox driver. Canes Venatici means 'hunting dogs' and they belong to Boötes. Coma Berenices means 'Berenice's Hair' and refers to Queen Berenice II of Egypt, who sacrificed her long hair as a votive offering. Quadrans Muralis is a navigational tool used to calculate various readings, such as longitude, latitude, and time of day.

Vintage illustration astronomy and antique celestial star chart featuring the constellation Auriga. Auriga is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. In Greek mythology, Auriga is often identified as the mythological Greek hero Erichthonius of Athens, the chthonic son of Hephaestus who was raised by the goddess Athena. Erichthonius was generally credited to be the inventor of the quadriga, the four-horse chariot, which he used in the battle against the usurper Amphictyon, the event that made Erichthonius the king of Athens.

Vintage illustration astronomy and celestial image featuring a renaissance era star chart of constellations, an antique map of the night sky created in 1679. Constellations include all the signs of the zodiac. Stelleri Zodiacus Stellatus by John Seller (c. 1630-1697) an English cartographer and instrument maker. Zodiacus stellatus cujus limitibus Planetarum Omnium visibiles viae comprehenduntur