Bayer, Johann. Hercules, 1603 Best of the West In this enchanting watercolor

In this enchanting watercolor

centuries before the discovery of Antarctica

As one of the most significant representations of New Netherland

became the first artist to attempt the perilous journey up the Missouri River

An attractive table globe

Bayer, Johann. Hercules, 1603 Best of the West In this enchanting watercolorJohann Bayer Hercules 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