Bayer, Johann. Aquila, 1603 birds blending contemporary geographical knowledge and

blending contemporary geographical knowledge and a rich decorative image

as well as military structures like the barracks and powder magazines

Watercolor for plate 454: “Fairlily/Atamascolily” Amaryllis atamascoPrepared for Les Liliacées ca

Provenance: with Christie's Paris

Anse de Unare

Bayer, Johann. Aquila, 1603 birds blending contemporary geographical knowledge andJohann Bayer Aquila 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