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Lowitz, Georg Moritz. Le Monde éclipsé ou représentation géographique de l'éclampe de la Terre ou du Soleil qui arrivera le 25 juillet 1748. Coloured copper map. 48 x 56 cm (board edge). Nuremberg, heirs Homann, 1747. The map of the German astronomer and geographer Georg Moritz Lowitz (1722-1774) shows the eclipse of the 25th century. ==References== The engraving shows four hemispheres of the Earth, which were created by the Swiss astronomer Leonhard Euler on the basis of solar and lunar tables. These tables enabled Euler to accurately predict the course of the solar eclipse. According to his calculations, the totality strip (or shadow corridor) crossed Scotland, Northern Germany, Berlin and Romania and extended to Turkey. The four hemispheres show the course of the solar eclipse with the shadow zones. The title is written in German and French. – With central falcon, with small spots and wormholes.
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Lowitz, Georg Moritz — Le Monde éclipsé
1747 colored copperplate map of the 1748 solar eclipse by astronomer Georg Moritz Lowitz.
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300 €
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Price checked 26/09/2026, 14:16:59
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- Lot #
- 267
- Currency
- EUR
- Location
- Berlin, DE
- Lot Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Auction Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Lots in Auction
- 391