Bayer, Johann. Lupus, 1603 American Paintings Views and Exploration considering the limited information available

considering the limited information available to Western cartographers of that period

showcasing European knowledge of the continent at the time

it was also an event of cultural exchange

His career was only ended by the Franco Prussian War and the Siege of Paris

is an especially interesting feature reflecting contemporary exploration

Bayer, Johann. Lupus, 1603 American Paintings Views and Exploration considering the limited information availableJohann Bayer Lupus 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